14 November 2009
The Urban Taskforce today said that the re-instatement of the 13 kilometre South West Rail Link will be a vital boost to Sydney so long as there is now large-scale rezoning for urban development.
This is a sign that the State Government is serious about sorting out Sydneys transport and growth requirements, he said.
This will help encourage the development that Sydney desperately needs.
The government must now take the next step and undertake the large scale release of zoned land for urban development in South West Sydney.
There should be no further hold-ups the rezoning of land for residential development in South West Sydney must now proceed.
The South West ˜growth centre is 17,000 hectares with the potential to accommodate 110,000 new homes a city the size of Canberra.
The growth centre will be serviced by the South West Rail Link which connects Leppington to the city rail network.
The 13 kilometre new rail line will include three stations at Glenfield, Edmondson Park and Leppington, bus interchanges at Leppington and Edmondson Park and a train stabling facility west of Leppington.
Mr Gadiel said there was also enormous potential for more office, information technology, retail and advanced manufacturing to be located within the region.
Western Sydney could become the jobs centre of NSW improving the lives of the regions 1.6 million residents, Mr Gadiel said.
By creating tens of thousands of new local jobs in Western Sydney, locals will enjoy the benefits of less time spent travelling and more time with their friends and family.
Everyone in Sydney will win with reduced pressure on the existing congested public transport and roads.
Last year the government promised the rapid release of 11,000 hectares for new businesses to set-up in Western Sydney and employ thousands only 800 hectares of this land has been rezoned so far.
Now more than ever Western Sydney needs more opportunities for local jobs, Mr Gadiel said.
Every minute Western Sydney residents save on commuting is another minute they can spend at home with their families.
The Urban Taskforce is a property development industry group, representing Australias most prominent property developers and equity financiers.
The construction activity made possible by property developers contributes $78 billion to the national economy each year and creates 849,000 direct jobs.
