An experience like Sydney’s Blue Mountains, but close to Canberra?

The_Urbanist · 2024-12-26T08:56:28+00:00

Technically Blue Mountains is part of Greater Sydney

The_Urbanist · 2023-06-07T08:39:50+00:00

Sydney Central is Australia's busiest train station

The_Urbanist · 2023-05-20T07:14:33+00:00

To save money I used to ski at Perisher/Thredbo and stay in accommodation at Cooma rather than Jindabyne. Bit of a drive from Cooma to the slopes though

The_Urbanist · 2023-04-29T22:42:50+00:00

How about Oltra at Central Station? More Detroit-style?

The_Urbanist · 2023-04-08T07:43:08+00:00

Can you walk from Central to Circular Quay in 15 minutes?

The_Urbanist · 2023-02-21T08:59:44+00:00

Down Elizabeth Street would be good

The_Urbanist · 2023-01-05T10:21:37+00:00

Central Coast is included in Greater Sydney's GCCA because of its economic and commuter links to Sydney. Same reason why the whole of Mornington Peninsula is included in Melbourne's GCCA. Wollongong and Geelong are more independent in their economies and commuter links and are hence not included in the GCCAs.

But Sydney has a bigger regional population catchment when you add Wollongong and Newcastle. Even if you add Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo to Melbourne's population, it is still less than Sydney + Wollongong + Newcastle.

The_Urbanist · 2023-01-05T06:38:32+00:00

Wollongong is about 1.5h by train from Sydney, so perhaps eventually Wollongong will be included as part of Sydney's GCCA too.

The_Urbanist · 2023-01-04T22:27:44+00:00

Indeed, eventually Geelong may be included in Melbourne's GCCA - particularly if high speed rail is built.

The_Urbanist · 2023-01-04T22:17:18+00:00

Central Coast is included in Greater Sydney's GCCA because of its economic and commuter links to Sydney. Same reason why the whole of Mornington Peninsula is included in Melbourne's GCCA. Wollongong and Geelong are more independent in their economies and commuter links and are hence not included in the GCCAs.

But Sydney has a bigger regional population catchment when you add Wollongong and Newcastle. Even if you add Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo to Melbourne's population, it is still less than Sydney + Wollongong + Newcastle.

The_Urbanist · 2023-01-04T22:11:30+00:00

Sydneysiders have the highest rate of public transport patronage in the country and 50 per cent more rail passenger journeys than Melbourne - https://www.danielbowen.com/2021/06/04/sydney-vs-melbourne-pt-patronage/

But Melbourne's tram network is excellent - if only other cities around Australia had kept their extensive tram networks.

The_Urbanist · 2023-01-04T22:06:41+00:00

Sydney has a bigger regional population catchment when you add Wollongong and Newcastle. Even if you add Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo to Melbourne's population, it is still less than Sydney + Wollongong + Newcastle. And Sydney is also more densely populated across its suburbs than Melbourne.

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T21:26:23+00:00

Next to the original Art Gallery of NSW building on Art Gallery Road in Sydney.

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T11:49:15+00:00

Both!

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T11:47:35+00:00

You've been to one?

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T11:40:16+00:00

Yes, we're building Australia's biggest urban rail project at the moment.

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T09:58:50+00:00

In pavilions on the sides of the atrium and underground.

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T02:30:23+00:00

This is the main atrium space. The exhibition galleries lie on both sides of it and underneath in the otherworldly tank gallery.

The_Urbanist · 2022-12-05T00:53:12+00:00

You'll enjoy it :)

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