Noise And Indoor Air Quality In Developments Along Major Roads

摘要

We've known for a long time that living close to a freeway is unpleasant and probabl unhealthy. Recently, the New South Wales Department of Planning (DOP) convened a group of experts to come up with practical advice for development near roads carrying high volumes of traffic. The group's recommendations have informed new Department of Planning guidelines and influenced a shift in focus away from the concept of 'renewal corridors' published in the 2005 Metropolitan Strategy. Renewal corridors were loosely defined as areas 500 metres either side of major transport corridors. The policy has shifted. Instead, it is preferred that new residential development will be concentrated in a series of centres near (but not directly on) major roads, with increased housing density still within walking distance of high-frequency public transport but with less sensitive uses lining the road (illustrated in image 1).