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The Sydney central business district (CBD) is the historical and main commercial centre of Sydney. The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or city centre is often referred to simply as "Town" or "the City". The Sydney CBD is Australia's main financial and economic centre ...
Satellite photo of the Sydney (centre) area at night, facing west by northwest. Regional NSW areas can be seen on this map such as Wollongong in the Illawarra region can be seen at the bottom left, Bowral and Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands region can be seen in the far left, as well as Gosford in the Central Coast region is visible at the far right.
The CBD Rail Link [43] was a component of the now-cancelled Metropolitan Rail Expansion Program (MREP) in Sydney. First announced in 2005, the line was to have started at Redfern Station , travelled under the city centre , crossed under Sydney Harbour , passed through the lower North Shore and ended at the existing Chatswood railway station .
The lanes and alleyways of Sydney are a series of passageways found in Sydney central business district that have historically functioned by providing both off-street vehicular access to city buildings and secondary pedestrian routes through city blocks. They generally feature street art, cafes, restaurants, bars and retail outlets. [1]
There are currently 21 Sydney Metro stations open and 52 kilometres (32 mi) of track. [3] [4] When current construction is complete, there will be 46 metro stations and 113 kilometres (70 mi) of track. [5] The first section of the Sydney Metro, the Sydney Metro Northwest project, opened on 26 May 2019 between Tallawong and Chatswood. [5]
Sydney CBD: Proposed [53] 56 Pitt Street: 305 1,001 70 Commercial TBA Sydney CBD: Proposed [54] [55] [56] 505 George Street: 270 890 80 Residential TBA Sydney CBD: Approved [57] [58] Hunter Street East Metro Tower 258 846 58 Commercial TBA Sydney CBD Approved [59] [60] 338 Pitt Street North Tower 258 846 80 Mixed use TBA Sydney CBD Approved [61]
The street begins in the north end of Sydney in The Rocks, near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and extends to the southern end of the city, near Central Station and Ultimo, where it leads into Railway Square. From here Broadway is the continuation of George Street turning westwards, leading to the western suburbs as Parramatta Road.
The Westlink M7 motorway, which allows traffic from Canberra and Melbourne to skirt Sydney's outer suburbs on its way north – this bypass was completed with the opening of the NorthConnex tunnel in October 2020. The WestConnex M8 motorway, which forms the southern section of an eventual Inner Western Bypass of Sydney's CBD.