Tag Archives: Sydney metro area

Independent inquiry’s report will shape Sydney’s transport debate

Posted on 16 February, 2010 by Alex

It’s finally out – the interim report of the Independent Public Inquiry into Sydney’s public transport.  The Inquiry’s report was prepared under the guidance of Mr Ron Christie, former NSW Coordinator General for Rail and former head of the RTA, … Continue reading →

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SMH publishes transport opinion piece

Posted on 26 January, 2010 by Alex

In late November last year, just before I left for Perth and then Paris, the Sydney Morning Herald published my opinion piece on Sydney’s current transport infrastructure saga. The title the paper chose was: Three times denied: western Sydney misses … Continue reading →

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Christie’s Sydney public transport inquiry hearings kick off

Posted on 18 September, 2009 by Alex

Well, it’s inevitable that the next few posts will be dominated by Sydney public transport and planning issues. On Tuesday the public hearings for the Sydney Morning Herald’s independent public inquiry headed by transport expert and former Director-General Ron Christie … Continue reading →

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How is NSW growing? Part 3: Sydney’s employment growth 1996 to 2006

Posted on 21 July, 2009 by Alex

In my last post I looked at the snapshot of Sydney’s 33 largest employment centres provided by the NSW Transport Data Centre (TDC) in its Employment and Commuting in Sydney’s Centres, 1996 – 2006, based on the Metropolitan Strategy centres … Continue reading →

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How is NSW growing? Part 2: Sydney’s employment centres in 2006

Posted on 20 July, 2009 by Alex

In part 1, I discussed population growth in the Sydney metropolitan area. I’ll continue by looking at some interesting employment data.   In December 2008 the NSW Transport Data Centre (TDC) released Employment and Commuting in Sydney’s Centres, 1996 – … Continue reading →

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How is NSW growing? – part 1: Sydney metropolitan area

Posted on 3 June, 2009 by Alex

Recently the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the estimated resident population figures for states, local government areas (LGAs) and statistical local areas (SLAs) as at 30 June 2008 (see ABS publication 3218.0). These figures have major implications for governments, councils … Continue reading →

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Nowra’s take on Sydney’s fate well worth a read

Posted on 31 May, 2009 by Alex

For those who haven’t seen it yet, writer and playwright Louis Nowra’s latest essay “Who turned out the lights?” in the Weekend Australian Magazine is a pungent summary of Sydney’s major problems, their causes and the resulting social, cultural and … Continue reading →

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Federal Infrastructure Funding Fallout III

Posted on 29 May, 2009 by Alex

Well, I said that I would outline some of the so-called “shovel ready” alternative transport projects the NSW Government could have nominated for Infrastructure Australia funding instead of the less-than-shovel-ready metro proposals that were put up. However, a lot has … Continue reading →

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Federal Infrastructure Funding Fallout II

Posted on 16 May, 2009 by Alex

My last post discussed how NSW had fared relative to the other states in attracting transport infrastructure funding, particularly for public transport, in this week’s federal budget – which, in summary, was not very well.  It’s useful to look at … Continue reading →

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Federal Infrastructure Funding Fallout

Posted on 14 May, 2009 by Alex

Much has been said in the media and elsewhere about the shortfall in the Federal Budget infrastructure allocations for NSW transport projects, but it is worthwhile examining its dimensions in more detail. Just how much (or little) will NSW receive? … Continue reading →

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