Introduction _ Now is the time to rediscover the future of Sydney with a global economic arc that stretches south of Port Botany and Sydney Airport, with a focus on the Southern Aerotropolis; with 'River Rail' as its defining city-shaping infrastructure.
'River Rail' - the right project at the right time 'River Rail' is a project that supports sustainable growth and better connections between strategic collaboration/ innovation areas across Sydney. It is a project that is being promoted by Georges River Council but will benefit the whole of Greater Sydney, particularly centres and communities on the route and the rail lines it interchanges with. It is a project that will:
− Connect strategic centres and collaboration areas
providing radial connections, relieving pressure on the CBDs;
− Relieve congestion Freeing up roads for essential users, build in resilience now and into the future;
− Reinforce and spread the benefits of a range of existing investment including SouthWest Metro, investment in centres, education and health projects;
− Support collaboration and open-up education and employment opportunities to a wider catchment;
− This project can and should be brought forward as
there is significant momentum along the route already and latent demand;
− We call for a rethink and refresh of infrastructure
investment priorities in the Southern Aerotropolis including the prioritisation of the 'River Rail' project connecting Kogarah to Parramatta via Bankstown.
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The Southern Aerotropolis – The Future of Sydney Rediscovered
