The document outlines a 25-year plan for Sydney, Australia that includes: 1) Accommodating over 1.1 million more residents and creating 640,000 new homes and 500,000 new jobs. 2) Developing five cities, three corridors, and a global city to better connect regions and strengthen economic ties. 3) Expanding the rail network and orbital motorway system to improve transportation between growth centers.

1. ��������� 1,100,000 more people
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GROWTH CENTRE
North West and South West ���������� 640,000 new homes
land release areas.
500,000 new jobs
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25 year plan
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REGIONAL LINK
5 cities
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Better connected and stronger regions
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linked to Sydney. ��
3 corridors
1 global city
CORRIDOR
Areas around transport routes that
connect centres, containing related
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activities. Corridor types: Economic,
Renewal, Enterprise
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����������� GLOBAL SYDNEY
Main focus for national and international
business, professional services,
RAIL NETWORK AND STATION
specialised shops and tourism. It is
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ORBITAL MOTORWAY NETWORK ������� ��������������
The motorway and freeway system
including the Eastern Distributor, M7 M5,
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M4 and M2. ��
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NEW NW—CBD—SW RAIL LINK ���������� � �� � activities in centres from North Sydney
(POSSIBLE EXTENSION) ��� to Macquarie Park and from the City to
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Links the major new growth and ����� ��������������������� Airport and Port Botany, will remain the
employment areas of the city. ������������ powerhouse of Australia’s economy.
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BUS TRANSITWAY ��������� ����
Bus based rapid transit system providing ���
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REGIONAL CITY
fast, efficient bus services.
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opportunities close to the growing
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STRATEGIC BUS CORRIDOR ��������� ����������������������������� parts of Sydney.
New direct and frequent bus services
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linking larger centres across Sydney.
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SPECIALISED CENTRE
EMPLOYMENT LANDS (PLANNED) Places such as hospitals, universities and
major research and business centres that
Contain various employment activities
perform vital economic
such as factories, warehouses, high tech
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manufacturing, transport logistics or major
storage operations with some associated ���������� ����������
offices. These places are vital to our ���
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economy and ability to service the city. ����
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The major shopping and business centre
for the district, usually with council
POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LAND offices, taller office and residential
FOR INVESTIGATION buildings, a large shopping mall and
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REGIONAL/STATE PARK
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These places are currently being planned
NATIONAL PARK
to become major centres.
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RURAL AND RESOURCE LAND
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EXISTING URBAN AREA role of major centres in future.
FIGURE 2 THE METROPOLITAN STRATEGY MAP