By Ellie Busby
Copyright brisbanetimes
For decades, it was the jingle synonymous with the southern end of Church Street: “Come on out to Parramatta, and walk down auto alley”. With multiple car dealerships lining the busy road, it was the go-to spot for generations who wanted to purchase a vehicle.
But a new report envisions a very different future for the street: 15,100 new dwellings in buildings up to 15 storeys along a “grand, tree-lined boulevard with cycleways and wider pedestrian paths”.
Expanding Parramatta, a report which will be unveiled at Tuesday’s Housing Now! conference by Business Western Sydney, details four areas surrounding the Parramatta CBD, including auto alley, that could be transformed into several neighbourhoods to deliver up to 60,000 new homes.
The areas recommended for more housing are all within two kilometres of Parramatta CBD. They include Parramatta north, along Church Street, but don’t include the site slated for rezoning by the state government. It has 356 dwellings, but the report says it has the potential to reach up to 13,100.
