Student’s greenway network plan inspired by ‘mum and dad’s long commute to get me to sport’
Gruelling commutes to weekend sport as a teenager inspired arts student Sean Perry’s vision of building a “greenway” to cut through Sydney’s congested suburbs.
Gruelling commutes to weekend sport as a teenager inspired arts student Sean Perry’s vision of building a “greenway” to cut through Sydney’s congested suburbs.
The 19-year-old Sydney University student said a greenway network, comprised of bike paths and walkways, would improve the city’s liveability if it connected public parks to one another across the city.
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Mr Perry, whose bold idea has made him a finalist in the $10,000-a-year Lendlease Bradfield Urbanisation Scholarship, admits Sydney’s notorious hills would prove a challenge during construction but suggests using boring technology to tunnel through.
“One of my main inspirations was thinking back to my childhood and remembering the time it took for my parents to get me to sporting games,” the Earlwood resident said.
“A greenway would use unused land and connect parks along rivers while focusing on strategic spots — coming out of Parramatta, Badgerys Creek and the CBD.
“(We need it) to decentralise the city. At the moment our transport is too car-oriented and too focused on the city.”
He said if he won the scholarship, which will be announced as part of the Bradfield Oration on Monday, he would shine a light on town planning.
“(It) seems to be politically motivated and based on re-election rather than listening to planners,” he said.
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