Comments on: The great Sydney metro dream? http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/ Reflections on social democracy, economics, the media, and spin in an age of incorrigible cynicism. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Vee http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-282 Vee Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:20:15 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-282 I'm sure you've all ready read what I've said, so I wont repeat it here. I’m sure you’ve all ready read what I’ve said, so I wont repeat it here.

]]> By: Guy http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-279 Guy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:51:46 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-279 I think due to the sheer scale of impacts over such a large area, you can't quite treat a metro project of this magnitude in the same way as any other development application. One imagines that depending on the locations of the lines, hundreds or possibly thousands of home-owners would be impacted by the development. The government will need to minimise the impacts as much as possible and provide suitable compensation or else "incentives" to people impacted by development plans. In terms of making the project more of a reality - I think the politics of this issue are going to drive it forward in the short-term. The proposal was originally tied in with the privatisation of the electricity industry in NSW, and I still think the repercussions of how that plays out both in the electorate and in the party are going to have a significant impact on how this proposal proceeds. I am sure the government knows that the opposition will make great hay with this proposal if it does not progress as we slowly approach the next NSW state election, so the political importance of being seen to be getting things moving will probably serve to naturally drive progress. I think due to the sheer scale of impacts over such a large area, you can’t quite treat a metro project of this magnitude in the same way as any other development application. One imagines that depending on the locations of the lines, hundreds or possibly thousands of home-owners would be impacted by the development. The government will need to minimise the impacts as much as possible and provide suitable compensation or else “incentives” to people impacted by development plans.

In terms of making the project more of a reality - I think the politics of this issue are going to drive it forward in the short-term. The proposal was originally tied in with the privatisation of the electricity industry in NSW, and I still think the repercussions of how that plays out both in the electorate and in the party are going to have a significant impact on how this proposal proceeds. I am sure the government knows that the opposition will make great hay with this proposal if it does not progress as we slowly approach the next NSW state election, so the political importance of being seen to be getting things moving will probably serve to naturally drive progress.

]]> By: Matthew Gee Kwun Chan http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-275 Matthew Gee Kwun Chan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:53:03 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-275 Could a PPP metro rail project be treated like a normal building development application? Could a PPP metro rail project be treated like a normal building development application?

]]> By: Matthew Gee Kwun Chan http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-271 Matthew Gee Kwun Chan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:31:26 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/03/20/the-great-sydney-metro-dream/#comment-271 What do you suggest would it make the project more a reality or push the starting date forward? What do you suggest would it make the project more a reality or push the starting date forward?

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