Sustainable Sydney 2030

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"A city with ribbons of green, using renewable energy for most of its needs"

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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.

The network will link Activity Hubs, villages and main streets and be made up of lanes and main streets.

The streets and lanes will have pedestrian and cycling priority through traffic calming and will be densely planted with trees.

Harbour to the Bay would be designed as a safe, 12.6 kilometre section of the green network extending from Glebe’s foreshore parks, through Newtown, the Australian Technology Park, Alexandra Canal, Rosebery and beyond to Botany Bay.

Roadways would provide safe, simple and connected bike paths that are shady and attractive, with the stretch along Alexandra Canal forming a waterside park.

Linked City Squares

- Bourke Street cycleway
- King Street cycleway
- Forbes Street Liveable Network
- Selwyn Street - Quiet, walkable streets
- Victoria Park - Water sensitive urban design
- St Johns Rd, Glebe - After - Improved pedestrian connections
- Before
- Alexandra Canal - After - Connecting to southern canal network
- Before
Benefits to the City
- More trips by walking and cycling means less car travel and air quality improvements
- Increased green space and urban forests
- Increased beauty and urban amenity in traditionally industrial areas of the City
- Increased liveability strengthens economic opportunities
- Greater opportunities for exercise and wellbeing

See also

Expert presentations

Nicholas Wolff
COO,Frasers Property
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Jan Gehl
Principal, Gehl Architects
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Community comments

"...more parks and more bike ways so I could bike around the city and not rely on public transport."

"We would like to see rent a bicycle where you can pick up bicycles for a limited amount of time and use them on the constructed bicycle ways..."

"...more cool little bars and pubs and more places to ride your bike... "

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