"A city offering affordability and social diversity"

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Overview

Sustainable Sydney 2030 takes 10 Strategic Directions as a framework for action, with each direction reflecting the aspirations and qualities that the City is building on. Project ideas for each direction were also developed to bring the 2030 Vision to life.

A Globally Competitive and Innovative City

Sydney is acknowledged as a global city with natural assets, a strong economy and internationally competitive businesses.

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Reclaiming the Western Edge

Sydney’s global and national economic success will be reinforced by extending the City Centre west to Barangaroo.

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Leading Environmental Performer

The City of Sydney has adopted greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in response to mounting evidence of a warmer climate.

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Low Carbon Energy

The City of Sydney aims to remove its dependence on coal–fired electricity and increase its self sufficiency of low carbon energy and sustainable water supplies to and beyond 2030. .

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Integrated Transport for a Connected City

New thinking about moving around the City with connections to a metropolitan and LGA wide integrated transport network.

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Protecting the Heart

Protecting the Heart will be an integrated plan for managing transport into, around and within the City Centre.

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A City for Pedestrians and Cyclists

For our City's health and environmental sustainability, walking and cycling need to be an easy option for all kinds of trips.

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Liveable Green Network - Harbour to the Bay

The City’s Liveable Green Network is a safe and attractive walking and cycling network across the City’s streets, parks and open spaces.

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A Lively, Engaging City Centre

The City has a unique natural setting, a legacy of heritage buildings and iconic status as a global city.

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Linked City Squares for Public Life

Eminent Danish architect Jan Gehl, suggests that George Street should link three public squares.

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Vibrant Local Communities and Economies

The City is made up of diverse communities with diverse lifestyles, interests and needs.

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New Moves for Newtown

King Street is Newtown’s great public asset and its strongest urban element - a busy, winding retail strip that traces the original ridge line.

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A Cultural and Creative City

Arts and cultural activities are fundamental to liveability, diversity, quality of life, and increasingly, to economic development.

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Eora Journey

To celebrate Indigenous culture, Eora Journey is an innovative approach to telling the story of Indigenous life in Sydney.

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Housing for a Diverse Population

Sydney's character as a city of diversity and equity, with a place for everyone, is vital to its growth as a global city.

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Affordable Housing Project

The City of Sydney has commenced planning an affordable housing project on its own land.

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Sustainable Development, Renewal and Design

While most of the built city that is here now will remain, by 2030 some parts of the City will undergo significant change and renewal.

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Connecting Green Square

Sustainable Sydney 2030 establishes Green Square as a leading example of environmental, social and economic sustainability.

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Implementation through Effective Governance and Partnerships

The City of Sydney has an important role as caretaker of Australia's global city.

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