悉尼委员会的报告敦促政府在Burwood至市区的Parramatta路沿线修建一条轻轨或运营无轨电车
新南威尔士州规划部长Rob Stokes表示，新南威尔士州政府和议会需要迅速采取行动，在未来几年内振兴Parramatta路，因为WestConnex机动车道的完工为交通拥堵带来了难得的改变机会，缓解了这一饱受诟病的地带。
悉尼委员会的报告敦促政府在Burwood至市区的Parramatta路沿线修建一条轻轨或运营无轨电车，同时降低车速限制并关闭连接街道以创造广场。
Planning Minister Rob Stokes says the NSW government and councils need to act quickly to revitalize Parramatta Road over the next few years as completion of the WestConnex motorway opens a rare opportunity for change with traffic congestion to ease along the maligned strip.
His comments come as a report by the Committee for Sydney urges the government to build a light rail line or operate trackless trams along a stretch of Parramatta Road from Burwood to the city, while cutting speed limits and closing connecting streets to create plazas.
报告估计，在COVID-19大流行之前，这条23公里长的走廊上就有超过三分之二的商铺空置，这也是帕拉马塔路悲惨状况的一个标志。
斯托克斯先生说，这份报告很及时，因为它把重点放在了 "我们需要抓住机会的紧迫性 "上，以恢复城市环境。
"我对帕拉马塔路的了解之一是它是悉尼西部心脏的一道伤疤--我们有机会治愈它，"他说。
斯托克斯先生说，由于WestConnex工程（将于2023年完工）的实施，帕拉马塔路的交通量将减少，这将为修复打开一个机会之窗。
"当然，任何新高速公路的问题是诱导需求的问题。修建更多的道路来缓解交通，就像购买更大的裤子来减肥一样，"他说
In a sign of the sad state of Parramatta Road, the report estimates more than two-thirds of shops along the 23-kilometre corridor were vacant even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Stokes said the report was timely because it put a focus on the "urgency with which we need to take the opportunity" to restore the urban environment.
"One of the things I've learnt about Parramatta Road is it's a scar through the heart of western Sydney – we have an opportunity to heal it," he said.
Mr Stokes said a reduction in traffic volumes on Parramatta Road as a result of WestConnex – due for completion in 2023 – would open a window of opportunity for restoration.
"The problem, of course, with any new motorway is the problem of induced demand. Building more roads to relieve traffic is like buying bigger trousers to lose weight," he said.
"我们离开的时间越长，那些车道（在Parramatta路上腾出的车道）就越有可能被更多的本地交通所占用。现在是推出计划的时候了。"
WestConnex的理由之一是，它将消除Parramatta路的交通，帮助它变成一条可与巴塞罗那和巴黎的交通相媲美的宜居干道。
悉尼委员会的报告建议沿Parramatta路或在附近修建一条独立的自行车道，并振兴城镇中心以鼓励人们返回。
斯托克斯先生不同意其中一项建议，即对该道路走廊的城市改造战略进行审查。"我们不需要审查它 - 我们需要做它。它是与社区，与议会一起详尽地规划的，我对它的实施速度感到非常沮丧，"他说。
他将部分责任归咎于新南威尔士州交通局对Parramatta路的交通研究的延误，这减缓了议会实现2016年战略中商定的规划成果的行动。
"是交通研究一直在拖延一切，"他说。"新南威尔士州交通局还没有那种紧迫感来完成这些交通研究。"
斯托克斯先生预计，这些涉及不同项目的交通研究将在新的一年内完成，从而使城市振兴战略得以实施。
先驱报》曾透露，新南威尔士州交通局几年前制定了广泛的计划，在Burwood和悉尼中央商务区之间修建一条轻轨。但这些计划没有得到交通部长的支持。
新南威尔士州交通部拒绝回答有关交通研究为何被推迟的问题，称短期内的重点是改善Parramatta路沿线的公交服务。
交通部长Andrew Constance表示，政府希望为Parramatta Road走廊提供大规模的交通解决方案，并正在研究 "像北部海滩上的B-line[公交车]那样的大容量、转弯即走式的公交车"。
悉尼委员会首席执行官Gabriel Metcalf表示，WestConnex的完成是一个在Parramatta路沿线实施变革的机会。"一条好的高街的基本测试很简单--你会觉得在咖啡馆外的人行道上喝咖啡很舒服吗？"他说。
"对于帕拉马塔路来说，今天这个想法将是可笑的。但我们的建议将使Parramatta路重新成为一条高街，成为人们聚集的地方。"
新南威尔士州交通局表示，Parramatta Road中长期公共交通改善的战略商业案例将于明年年底完成。
"The longer we leave it, the more chance that those lanes [freed up on Parramatta Road] will just get used up with more local traffic. Now is the time to roll out the plans."
One of the justifications for WestConnex was that it would remove traffic from Parramatta Road, helping to turn it into a liveable artery comparable with those in Barcelona and Paris.
The Committee for Sydney report recommends a separated cycleway either along Parramatta Road or nearby, and the revitalisation of town centres to encourage people to return.
Mr Stokes disagreed with one of its recommendations for a review of the urban transformation strategy for the road corridor. "We don't need to review it – we need to do it. It was planned exhaustively with the community, with the councils, and I have been very frustrated with the pace with which it is being implemented," he said.
He laid part of the blame on delays to traffic studies on Parramatta Road by Transport for NSW, which had slowed council moves to deliver on planning outcomes agreed in a 2016 strategy.
"It is the traffic studies that have been delaying everything," he said. "There hasn't been that sense of urgency in Transport for NSW to get those traffic studies done."
Mr Stokes expects the traffic studies, which related to different projects, to be concluded in the new year, allowing the strategy for the urban revitalisation to be implemented.
The Herald has previously revealed Transport for NSW developed extensive plans several years ago for a light rail line between Burwood and Sydney's central business district. But those plans did not gain the support of the Transport Minister.
Transport for NSW declined to answer questions about why the traffic studies had been delayed, saying the short-term focus was on improving bus services along Parramatta Road.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the government wanted a mass-transit solution for the Parramatta Road corridor, and was looking into "high-capacity, turn-up-and-go style buses like the B-line [buses] on the northern beaches".
Committee for Sydney chief executive Gabriel Metcalf said the completion of WestConnex was a chance to enact change along Parramatta Road. "The basic test of a good high street is simple – would you feel comfortable having a coffee on the footpath outside a cafe?" he said.
"For Parramatta Road, today that idea would be laughable. But our proposals would return Parramatta Road to a high street and a place where people congregate."
Transport for NSW said a strategic business case for public transport improvements on Parramatta Road over the medium and long term was due to be completed by the end of next year.
悉尼委员会的报告敦促政府在Burwood至市区的Parramatta路沿线修建一条轻轨或运营无轨电车，同时降低车速限制并关闭连接街道以创造广场。
Planning Minister Rob Stokes says the NSW government and councils need to act quickly to revitalize Parramatta Road over the next few years as completion of the WestConnex motorway opens a rare opportunity for change with traffic congestion to ease along the maligned strip.
His comments come as a report by the Committee for Sydney urges the government to build a light rail line or operate trackless trams along a stretch of Parramatta Road from Burwood to the city, while cutting speed limits and closing connecting streets to create plazas.
报告估计，在COVID-19大流行之前，这条23公里长的走廊上就有超过三分之二的商铺空置，这也是帕拉马塔路悲惨状况的一个标志。
斯托克斯先生说，这份报告很及时，因为它把重点放在了 "我们需要抓住机会的紧迫性 "上，以恢复城市环境。
"我对帕拉马塔路的了解之一是它是悉尼西部心脏的一道伤疤--我们有机会治愈它，"他说。
斯托克斯先生说，由于WestConnex工程（将于2023年完工）的实施，帕拉马塔路的交通量将减少，这将为修复打开一个机会之窗。
"当然，任何新高速公路的问题是诱导需求的问题。修建更多的道路来缓解交通，就像购买更大的裤子来减肥一样，"他说
In a sign of the sad state of Parramatta Road, the report estimates more than two-thirds of shops along the 23-kilometre corridor were vacant even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Stokes said the report was timely because it put a focus on the "urgency with which we need to take the opportunity" to restore the urban environment.
"One of the things I've learnt about Parramatta Road is it's a scar through the heart of western Sydney – we have an opportunity to heal it," he said.
Mr Stokes said a reduction in traffic volumes on Parramatta Road as a result of WestConnex – due for completion in 2023 – would open a window of opportunity for restoration.
"The problem, of course, with any new motorway is the problem of induced demand. Building more roads to relieve traffic is like buying bigger trousers to lose weight," he said.
"我们离开的时间越长，那些车道（在Parramatta路上腾出的车道）就越有可能被更多的本地交通所占用。现在是推出计划的时候了。"
WestConnex的理由之一是，它将消除Parramatta路的交通，帮助它变成一条可与巴塞罗那和巴黎的交通相媲美的宜居干道。
悉尼委员会的报告建议沿Parramatta路或在附近修建一条独立的自行车道，并振兴城镇中心以鼓励人们返回。
斯托克斯先生不同意其中一项建议，即对该道路走廊的城市改造战略进行审查。"我们不需要审查它 - 我们需要做它。它是与社区，与议会一起详尽地规划的，我对它的实施速度感到非常沮丧，"他说。
他将部分责任归咎于新南威尔士州交通局对Parramatta路的交通研究的延误，这减缓了议会实现2016年战略中商定的规划成果的行动。
"是交通研究一直在拖延一切，"他说。"新南威尔士州交通局还没有那种紧迫感来完成这些交通研究。"
斯托克斯先生预计，这些涉及不同项目的交通研究将在新的一年内完成，从而使城市振兴战略得以实施。
先驱报》曾透露，新南威尔士州交通局几年前制定了广泛的计划，在Burwood和悉尼中央商务区之间修建一条轻轨。但这些计划没有得到交通部长的支持。
新南威尔士州交通部拒绝回答有关交通研究为何被推迟的问题，称短期内的重点是改善Parramatta路沿线的公交服务。
交通部长Andrew Constance表示，政府希望为Parramatta Road走廊提供大规模的交通解决方案，并正在研究 "像北部海滩上的B-line[公交车]那样的大容量、转弯即走式的公交车"。
悉尼委员会首席执行官Gabriel Metcalf表示，WestConnex的完成是一个在Parramatta路沿线实施变革的机会。"一条好的高街的基本测试很简单--你会觉得在咖啡馆外的人行道上喝咖啡很舒服吗？"他说。
"对于帕拉马塔路来说，今天这个想法将是可笑的。但我们的建议将使Parramatta路重新成为一条高街，成为人们聚集的地方。"
新南威尔士州交通局表示，Parramatta Road中长期公共交通改善的战略商业案例将于明年年底完成。
"The longer we leave it, the more chance that those lanes [freed up on Parramatta Road] will just get used up with more local traffic. Now is the time to roll out the plans."
One of the justifications for WestConnex was that it would remove traffic from Parramatta Road, helping to turn it into a liveable artery comparable with those in Barcelona and Paris.
The Committee for Sydney report recommends a separated cycleway either along Parramatta Road or nearby, and the revitalisation of town centres to encourage people to return.
Mr Stokes disagreed with one of its recommendations for a review of the urban transformation strategy for the road corridor. "We don't need to review it – we need to do it. It was planned exhaustively with the community, with the councils, and I have been very frustrated with the pace with which it is being implemented," he said.
He laid part of the blame on delays to traffic studies on Parramatta Road by Transport for NSW, which had slowed council moves to deliver on planning outcomes agreed in a 2016 strategy.
"It is the traffic studies that have been delaying everything," he said. "There hasn't been that sense of urgency in Transport for NSW to get those traffic studies done."
Mr Stokes expects the traffic studies, which related to different projects, to be concluded in the new year, allowing the strategy for the urban revitalisation to be implemented.
The Herald has previously revealed Transport for NSW developed extensive plans several years ago for a light rail line between Burwood and Sydney's central business district. But those plans did not gain the support of the Transport Minister.
Transport for NSW declined to answer questions about why the traffic studies had been delayed, saying the short-term focus was on improving bus services along Parramatta Road.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the government wanted a mass-transit solution for the Parramatta Road corridor, and was looking into "high-capacity, turn-up-and-go style buses like the B-line [buses] on the northern beaches".
Committee for Sydney chief executive Gabriel Metcalf said the completion of WestConnex was a chance to enact change along Parramatta Road. "The basic test of a good high street is simple – would you feel comfortable having a coffee on the footpath outside a cafe?" he said.
"For Parramatta Road, today that idea would be laughable. But our proposals would return Parramatta Road to a high street and a place where people congregate."
Transport for NSW said a strategic business case for public transport improvements on Parramatta Road over the medium and long term was due to be completed by the end of next year.
