Region. Report on metropolitan strategy

Respondents to the reviews of the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy and the Metropolitan Transport Plan were highly critical of the government for scrapping the Epping to Parramatta rail link and over the seven-year delay of the north-west rail link. Councils said they could not continue to absorb new residents unless transport projects such as the north-west rail link were delivered, according to an independent report on the submissions.

Penrith. Submission on metro strategy

Penrith’s status as a regional city will help ensure that ratepayers enjoy the benefits of Sydney’s growth during the next 25 years, according to Penrith Mayor Kevin Crameri when commenting on council’s submission to the Metropolitan Strategy review. “Under our regional city status there will be a greater diversity and range of quality jobs, commercial, retail, health, cultural, recreation, entertainment, and lifestyle opportunities for ourselves and our children.” Cr Crameri said the strategy review again reinforceed the need for “adequate” infrastructure support from government.

Region. Review of Metropolitan Strategy

The Department of Planning has released a discussion paper named, Sydney Towards 2036 as a first step in its review of Sydney’s Metropolitan Strategy The paper highlights key challenges including jobs growth in Western Sydney, making Sydney climate change-ready, placing new homes close to services and infrastructure and revitalising our centres. Community and stakeholder consultation, which closes on April 30, is now underway and running, hand in hand, with the exhibition of the $50 billion Metropolitan Transport Plan until April 30 – linking land-use and transport planning. Following feedback on both documents, a single Metropolitan Plan will be created and released in the second half of 2010.