Stage 5 Changing Places
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Resources  linked to the NSW Geography Syllabus K - 10  
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Aerial imagery captures Barangaroo’s evolution since 2010

Aerial imagery captures Barangaroo’s evolution since 2010 | Stage 5  Changing Places | Scoop.it
A series of aerial photographs documenting the transformation of the Barangaroo precinct since development began in 2010 have been released.

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Sally Egan's curator insight, November 8, 2015 11:46 PM

Great study of Urban Renewal in sydney at the Barrangaroo site.

 

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Sydney's Version of New York’s High Line to be Completed in 2014

Sydney's Version of New York’s High Line to be Completed in 2014 | Stage 5  Changing Places | Scoop.it
Work has begun on stage one of The Goods Line Project, a railway-turned-urban park project connecting Sydney’s Central Station to Darling Harbour.

Located in inner Sydney, the project includes a pedestrian and cycle network, creating a new urban hub and connecting more than 80,000 students, residents and visitors to the harbour’s recreational and pedestrian precinct.

The new corridor is being compared to the High Line in New York City, a public park and walkway constructed on a historic freight train line elevated above the streets of Manhattan’s lower west side...


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Strategies to improve urban places and liveability 

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Sydney among the Western world's worst cities for traffic congestion, report reveals

Sydney among the Western world's worst cities for traffic congestion, report reveals | Stage 5  Changing Places | Scoop.it
Sydneysiders stuck in peak-hour traffic this afternoon will have plenty of time to ponder this: the city has been ranked as the seventh worst in the world for road congestion, sitting just behind the traffic snarl that is Los Angeles.

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Consequences of urbanisation


dilaycock's curator insight, September 1, 2014 12:38 AM

The traffic problems in Sydney are far less during school holidays. Has anyone considered that changing school hours might relieve traffic congestion/chaos?