Marsden Park: The Devil of Urban Sprawl
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the detrimental effects of urban sprawl and infrastructure lag, particularly in Marsden Park, a suburb of Western Sydney. Rapid housing development has outpaced the provision of essential services like roads, schools, and transport, leading to overcrowding and a lack of accessibility. The script highlights the need for a more sustainable approach to city planning, where infrastructure development precedes and supports housing growth, to ensure residents have access to a high quality of life and a truly livable community.
Takeaways
- 🏗️ Rapid housing construction in Western Sydney has outpaced the development of necessary infrastructure, leading to urban sprawl.
- 🚗 The lack of adequate roads in Marsden Park, a suburb in Western Sydney, has caused significant traffic congestion and posed safety risks.
- 🏫 Schools like Northbourne Public School were delayed in opening, resulting in overcrowding once they finally opened their doors.
- 🛒 Residents of Marsden Park had to wait until 2021 for a shopping center, highlighting the issue of infrastructure lag.
- 🚌 Public transport, including bus services to Showground Station, was not immediately available, causing frustration among residents.
- 🏠 The term 'McMansions' is used to describe the mass-produced, generic houses built in these new estates, lacking the charm of older Sydney areas.
- 🌳 There is a need for more green spaces and larger backyards in these new suburbs, which currently lack the forestry charm of more established areas.
- 📈 High-rise development is presented as a more sustainable solution to accommodate the growing population while ensuring access to necessary amenities.
- 🏭 The Australian dream of owning a house is being compromised by the housing crisis and the lack of infrastructure in newly developed areas.
- 🚆 Plans for a heavy rail extension to Marsden Park are far off, indicating a long-term infrastructure lag that could affect the suburb's growth and accessibility.
- 🌐 The video calls for a change in the approach to urban development, prioritizing infrastructure before housing to create more livable and sustainable communities.
Q & A
What is the main issue discussed in the video script about urban development in Sydney?
-The main issue discussed is urban sprawl and the problem of infrastructure lag, where the development of housing estates outpaces the provision of necessary infrastructure such as roads, schools, and public transport.
What is Marsden Park and why is it significant in the context of this video?
-Marsden Park is a suburb in Western Sydney that serves as a case study for the issues of flawed city planning and the negative impacts of urban sprawl and infrastructure lag on residents.
What was the situation of Marsden Park before 2013?
-Before 2013, Marsden Park was semi-rural with only a few small streets, a public school, and a mosque.
What changes started happening in Marsden Park from 2014?
-From 2014, large areas of Marsden Park began to be developed, with new residents moving into the new estate from 2015 onwards.
Why is the term 'McMansions' used to describe the houses in these new estates?
-The term 'McMansions' is used to describe the mass-produced, generic, and similar-looking houses in these estates, similar to how McDonald's burgers are mass-produced and uniform.
What is the problem with the development of Marsden Park in terms of infrastructure?
-The problem is that the infrastructure, such as roads, schools, and public transport, is not keeping up with the pace of housing development, leading to overcrowding and inadequate facilities for residents.
What is the issue with having only one road leading out of Marsden Park for several years?
-Having only one road leading out of Marsden Park for several years caused significant traffic congestion and posed risks in case of floods and bushfires, as it was the sole evacuation route.
What is the term 'infrastructure lag' and how does it relate to Marsden Park?
-Infrastructure lag refers to the situation where the necessary infrastructure to support a growing town or city lags behind its development. In Marsden Park, this lag resulted in inadequate roads, overcrowded schools, and insufficient public transport for years.
What are the plans for improving transport in Marsden Park?
-The plans include extending the Sydney Metro Northwest at Talawang to Showfields and then to Marsden Park, potentially linking up with the Sydney Metro Greater West to the new airport at Badgery's Creek. However, these plans may not be realized for another 10 to 20 years.
What is the author's view on high-rise development as a solution to the housing crisis in Sydney?
-The author suggests that high-rise development is a more sustainable solution, as it allows for more people to live in a smaller area while ensuring access to green space, shopping centers, transport, education, and other facilities.
What is the author's final message regarding the situation in Marsden Park and Western Sydney?
-The author's final message is a call for developers and governments to prioritize proper infrastructure and green spaces, recognizing that residents deserve more than just houses—they deserve a high quality of life and not to feel like second-class citizens.
Outlines
🏗️ Urban Sprawl and Infrastructure Lag in Marsden Park
This paragraph discusses the concept of urban sprawl, particularly in Marsden Park, a suburb in Western Sydney. It highlights the rapid housing development that has outpaced the provision of essential infrastructure such as roads, schools, supermarkets, and public transport. The video script points out that while developers are quick to build houses, the state government struggles to keep up with the necessary infrastructure, leading to issues like inadequate roads and overcrowded schools. Marsden Park, once semi-rural, has seen explosive growth since 2014, with housing estates growing without the corresponding public facilities, exemplifying the flawed city planning mindset.
🚦 Infrastructure Challenges and Development in Marsden Park
The second paragraph delves into the specific infrastructure challenges faced by Marsden Park, including the lack of adequate roads, which led to severe traffic congestion and posed risks related to flood and bushfire evacuation. The script mentions the opening of a second road in 2021 and the gradual improvement in public transport with buses to Showground Station. However, it also points out the suburb's struggle with infrastructure lag, where the development of essential facilities such as schools and shopping centers is significantly delayed. The paragraph emphasizes the state government's role in this lag and the impact on residents, who have had to endure years of inadequate infrastructure despite the rapid growth of housing estates.
🏘️ McMansions and the Future of Urban Development
The final paragraph critiques the prevalence of 'McMansions'—mass-produced, generic houses that lack the charm of older Sydney suburbs. It discusses the preference of Australians for standalone houses over apartments, which has led to the proliferation of these uniform dwellings in newly developed areas. The script argues for high-rise development as a more sustainable solution, allowing for better walkability and access to infrastructure in a compact space. It calls for a change in the current approach to urban planning, advocating for the prioritization of infrastructure before development to create more natural, accessible, and greener towns. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for developers and governments to provide better living conditions for residents, emphasizing that they deserve more than just houses.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Urban Sprawl
💡Infrastructure Lag
💡McMansions
💡State Government
💡Housing Crisis
💡Transport
💡Marsden Park
💡High-Rise Development
💡Green Space
💡Walkability
💡Australian Dream
Highlights
Building a town requires houses, roads, schools, supermarkets, health facilities, parks, shopping centers, child care, and public transport.
Sydney is growing rapidly, with up to 200,000 people each year, leading to frantic development in western Sydney.
Urban sprawl is characterized by inadequate roads, overcrowded schools, and insufficient basic necessities and transport.
Marsden Park, a suburb in western Sydney, exemplifies the issues arising from flawed city planning.
Marsden Park's development began in 2014, with residents moving in from 2015, but infrastructure has lagged behind.
The Australian dream of home ownership is driving the demand for housing far from city centers.
Developers often promise amenities like schools and shopping centers, but these fail to materialize on time.
For years, Marsden Park had only one road leading out, causing significant traffic issues and posing risks.
Infrastructure lag is a widespread problem, with the state government struggling to keep up with developer speed.
Marsden Park's public school and shopping center only opened in 2021, years after residents started moving in.
High-rise development is presented as a more sustainable solution, offering better access to infrastructure.
The stigma associated with apartment living in Australia is driving the demand for houses, even in distant suburbs.
The government's approach to managing the housing crisis is criticized as short-sighted and leading to infrastructure lag.
McMansions, mass-produced and generic houses, are becoming common in new estates, lacking green space and charm.
Residents of western Sydney deserve proper infrastructure, greenery, and space, not just houses.
The video calls for prioritizing infrastructure development before housing to prevent further urban sprawl issues.
Marsden Park is slowly recovering, but it may take years to become a truly accessible and established town.
Transcripts
let's say you were building a town
what do you need
houses obviously
roads to get to the houses
you also need the basic necessities like
schools supermarkets health facilities
parks shopping centers child care and
more
you'd probably want a bus line as well
maybe even a train station to get people
to nearby towns
now picture this
imagine the houses were built and then
nothing
with sydney growing and growing by up to
200 000 people every year our state
government is frantically opening the
outskirts of western sydney up to
developers
houses are being built at lightning
speed developers have that first step
down pat
but the rest of it the roads the schools
the supermarkets the basic necessities
the transport
they're being left to the state
government
and that's a problem because they're not
keeping up
it's called urban sprawl and it's a
devil
today i'll be talking about marsden park
one of the many suburbs in western
sydney that is the victim of a deeply
flawed city planning mindset one that
has inadequate roads cookie-cutter homes
overcrowded schools and far more
problems
in this video we'll be exploring just
how destructive urban sprawl and
infrastructure lag have proven to be to
the residents of marston park
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marthan park is a small suburb located
49 kilometers north west of sydney cbd
before 2013 the suburb was pretty much
still semi-rural
little more than a few small streets a
public school and a mosque
this started to change in 2014
that was the year that massive pieces of
marsden park slowly begun development
the first new residents started moving
into the new estate in 2015.
over the years that have passed since
more and more of marsden park has been
opened up to developers
allowing the suburb to just grow and
grow
unimpeded
marston park benefits from being far
away enough from sydney cbd that
developers were able to keep prices low
but close enough to richmond road and
showfield's train station that people
could readily access transport to the
rest of sydney
or at least in theory
that's pretty much the thesis behind
urban sprawl especially in a city like
sydney
australians want to own their own houses
it's part of the australian dream and
that dream can come true
so long as you're happy to live 50
kilometers away from the city
there's not exactly much space left near
the inner city after all
developments like marsden park generally
are advertised in very flashy appealing
ways
talking about tree-lined streets
cycleways parks wide roads
they'll often talk about plans for a new
school any shopping center a child care
center maybe even a train station if
they're lucky
but that's the problem with urban sprawl
remember earlier when i talked about
what you need to build a town
when the development and growth of
estates occurs in such a quick
uncontrolled manner
the plans often just can't keep up
marsden park started opening up to
residents in 2015
it didn't get its new promise to public
school northbourne public school until
2021
it didn't get its new shopping center
until 2021 either
and its promised high school is still in
the planning stages
while the location has been secured from
the high school it could be years before
the school opens
buses from the suburb to show fields one
of the nearest train stations did not
run for years frustrating residents who
demanded better public transport
most worryingly of all for five out of
the past six years there was only one
road leading out of marsden park
illara willard
that's right the government managed to
stuff up perhaps the very first step of
developing a new town
adequate roads
for a suburb to only have one road
leading out of it is quite a monumental
stuff up
news articles quickly started appearing
in the media as traffic in marston park
backed up daily with residents
complaining that it could sometimes take
30 minutes just to get out of this
suburb in peak hour
this isn't just a convenience problem to
have no alternate route out of a suburb
also poses a flood and bushfire risk
especially given that areas of marston
park lie in high risk flood areas
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luckily another road able road opened
out of the suburb in 2021
and luckily the suburb is slowly playing
catch up it has had buses running every
15 minutes in peak hour to showfield
station since 2019.
it does now have a shopping center and
it does have its promised new school
the suburb is on its way to becoming a
proper established town
well fine northbourne public school
which has barely been open for two years
is already operating at 1 100 students
beyond its 1000 student capacity
infrastructure is catching up with
marsden park
it's just not doing so fast enough
master planned estates like marsden park
seem like excellent ideas when they are
planned and they often have the very
best of intentions
the trouble is that while the developer
can build houses the development of the
proper infrastructure to support these
houses
roads buses schools healthcare
they fall to the responsibility of the
state government
a state government that simply put often
lags behind that of the local developer
and local council
it's called infrastructure lag
where the proper infrastructure to
support a town lags years behind the
growth of the town itself and when the
infrastructure does arrive
often it's not even adequate enough
a perfect example of this is heavy rail
infrastructure
you see marston park may one day have
its own train station the plan is to
extend the sydney metro north west at
talawang to show fields then to martin
park before heading south to saint
mary's and linking up with the sydney
metro greater west to the new airport at
badgery's creek
the trouble is there are no plans in the
immediate future to carry through with
this
the metro to marsden park may not be
built for another 10 maybe even 20 years
this infrastructure lag is worrying
despite the areas west of blacktown
being the fastest growing in sydney
only 26 of sydney's
170 stations are west of blacktown
and there's only immediate plans for six
new stations to fix that in the next 10
years
infrastructure drives development
it's a message i've pushed time and
again on this channel
but the relationship should never be
reversed
development should not drive
infrastructure because the
infrastructure to support these
developments
roads schools transport
they should be coming first
infrastructure lag crippled marsden park
for years it's only just beginning to
recover and even so it could take years
before it's a properly established truly
accessible town
and the problems of marsden park are
simply being mirrored all over the
outskirts of sydney
austral oren park box hill harrington
park gledswood hills north kellyville
spring farm our state government is
releasing land for development faster
than it can build infrastructure to keep
up
and that's a problem
i mentioned earlier that living in a
house is part of the australian dream
and it's true
australians want to own a house
but that's difficult when our city is in
the grips of a housing crisis
often the only options for young
families wanting to raise their kids in
a house is to live on the far outskirts
of sydney regardless of how far away
they may be from the rest of sydney
regardless of whether or not the
infrastructure is even present here
the market wants houses
people want houses
and they're willing to accept anything
the result
rows and rows of houses that all pretty
much look the same squeezed in as tight
as possible together these houses have
been dubbed mcmansions in common media
throughout australia and even the united
states
because while they all may be nice and
big
they all look the same
mass-produced generic
like a mcdonald's burger hence the name
mcmansions
these areas need more trees more green
space bigger backyards
but they just don't have that
i don't want to insult those who live in
these estates because at least they get
to live in a nice house part of the
australian dream
it's just unfortunate that these areas
lack the foresty charm of older areas of
sydney
and that's sad
high-rise development is the better more
sustainable solution in a lot of these
situations
more people can be squeezed into a
smaller area while still ensuring
adequate access to green space shopping
centers transport education and more
it's just easier for planners to allow
for better walkability and access to
infrastructure if everything is tightly
packed together in apartments
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unfortunately many young families want
houses and that's understandable
living in an apartment carries an
unfortunate stigma in australian society
that even i myself am not immune to our
government is desperately trying to
build as many houses as possible trying
to keep up with demand trying to manage
the housing crisis as best as they can
but they're doing so in a horrifically
short-sighted way
imagine new estates where schools and
shopping centers opened up in sync with
the estate where roads were initially
built adequately enough to handle
congestion where bus services were
plentiful where train stations were
delivered as quickly as possible
imagine a town that grew in the natural
way i cited at the start of this video
our state government should prioritize
this
instead of allowing infrastructure lag
to continue to thousands of
residents of western sydney daily
urban sprawl is harming sydney simple as
that
residents and young families deserve to
live in houses but that's not all they
deserve and developers and governments
need to realize that they deserve proper
infrastructure
they deserve more greenery more space
they deserve to not feel like third
class citizens simply because they can't
afford to live closer to sydney's cbd
they deserve more
western sydney deserves more
marsden park deserves more
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