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Category Archives: Western Sydney
Western Sydney and the City Deal: a precursor to metropolitan governance reform?
Recently, along with three other authors from Commonwealth countries, I was asked by the editors of the Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance to prepare a short “perspective” on issues and trends in metropolitan governance in response to a paper by … Continue reading
Sydney Metro West gets a mega CBD interchange and Star Casino hits the jackpot, but no southeast link
Two more pieces in the Sydney Metro West puzzle were revealed in the recent announcement by the NSW Government of the location of the remaining stations on the line – Pyrmont and Hunter Street. The announcement itself was not a … Continue reading
Meet REM: Sydney Metro’s Canadian twin
A fully automated metro system over 65 kilometres long is under staged construction in a major city and is expected to be fully open by the early 2020s. Using technology supplied by European rail company Alstom and trains manufactured in … Continue reading
Posted in metro, Public Transport, Sydney Metro, Western Sydney
Tagged Infrastructure, metro, Montreal REM, Rail, Sydney Metro, Sydney metro area
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Sydney Metro Observations
Last week I joined the thousands of people who tried out the new Sydney Metro Northwest. I was going to say half-million people, but the total patronage for the first week of operation of over 546,000 obviously includes return and … Continue reading
Posted in metro, Public Transport, Rail, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney
Tagged Infrastructure, metro, NWRL, Rail, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney
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Update: Sydney West Metro station plans firm in NSW election refresh
It’s always easy to know when there’s an election on the way in Australia, especially in NSW, as all parties commit to new projects big and small. Top of the list are new infrastructure projects – hospitals, roads, and, increasingly, … Continue reading
Sydney Metro West geotech digging reveals potential stations – including a new “super Central”
In 2018 I published a series of articles speculating on the likely route and station locations for the proposed Sydney West Metro. In the final article I concentrated on the CBD, commenting that geotechnical investigations for the project may provide … Continue reading
Posted in metro, Public Transport, Rail, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney
Tagged Infrastructure, light rail, metro, Rail, State Government, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney
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A tale of two metros: London Crossrail and Sydney Metro compared
As readers of this blog will know I have written extensively (and often critically) about the Sydney Metro. In July 2016 I published a series of articles comparing four major Australasian CBD rail projects – Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. … Continue reading
Posted in Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Western Sydney
Tagged Infrastructure, metro, NWRL, Rail, SWRL, Transport
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Sydney Metro’s commercialised future
What if the NSW government set up a new state-owned business corporation and handed it sweeping powers that duplicated those of several established authorities, including the power to prepare strategic plans, buy, develop and sell land, run other businesses (including bus services) and, incidentally, … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Planning, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Western Sydney
Tagged governance, Infrastructure, metro, Rail, Strategic Planning, Sydney metro area, Transport
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Labor’s different track on the Sydney Metro – part 2: possibilities and practicalities
In my last article I looked at the broader political and policy perspectives of NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley’s recent announcement that if Labor wins the 2019 State election it will “accelerate the construction” of the Sydney Metro West line, scrapping current Government … Continue reading
Posted in Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Western Sydney
Tagged Infrastructure, metro, NWRL, Rail, State Government, Strategic Planning, SWRL, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney
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Labor’s different track on the Sydney Metro – part 1: politics and priorities
Recently the NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley announced that if Labor wins the 2019 State election it will “accelerate the construction” of the Sydney Metro West line and scrap current government plans to convert the Bankstown to Sydenham rail line to form part of … Continue reading
Posted in Public Transport, Western Sydney
Tagged Infrastructure, metro, NWRL, PERL, Rail, Strategic Planning, SWRL, Sydney metro area, Transport, Western Sydney
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