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Urban Taskforce | Policy Agenda
Fact sheet: Housing and car dependence
26 February 2011
Some people suggest that new homes shouldnt be built just because the residents might use a car. But, like it or not, cars are part of our modern society. You cant deprive people of a home of their choice, just because they may choose to put a car in their garage.
Fact sheet: Housing and agriculture
26 February 2011
Urban development is no threat to our food supply. Farmers will often welcome opportunities for urban development, because it offers them the chance of a dignified retirement.
Fact sheet: Getting Sydney back on track
26 February 2011
The Metropolitan Strategy sought to deliver 245,500 extra homes for Sydney between 2004 and 2013. According to the report Going Nowhere, the actual number of additional homes for Sydney is likely to be between 160,000 and 180,000 falling short of the 2005 targets by more than 27 per cent.
The 2005 Sydney Metropolitan Strategy has not delivered. The dearth of new homes in Sydney is having a profound social impact.
Fact sheet: Funding infrastructure
26 February 2011
Its now trite to observe that Australias capacity to sustain strong job growth will be heavily influenced by its infrastructure investment.
Fact sheet: Boosting the Lower Hunter
26 February 2011
Under the NSW Government's 2006 Lower Hunter Regional Strategy, the region will need about 115,000 new homes by 2031, about 60 per cent of which are to be in greenfield areas.
An average of about 4,600 new dwellings - apartments or houses - should be built each year, including about 2,760 in greenfield areas.
