Metro Report shows how Metro has changed Macquarie Park
A new report from Connect MPID - recently launched at Transport for NSW’s Macquarie Park office - identifies the anticipated impact of Sydney Metro services expanding in 2024.
The report records what happened in Macquarie Park when stage one of Sydney Metro opened in May 2019 - including 4,000 fewer vehicles passing through our area each day.
This reduction in traffic followed sustained year-on-year growth in traffic at this location, highlighting how impactful Metro has been on congestion in our area.
The report also found stage one of Sydney Metro has played an instrumental role in growing and changing our connected Macquarie Park community - with more people now calling Australia’s original innovation district home, and living within walking distance of three Metro stations.
Macquarie Park’s residential population increased by more than a third in the five years to 2021, to a total of 11,071 people.
For example, the new development at ‘Midtown Mac Park’ (Herring Road) aims to be “100% walkable”, hosting homes, a school, parkland and a swimming pool all within 500m of Macquarie University Metro station.
The report also charts the changing demographic of workers and students in the area, with more coming from Sydney’s northwest since the first stage of the line opened.
Mark Ames, General Manager at Connect MPID, says Macquarie Park can expect further changes:
“We’ve recorded how the first stage of Sydney Metro has changed our area, with more workers, more residents and more students coming to Macquarie Park as a result.”
We can expect to see similar changes when Stage Two of the line opens next year, connecting Macquarie Park direct to the city and southwest of Sydney for the first time, and expanding our employee catchment area.”
“It’s a hugely exciting opportunity, and the time for workplaces to get ready is now.”
Presenters at the launch of Connect MPID’s Metro report launch included representatives from industry, Government and Sydney Metro, who framed the expansion of services as a significant opportunity for Macquarie Park, and encouraging local employers to ‘get ready’ and realise the potential of ‘more Metro’.
