PART ONE - Fishers Ghost

The Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) has been established bythe NSW Government to identify, certain centres for urban renewal. The Departmentof Planning is also preparing Centres' Design Guidelines to guide the urban renewalof existing centres and to assist in designing new centres.The new Metropolitan Plan also aims to encourage the protection and adaptive reuseof heritage items in centres that are undergoing urban renewal, and to use the urbanrenewal of social housing to better meets the needs of indigenous persons.3. Transport for a Connected CityThe new Metropolitan Plan incorporates the fully funded $50.2 billion MetropolitanTransport Plan. It stresses the importance of integrating transport and land use andincreasing public transport usage. It aims to encourage growth in areas that arealready serviced by transport. It sets a target for at least 70% of all new developmentto be in existing areas, and encourages the development of a compact city that iswell serviced by public transport and with opportunities for cycling and walking.A compact city provides greater potential to enhance Sydney’s role as a Global City,and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through shorter trips to work, educationand other day-to-day activities. It supports more localised travel and provides greateraccess to sustainable travel options, and appropriate services and support for anageing population.The new Metropolitan Plan aims to implement the Metropolitan Transport Plan,through rail expansion projects and road upgrades to provide additional capacityacross the transport system. It states that the South West Rail Link, from GlenfieldStation to Leppington, is one of the major projects that will be delivered over the nextten (10) years.A commitment is made to continuing to improve bus services and connectionsbetween centres and ensuring greater proximity to public transport for more areas inSydney. The Strategic Bus Corridors will continue to be implemented including aCampbelltown to Liverpool via Leppington service and a service from the North WestGrowth Centre to the South West Growth Centre via the Western SydneyEmployment Lands. Bus Corridors listed for consideration in the longer term includea service from Penrith to Campbelltown via Bringelly.Forty six (46) existing and emerging multi-modal transport corridors have beenidentified as being critical over the longer term in ensuring a connected, accessibleand compact city, and the importance of preserving these corridors for the futureexpansion of the transport network is noted. The investigation of a Western SydneyOrbital road is also considered as part of future transport planning.Other initiatives set out in the new Metropolitan Plan include the development of aFreight Strategy, a Metropolitan Parking Policy, implementing the NSW Bike Plan,developing a Walking Strategy, and developing greater coordination betweentimetabling for connecting modes of transport.