Laurence Troy, UNSW Australia; Dallas Rogers, Western Sydney University; Emma Power, Western Sydney University; Hal Pawson, UNSW Australia; Kurt Iveson, University of Sydney; Louise Crabtree, Western Sydney University; Michael Darcy, Western Sydney University, and Peter Phibbs, University of Sydney The release this week by the Greater Sydney Commission of city-wide draft plans mandating some measure […]
Entries Tagged as 'urban renewal'
Sydney needs higher affordable housing targets
November 24th, 2016 · No Comments · Affordability, Housing, urban renewal
Tags:Planning
Value Capture: options for funding infrastructure
October 6th, 2016 · 2 Comments · Cities, Construction, Guest appearance, Transport, urban renewal
By Dr Nigel Stapledon and Prof Kevin Fox, Centre for Applied Economic Research, University of NSW. This article draws on the authors’ report, Value Capture Is Not a Magic Pudding: options for funding infrastructure, prepared for the Urban Taskforce. With major new transport infrastructure being built in our major cities, the idea of value capture has been in the […]
Tags:Tax
Sense of place: messier than it ever was, so how do we manage this shifting world?
September 30th, 2016 · No Comments · Cities, Public space, urban renewal
by Edgar Liu and Robert Freestone. Originally published at The Conversation. Place is a crucial dimension of human meaning and relationships. It grounds us. Our attachments with multiple places are a significant part of our individual and group identities. At one level, these attachments reflect our values and aspirations, while at another level they […]
Tags:Planning
All aboard for the Bankstown corridor – or just the lucky few?
September 21st, 2016 · 1 Comment · Affordability, Cities, Construction, Demographics, Government, Housing supply, Public space, Transport, urban renewal
By Professor Bill Randolph, Director, City Futures Research Centre. This is an extended version of an article published by The Conversation. It would be easy to assume that the new Sydney Metro Rail project will create something of an urban paradise along the new Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor through which it will run. […]
Is community housing set to feature in the Waterloo Estate Rebuild?
June 2nd, 2016 · 1 Comment · urban renewal
By Hal Pawson. Originally published in Inner Sydney Voice. Triggered by the December 2015 NSW Government announcement of a new station nearby, the Waterloo Estate is set for a huge revamp over coming years. Existing public housing units will be replaced by an equal number of new low rent flats built to modern standards, with […]
Tags:Social housing