In July 2014 the State Government announced that Bays Precinct would be the biggest urban renewal project in the world; it is in fact four times the size of Barangaroo. The Bays contains 80 hectares of land (now expanded to 95ha) that is government owned. The precinct site is incredible. It is a beautiful site; it is a site that we can do so much with; and it is a site that deserves world's best planning.
There is already an unprecedented population growth in the Inner West due to new and proposed housing projects, as well as an increase in the number of children between 0-14 years of age which is above the national average. This is before any new housing in UrbanGrowth projects at Bays Precinct and Parramatta Road. Then-Treasurer Andrew Constance said in November 2014 that Bays Precinct may contain up to 16,000 dwellings – or 29,000 to 32,000 new residents based on accepted medium/high density household formation ratios.
Based on NSW participation rates in recreational and organised sport figures, this adds at least 8,000 to 20,000 new Bays Precinct residents that will be seeking sporting activities requiring open space and sporting fields.
Together we can work constructively to deliver a minimum of seven multipurpose sporting fields and an indoor recreation centre in the Bays Precinct.
I support:
A liveable Sydney where urban planning incorporates quality green space, sporting and community facilities, not just more and more apartment developments.
The “Spaces to Play” campaign which calls for a minimum of seven new playing fields in the Bays Precinct.
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Aside from the headland park in the North, Barangaroo Central and South have hardly any public space (streets and footpaths, often included in official figures of public space, do NOT count).
The Bays Precinct must be the anti-Barangaroo.
The Australian Technology Park decision also sent a very loud and clear message that the NSW Government and UrbanGrowth are not listening to ordinary citizens and those affected by major developments. The move of 10,000 CBA jobs from Western Sydney to Redfern is a triple whammy insult to the tech community (many startups, incubators, VC funds, etc.), Western Sydney and anyone who fights congestion on our roads and rail lines.
The Bays Precinct must be the anti-ATP.
It’s time some common sense, logic and overall empathy with everyday citizens took hold of our decision makers.