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2Thiswasthex18rsttollroadwheretravellersontheirhorseandcarthadtopayatollatahandsometollgatedesignedin1819bycolonialarchitectFrancisGreenway.TheumbilicalcordthatconnectedSydneytoParramaasymbolisedthehopesandthevisionofourforebearsinselinginanewland.Thatvisionneedssomeurgentaenontoturnaneyesoreintoavibrantnewurbanprecinct.ThisissueofUrbanIdeassetsouttopresentanewconceptforthishistoriccorridorbyhelpingsolveSydneyx19spopulaongrowth.Overthenext25years770000newhousesarerequiredforSydneyandmanyofthesewillbelocatedoninx18llsitesneartotransportandservices.Thex18rstissueofUrbanIdeascalledfor500000newapartmentstobelocatedinSydneyoverthe25yearperiod.Thisissuedemonstrateshowthiscanbedonebyfocussingoncorridorsandtransportnodes.Wehaveproposedthat100000newhomesintheformofapartmentsbebuiltalongtheParramaaRoadcorridor.Ourproposalistomatchthe100000newapartmentswith100000newjobssothatpeoplecanwalkorcycletowork.Weseetheprecinctasanewmixeduseliveabilitycorridorwherethevitalityofurbanlivinggeneratesanexcingenvironment.Thisrequiresdensityatareasonablyhighleveltocreatetheatmosphereandtheeconomicviabilityforchange.TheUrbanTaskforcehasanumberofmemberswhoownlandalongtheParramax1aaRoadcorridorandwehavecollatedsomeoftheconceptsfortheirsitesthroughtheworkoftheirarchitectsinthismagazine.Somanyoftheideasaregroundedonrealsitesandonrealopportunix19esforchange.Therearehoweverdix19culesinimplemenngprojectsparcularlyasthereare9dix17erentcouncilsalongParramaaRoad.Aunix18edapproachisrequiredwhereasinglebodyseesthecorridorasanopportunitytocreatesomethingnew.WearecallingforaspecialUrbanRenewalAuthoritytochampiontheParramaaRoadcorridorandtoberesponsibleforplanningandfordevelopmentapprovals.Thisshouldfacilitateopportuniesfortheprivatesector.Thebrieftoourteamofarchitectswastohavea25yearvision.Newinfrastructurehasalsobeenproposedtoalignwiththedevelopment.WebelievethatmajorinfrastructureprojectsshouldbealignedwithmajorincreasesindensiestohelpwithSydneyx19shousingandjobssupply.Whiletheconceptsinthispublicaonareboldtheyarenotunrealiscandbuildonpastwork.Animportantingredientwearebringingtothetableistherealityofthemarketplace.UrbanTaskforcemembersarekeentobuildbuttheyneedx18nancialviabilityandtheyneedplanningapprovals.Butmoreimportantlyweneedastrongvisionandleadershiptomaketheprojectshappen.TheUrbanTaskforceiskeentogetresponsesandfeedbackontheproposalssuggestedinthisissueofURBANIDEAS.Pleasesendcommentstoadminurbantaskforce.com.auThisisthesecondissueofURBANIDEAS.Weintendtoproducefurtherissuesonimportantplanninganddevelopmentissuestogeneratedebateinthepublicinterest.ChrisJohnsonChiefExecuveOx19cerUrbanTaskforceAustraliaParramattaRoadx13fromeyesoretovibrantnewurbanprecinctMostSydneysidersseeParramax1daRoadasaneyesorewithahotchpotchofcaryardsrun-downbuildingsanddecayinginfrastructuredexeningitscharacter.YetthisisAustraliax19sxerstmajorroadconnecx1cngthexfedglingsex1dlementatSydneyCovewiththedevelopingnewcentreatParramax1da.x1cOurproposalistomatchthe100000newapartmentswith100000newjobssothatpeoplecanwalkorcycletowork.x1d