The ability of the existing heavy rail network in Sydney to meet increased peak hour travel demand and still provide acceptable travelling conditions is now compromised in many locations. In recognition of this, both the State Government and the Sydney City Council Planning Authority have now endorsed in principle a new metro network for Sydney, which extends the reach of the commuter rail network into many previously unserved suburban areas of Sydney. This will provide additional underground rail transport access capacity to the CBD with new underground platforms at CBD rail stations. In addition to the proposed surface heavy rail network extension in South West Sydney, the new metro lines will provide a strong additional focus for Transit Oriented development in existing urban areas of Sydney. The future transport corridor land use planning for these metro routes is still in its preliminary stages, but the opportunity for Transit Oriented development to occur and land value benefit capture principles to be applied to help fund the construction of new metro lines should not be ignored. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E217541.
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