What's Next for Sydney Metro: Australia's Biggest Transport Project

Phil would never live in a densified suburb around a Metro station.

Maybe stop foreign ownership and corrupt politicians

Why not connect hunter still station with Martin place station? Will be a waste if there is no transit...

I live within walking distance of the Sydney Metro section that opened in 2019 in The Hills District of Sydney. The Hills District was your traditional family suburbia with low-density housing, and you needed a car to get anywhere. There was a good but crowded public bus network for peak hours travelling to Sydney’s CBD and Parramatta, but not so good out of peak hours. Since the construction of the Sydney Metro has started, a lot of high-density housing is being built within 800 metres of the Metro stations, and a lot of medium-density housing is being built around 800 metres to 1.2 kilometres from the Metro station. Your traditional family homes are still being retained outside 1.2 kilometres of Metro.

Within The Hills District, a lot of medium-density housing has been built around the town centres and villages that have good bus services. Most bus services either end or start at a Metro/Train station.

The NSW Government has been using The Hills District as the model for the densification of Sydney. More densification is being planned than initially intended for a couple of Metro Station, which is fine.

What am I seeing:
- There way more housing options than 15 years ago, including: standalone dwellings, duplexes, semi-detached, terraced, townhouses, medium-density, high-density and mixed-use housing.
- The Hills District will have 7 to 8 Transit-Oriented Development centres, with the Metro station has its core.
- The Hills District will most likely end up with 4 mini-cities,
* Castle Hill and Hills Showground Metro stations will act as a joint mini-city.
* Norwest Metro station will be another mini-city.
* Bella Vista and Kellyville Metro stations will act as a joint mini-city.
* Rouse Hill and Tallawong Metro stations will act as a joint mini-city.
- So many services are now on our doorstep, it’s easier to get things done.

I lived in London close to four years and the densification in Sydney is different. There are similarities in that Sydney is becoming a polycity, but Sydney has more breathing space and a lot more natural surroundings.

I disagree. It's not car's issue, it the issue with single city centre. High density only provides low quality of life and a concrete jungle.

The problem with apartment living is not that people only want a yard and a picket fence, it’s the strata law that restricts apartment living. If the law makes it easier for people to live in apartments then people won’t mind it as much if the price is right

Australia is special because it doesn’t have the urban density of a soulless city like Shanghai and New York

wow welcome sydney to singapore in 2010

shanghai 2014 >>>>>>> sydney 2024

I love that even mainstream business channels are starting to have real conversations about the future of our cities it gives me some hope that maybe we can do things better

Next route, the Northern Beaches.
Wait...for...the...NIMBY.

I would admit when I visited Sydney many years ago I was surprised how bland and soulless the CBD was, this is typical of a car dependent city where the centre of the city will be designated a CBD, so full of corporate office towers and little else, Auckland where I'm from also suffers from this.
Unfortunately Auckland is even more car dependent then Sydney, we tend to only build more roading and if we are lucky we might get a bus lane.
Regarding apartment living including walk-ups and townhouses, I think the main problem is the body corporate fees, and not having any land title, this puts many off.

In addition to the escalators, they could have ziplines and slides for people in a hurry. 😃

I’m a bit disappointed with the modest buildings above Martin Pl and Gadigal stations. In HK they have skyscrapers above the MRT stations like ICC that has a Ritz-Carlton hotel on the top floors. Downtown Sydney needs more mixed use buildings and above the Metro stations is the ideal place.

Cobgrat

Sydney must continue with metro lines all over the entire Sydney basin. Build up and clear parkway connections to allow green space to offset the increased density and allow people to move easily.

Then intercity trains with business class seats. Build, build, build! Never stop.

Great idea but this high density is not the way to go. Try getting in and out of Tallawong Station. Ridiculous. That should have joined the Richmond Train line as Tallawong is in the middle of nowhere and parking is a joke.

We are a product of our environment, so city planning is very important indeed.

built to rent.
WhAt A gREat MoDEL!

You have to give Phillip credit for answering these unresearched unprofessional questions. The economy is the economy with its up and downs comparing how a city moves it people as efficiency and effectively as possible. Agree London / Toronto has got its city right. Sydney and Melbourne need to change the adoption of transportation.

Meantime Melbourne can’t build an airport rail line.

i still don't understand why it doubles the lines, i.e. there are existing train lines parallel to the metro.

also, there are no enough train lines in the west side of sydney remote areas. property price along the new metro is sky high already. i mean adding new line will increase existing property price and not resolve the lack of property supple.

sure, high property price will give more revenue to the goverment.

Metropolis of three cities? The vision is pretty clear

14 billion sounds like a lot, but considering its aimed at moving workers (and guests) around the city without cramming them onto the roads its not a bad deal, it becomes an absolute bargaan when you compare it to rubbish money sinks like the billions they spent on stadiums

Why talking about London and Toronto? we already have successful country with Excellent public transport if not the best in our neighbor country in fact you can see in the chart... you have special allergy with Asian city?

Poor reporting.

A world class city needs world class public transport
Sydney has stepped into the 21st Century.
The legacy Sydney electric suburban service is a joke.
The electric trains are painfully slow and often you feel is quicker to walk.
Why this is I have no idea.
London has an all electric suburn heavy rail network and it is way quicker than Sydney.
We need more metros, the Tallawong to Sydenham metro is world class.
More please.

City planning often fails because their planning is based on what makes the rich capitalist happy now, without any thought of the future or healthy living. Business should lose its priority so society is put first and a healthy business sect will follow. Enough of worshipping the rich. Make them assimilate.

In many areas, they need cosmopolitan planning.

Apartments are ok but not for families where the kids are highly physically active and really do need a yard to play in . More common area is needed where these unit blocks are dominating the skyline. Not all children are studious and want to sit still in 4 walls and look at computer screens. Too unhealthy

Promote walking instead of driving. Sydney has some of it but nowhere near a city like Paris!

He grew up in Perth! 😊 Urban planning is needed with a 30 year vision at least! Because it feels like planning is 10 years behind population growth, in Perth!

Everyone is sick of waiting for these trains in the West and South West. Those Bus train replacements now since 2019 can only be referred to as Vomit Comets. Fed up.

Aye re Transit oriented Development, but they seem obsessed with Metro specifically. The suburban rail network can ALSO support TOD, but you'd think only the Metro existed to listen to this (presumably because they're interviewing a Metro person). Sydney's su8rburban rail system is great and needs attention too.

They build these in parallel to existing heavy rail meaning this duplication makes the existing heavy rail redundant! What a waste of money. There are parts of Sydney that don't have either!

Getting some major Elizabeth Line vibes from the station design!

glad we trying to address city urban planning issues

Previously, there were only two options. A single-family home with plenty of space but far from the services of the center or an apartment in the center with less space. The subway opens up a third option: living far away with a larger house but with a means of transportation that brings you very quickly to the center. Options, options, options, that is exactly what we need.

NO! We don't need to make great cities even bigger. We are losing our standard of living. We need to make new cities in other places like North of Perth. There needs to be a new city, the equivalent that Sydney is North of Melbourne in distance. We are so DUMB. These clusters are bloody hideous, disgusting, and wreck standards of living. Australians hate it! Why must we copy New York and London shit holes? People like you are totally ruining Australiana. What climate crisis? It's a total con!

I tried the new train once. For a single use just one stop it is passable but I feel long term use over several stops it will be lacking in the comfort stakes. Then what do you expect for something design overseas for a different cliental . The intention was good but the design and manufacturing should have been done here by Australians. Australian designs may not have the cosmetic appearance of overseas designs ,but Australian design and manufacture surpasses all long time usage , comforts and reliability. That is fact not penny pinching thinking.

A country as big as Australia don’t need high density cities tbh… we need high speed rails. Sydney is becoming like Singapore which we really don’t need to live this cramped.

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As a person who lives in Sydney, the metro is a failure. It covers such a tiny part of Sydney, all this unnecessary positive coverage is overblown.

UN Agenda 2030 15 minute cities… ah… no thanks!

I would like to see a Sydney Metro North East Line aka Northern Beaches with an extension to places beyond such as Gosford, Erina etc… and stops at places like Manly, Brookvale/Warringah Mall, Mono Vale etc…

They should’ve built houses

WE MUST NEVER STOP THIS (WONDERFUL) PROCESS OF DENISIFIYING THROUGH TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS!!