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13/04/17
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Originally posted by poyndexter
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A thoughtful post Denk and you got the chance to throw off literary shackles there at the end ... some of your imagery is wondrous lol.
$/m2 is probably a critical urbanisation KPI ... the wealth of citizens divided by the area of a city ... in jobs dense super cities it's going to be relatively high.
The limiting factor is connectivity ... Google have just passed on the option to be lead tennant of the NSW Government's proposed Bays Precinct Technology Hub (White Bay and surrounds) because of lack of physical connectivity ... the govt's 10 yr timeline for the CBD to Parramatta Metro rail line leaves the development stranded for transport and I guess they figure that will make it difficult for staff and users to access.
Smart cities spread out between Sydney and Melbourne connected by a 500km/hr MagLev VFT would be an urbanisation game changer, with most of the new cities being only 30-60 mins from either Sydney and Melbourne. Well serviced, strong themed employment, vibrant communities supporting high level local service businesses would probably develop similar $/m2 compared to super cities when adjusted for cheaper housing options.
We simply have to move beyond the 60's to 90's concept of boon docks satellite cities 90+ mins commute from super cities via legacy transport infrastructure.
Dare to imagine what life might be like with the advent of personal and commuter scale teleporting 8)).
Dex
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Maybe an easier KPI to calculate that may indicate pretty much the same thing would be $GDP/m2 or $GDP /hectare ... it stands to reason it would be high in super cities like Sydney and Melbourne ... it stands to reason that thought and planning effort should go into creating the conditions that seed a high value of that KPI in much smaller, new cities.
Dex