A Metropolis of Three Cities The Strategy for Greater Sydney
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The future of Greater Sydney is conceptualised as a metropolis of three integrated and connected cities:
− Eastern Harbour City; − Central River City; and − Western Parkland City (including the Western Aerotropolis).
Sydney is growing rapidly with 725,000 additional homes and 817,000 additional jobs required by 2036. To accommodate this growth and support a sustainable, productive and liveable city, the Greater Sydney Commission’s (GSC’s) 'A Metropolis of Three Cities', the Greater Sydney Region Plan, establishes a vision for Sydney where most residents will live within 30 minutes by public transport of their jobs, education and health services as well as being within reach of great places; a '30-minute city'.
These three cities are in different stages of maturity: the established Eastern Harbour City, the emerging Central River City and the developing Western Parkland City. The Greater Sydney Region Plan outlines a path to rebalance development across the three cities, placing housing, jobs, infrastructure and services within easier reach of more residents, no matter where they live. Much of this rebalance is about the need to grow more jobs in the west.
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The Southern Aerotropolis – The Future of Sydney Rediscovered
