Case Study-Chatswood Transport Interchange & Associated Development,

Sydney, Australia

Case Study I Transit-oriented Urban Design

Site: Chatswood, Sydney.

Completion Time: 2019.

Personal Work.

Transit-oriented Urban Design for Walkable Sydney Strategic Centres

Design Research I Transit-oriented urban development and design

Site: Sydney, Australia.

Tutor: Michael Gheorghiu, James Weirick (UNSW).

Completion Time: June. 2019- Sep. 2020.

Topic

Research Title: Transit-oriented urban design for walkable Sydney strategic centresan analysis of the key sites on the proposed Northern Beaches’ metro.

Key words: Transit-oriented development, urban design, walkability, Sydney strategic centre, Northern Beaches.

Sydney began the construction of a metro network with the completion of the first segment of the Northwest Metro between Rouse Hill and Chatswood. This will be extended under the harbour and through the city and connected to the existing Sydenham-Bankstown which would be converted from Heavy rail to metro standard. Further metro lines were planned to include one west to Parramatta and one southeast to Maroubra. A line northeast to the northern beach has been advocated. In any future network, the location of stations will be critical. It is important not to repeat the same mistakes in station locations. Sydney has the experience, for example, Green Square railway station on the Sydney Airport heavy rail line located in the early 1990s on the basis of development potential in that part of South Sydney. Has been problematic in terms of walkability as it is located at the intersection of five major arterial roads?

The thesis will explore the implementation of sound transit-oriented development and design around metro stations on the basis of five success TOD criteria: market, density, mix, access, and design. Specifically, it aims to evaluate the development potential of strategic centres in Northern Beaches before setting up metro stations through a multi-scale analysis. The relevant urban design principles will be summarised and applied in the design scenario for testing and finally compared with the yield of the bus-oriented scenario. The research finding shows that Frenchs Forest has the best development value, followed by Brookvale and Mona Vale, which should be included in the proposed metro line. The final testing of the urban design scenario of Frenchs Forest shows that the over 1 million sqm generated floor space is more than double the yield of the current bus-oriented plan. This also implies the metro-based development could create a huge catalytic effect and walkable environment for future Northern Beaches.