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2x1cThetermLAZYASSETShasbeenappliedtothesesites.Inmanycasesindividualspecialistagenciesarguefortheimportanceofholdingontolandjustincaseitisrequiredinthefuture.x1dThegovernmentownssignix1dcantlandholdingsforrailwayshealtheduca.onportsandmanyotherac.vi.es.Whilemuchofthislandisessen.alfortheservicestheyprovideoressen.alforfutureusesthereneedstobearigoroustestthatallsitesgothroughtoensuretheymustremainingovernmentownership.ThetermLAZYASSETShasbeenappliedtothesesites.Inmanycasesindividualspecialistagenciesarguefortheimportanceofholdingontolandjustincaseitisrequiredinthefuture.TheUrbanTaskforcebelievesthatallsitesneedtohavearigorousanalysistoensurethatshortmediumandlongtermusesarerequired.Thisispar.cularlysoforportlandinSydneyHarbourwheremuchoftheportusehasnowbeenrelocatedtoBotanyBay.Manypeoples.llseeSydneyHarbourasaworkingportandarekeentoseethedwindlingnumberofportusesmaintained.Thebiggestchangetoshippinghascomefromtheintroduc.onofcontainerswhichhavenowtakenovertheshippingworld.Tobeex1cec.vecontainerwharvesrequirevastareasofx1fattarmacandthishasbeenprovidedatPortBotanywhereitisbeerconnectedtoroadandrail.SoSydneyHarbourhaschangeditscharactertobecometheloca.onforthegrowingnumberofcruiseshipsandarela.velysmalldrybulkterminalatGlebeIsland.Manyareasaroundtheharbourhavenowchangedfromporttootheruses.WalshBayhasbecomeaculturalandresiden.alprecinctandBarangaroowillbeacommercialandresiden.alprecinctwithaheadlandpark.Theseareasnowhavemuchgreaterpublicaccesstotheforeshore.AttheendofPyrmonttheoldCSRsitehasbeendevelopedintohighriseresiden.altowersoverlookingtheharbour.TheUrbanTaskforcehasaendedastakeholdersessionwiththeBaysPrecinctTaskforcewhichislookingatfutureuses.Wehavealsoundertakenourownresearchintothex1fowofdrybulkintotheportandthefutureprojec.onsincludingtheproposedincreaserequiredforaggregateandsand.WebelievetheGlebeIslandwharfadjacenttothesiloscanaccommodatedrybulksupplyintothefutureandfreeupsignix1dcantlandsforotherdevelopment.ForthisissueofUrbanIdeaswehaveasked3architecturalteamstocomeupwitharangeofsolu.ons.UrbanIdeashasalsolookedattheWhiteBayPowerSta.onwhichhasaStateHeritagelis.ngandhasremainedemptyanddecayingoverthelast30years.Thelonghopedforculturalfacilityormuseumhasnotbeenfundedandishighlyunlikelytobefundedoverthenext30years.Ourconcernisthattheheritagelis.ngistoorigidandwillnotallowtheboldinterven.onsthatareneededtoretainthespiritoftheoldbuildingwhileadap.ngtoanewuse.Whatisneededisanewapproachtoheritagethatfreesthesiteupforurbanrenewal.Withoutthisitisunlikelythatacompa.bleusewillbefoundinthenext30years.AnyonepassingtheGlebeIslandsitemustbewonderingwhysuchalargeareaofemptylandissi0ngthereunused.Theonlyuseseemstobeadjacenttothesiloswhereanoccasionalshipox1cloadsdrybulk.Wearetoldthatthelandisneededforportuseoncenewleasesareresolved.Inthemean.metheNSWGovernmentisconstruc.ngatemporaryexhibi.onfacilitywhileconstruc.onofanewoneisunderwayatDarlingHarbour.Howeverthistemporaryexhibi.onfacilitywillbegonein2016andthenwhatwillhappenUrbanIdeashasbroughttogether3x1drmsofSydneyarchitectsandurbandesignerstoworkupschemesthatkeeptheportuseadjacenttothesilosandthendeveloptherestofthesite.Thewesternharbourwithitssmallerscaledbayscanbecomeexci.ngmixeduseurbanprecinctsbuiltaroundthewaterbodies.LeavinghectaresofemptywastelandisnotagoodlookforaglobalcitylikeSydney.ReworkinglazyassetstomaximiseuseSydneyx19smetropolitanareahasmanysitesthatarenotbeingfullyux17lised.TheNSWGovernmenthasestablishedaspecialtaskforcetoexaminetheissueofunderux17lisedland.TheUrbanTaskforceiskeentohaveresponsestotheproposalsillustratedinthisissueofURBANIDEASandwewelcomecommentstoadminurbantaskforce.com.auChrisJohnsonAMChiefExecu.veOx1ecerUrbanTaskforceAustralia