Penrith. Response to discussion paper

Penrith City Council’s response to the state government’s “Sydney over the next 20 years” discussion paper includes support Penrith as the regional city for north west Sydney, expand the specific jobs target in Penrith to reflect council’s adopted target of 40,000 new jobs by 2031, reinforce the 70 per cent-30 per cent split for housing between existing and greenfield areas so as to confine Sydney’s urban footprint and reduce our ecological footprint, improve employment opportunities by locating a minimum of 50 per cent of all new jobs in Western Sydney, and improve public transport connections within Western Sydney, particularly between residential and employment locations.