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Tag Archives: Strategic Planning
Labor’s High Speed Rail proposal – too far, or not far enough?
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese today announced that Labor would “make fast rail connections between Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle a reality” and establish a High-Speed Rail Authority if it wins government in next year’s federal election. Unfortunately, it’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Rail, Infrastructure, Public Transport, Rail, Regions, Transport
Tagged Fast Rail, Federal Government, Infrastructure, Rail, State Government, Strategic Planning, Transport
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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
Why are motorways good but fast trains bad for regional cities?
While I was overseas a few months ago in Tbilisi (among other things looking at the city’s transport systems) I read The Conversation article by Todd Denham and Jago Dodson – Regional cities beware – fast rail might lead to … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Rail, Growth, Public Transport, Rail, Regions, Transport
Tagged Employment, Employment Centres, Fast Rail, Federal Government, High Speed Rail, NSW, Queensland, Rail, Strategic Planning, Transport, Victoria
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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
NSW High-Speed Rail: following Victoria’s example?
The announcement by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian that the NSW government “would start work on a fast rail network in the next term of government” has already been criticised as being a repeat reading from a very hackneyed script. True to form, the announcement … Continue reading
Bradfield, 75 years on – part 5: using Bradfield’s abandoned tunnels – trains, trams or tourism?
I had intended to write a postscript to my series on the ideas of the engineer John Bradfield and their impact on Sydney in commemoration of the recent 75th anniversary of his death on 23 September 1943, but the NSW … Continue reading
Posted in Bradfield, Infrastructure, metro, Public Transport, Sydney metro area, Transport
Tagged Bradfield, Infrastructure, light rail, metro, Rail, Strategic Planning, Sydney metro area, Transport
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Bradfield, 75 years on – part 1: the Science of Engineering
Recently I spent 10 minutes or so at Sydney’s busy suburban Strathfield Station while changing trains in the evening peak hour. As I waited I watched the synchronised dance across the station’s eight platforms as double-deck trains arrived, disgorged commuters, … Continue reading
Posted in Growth, History, Infrastructure, Sydney metro area, Transport
Tagged Bradfield, History, Infrastructure, Rail, Strategic Planning, Sydney metro area, 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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