3 BUSTING THE MYTHS APARTMENT DWELLERS EXPLAIN WHY THEY SUPPORT HIGH DENSITY LIVING “The way it is done these days, just the level of design and the level of thinking that goes into not just the apartments themselves, the way it looks, but how it connects. How it actually connects with community and open spaces. It’s quite refined in its thinking.” “So the critics of density, I think, firstly we are putting density in the right locations so you’re putting density in locations which are close to transport, with the goal of protecting lower density areas or heritage conservation areas.” “IT’S OFTEN A VOCAL MINORITY WHO ARE OBJECTING TO DENSITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE ARE OFTEN VERY TIME POOR AND AREN’T ABLE TO ENGAGE IN TRADITIONAL CONSULTATION.” - CLAIRE FROM HAROLD PARK AT GLEBE “I GUESS THE POSITIVITY WITH THE GROWING POPULATION IS THAT PEOPLE STARTED TO DEMAND A DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE, THEN THERE ARE MORE OFFERINGS, MORE SHOPS STAYING OPEN AT NIGHT. THERE ARE A LOT MORE VIBES AND THE CITY FEELS LIKE IT’S BUZZING.” - CARNIE FROM CENTRAL PARK AT BROADWAY “A lot of people think that density it’s a bad thing, but to me it’s also solving some of the social issues because if we have a housing shortage, we need to create supply. Nobody wants to be that far away from work, density became the only solution because if you don’t stack up the space you keep spreading out.” “I think that land is going to get more and more scarce as we go on and high density living is definitely the way forward. Lucas’ new primary school is actually going to be the first high rise primary school in Sydney, so that’s definitely the way things are going.” “I WONDER IF PEOPLE THAT ARE PROTESTING HIGH DENSITY LIVING HAVE NOT ACTUALLY TRIED IT. I CAN’T FAULT IT, AND I WOULD SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE I LIVE WITH FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.” - LAUREN FROM THE GALLERY AT ROSEBERY “I think the perception of high density living may be a little bit negative in Sydney, but I believe that it is a good thing to give people the opportunity, people like myself, the opportunity to live close to the action.” “I think the old idea of the big house on the plot of land and the big garden is perhaps a little bit old fashioned, because there is not enough land for that. Some may want to move further afield but for those who don’t want to be, you know, an hour’s commute out of the city, I think that high density living is the only way forward.” “PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF HIGH RISE IS, I FEEL, A LITTLE INACCURATE. I HEAR THE WORDS ‘SOULLESS’ QUITE OFTEN, AND MY EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A HIGH RISE IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE.” -JAMES FROM THE FLOUR MILL AT SUMMER HILL