Parramatta Road Corridor Opportunities

NSW Transport Infrastructure Summit 2013

Chris Johnson AM

CEO, Urban Taskforce Australia.

8th August 2013

Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney

Brisbane study of 4 types

Compact City 17%

Corridor City 42%

Dispersed City 5%

Multi –centred city 36%

Suburban vs. Urban Cities

2012- 70% 2012- 30%

2022- 50% 2022- 50%

Urban Ideas- Feb 2012

An Urban Taskforce Publication

Where will the 500,000 new apartments in 10,000 buildings be located by 2036?

Area required for houses or apartments

Melbourne Corridor Study

Before After

Bondi Road Corridor

Urban Ideas- June 2012

An Urban Taskforce Publication

History

Year 2000

Year 1855

Year 1820

Parramatta Road an Eyesore

Sites ready for development

We need a vision for Parramatta Road to be the best place in Sydney by 2036

A mixed use liveability corridor

Before After

155-159 Parramatta Road

290-292 Parramatta Road Auburn

8-24 Queen Street Auburn

Flemington Markets

Summer Hill Flour Mill

Parametric Parramatta

8 Parramatta Road

Green Corridor along Parramatta Road

EcoDensity

Dwellings Vancouver Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth

Detached Houses 33.9% 60.9% 72.6% 79.0% 77.2% 78.6%

Duplex/ Terraces 26.0% 12.8% 11.6% 8.5% 12.1% 11.9%

Apartments 40.1% 25.8% 15.3% 11.7% 10.4% 9.1% *2011 Census

Data obtained from: Australia: http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/1GSYD Vancouver: http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/statistics/Pages/CensusBulletins.aspx