Professor Chris Pettit Director of UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre is available to comment on the proposed High Speed Rail project.
The Centre have previously conducted an analysis through the Value Australia project looking at what the implications would be of an extra 1-1.25 million people living up and down the proposed rail corridor.
The following quote can be attributed to Prof. Pettit.
“High Speed Rail (HSR) represents the logical backbone infrastructure for South-East Australia’s emerging urban growth corridor, linking Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. As a nation-shaping investment, it has the capacity to unlock the economic and housing potential of key regional centres including Newcastle, Albury–Wodonga and Shepparton.
International experience – notably in cities such as Shenzhen – demonstrates how value capture mechanisms can play a central role in funding high-speed rail infrastructure. The Sydney–Newcastle corridor presents a strategically sound first stage in delivering this nationally significant project.”
Professor Pettit is available to provide background commentary or interviews on this proposal.
Contact details:
Samantha Dunn
UNSW News & Content
0414 924 364
samantha.dunn@unsw.edu.au
