Is Newcastle off track?

摘要

The stalemate over how to revitalise the state's second-largest city captures the vital link between transport and urban planning. Continuing Architecture Bulletin's coverage, David Rose and Michael McPherson update us on this decades-old debate. For more than 25 years the condition of the Newcastle CBD has been the subject of continued prognosis and debate. Despite the success of a Liberal candidate at the 2011 New South Wales state elections - the first for Newcastle since 1907 - the issue, and a satisfactory long-term solution, remains unresolved.