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Archive for January, 2012
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Put independent experts in charge of development decisions
Posted on 31/01/2012 | No CommentsLandmark new research reveals the community wants independent experts – not local councillors – making decisions on significant development projects. The research conducted by Auspoll for the Property Council of... -
Rezoning blitz in push for housing
Posted on 30/01/2012 | 2 CommentsTHE state government is moving to bypass councils and rezone sites nominated by developers as suitable for tens of thousands of new houses in a radical attempt to increase home... -
Australian Government appoints Urban Forum
Posted on 29/01/2012 | No CommentsAustralia has appointed an Urban Policy Forum, its aim to generate ideas around the planning, design and management of Australia’s cities. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, announced the... -
Theatre extensions could mean lights out for sports store
Posted on 27/01/2012 | No CommentsA $32 MILLION proposal to extend the State Theatre’s stage and backstage facilities could breathe new life into one of Sydney’s most beautiful venues, but it may mean the loss... -
Council tackles Phillip Island foreshore land grab
Posted on 22/01/2012 | No CommentsPHILLIP Island residents have been accused of annexing coastal land by illegally extending gardens, parking caravans and even building sheds and fences outside their property boundaries, as well as destroying... -
Top marks for Barangaroo clean-up – now to agree on a spot for hotel
Posted on 20/01/2012 | No CommentsAN INDEPENDENT review of the work done to clean up contaminated land at Barangaroo has given the project the green light, leaving the final location of the hotel the developer... -
Curse of the skyscrapers
Posted on 17/01/2012 | No CommentsAn “unhealthy correlation” exists between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crashes, according to a new report from Barclays Capital. The construction of the Empire State building in New York... -
The next urbanism
Posted on 15/01/2012 | No CommentsAs we ease into 2012, I am officially announcing a New Urbanism victory across North America, as we recently witnessed the end of building suburbia and its physically isolated, segregated... -
Monorail likely to go in tourism revamp
Posted on 11/01/2012 | No CommentsThe state’s top infrastructure advisers are encouraging developers planning Sydney’s new convention centre precinct to tear down the much-maligned monorail. Infrastructure NSW is drafting plans to redevelop the Darling Harbour...