The City of Ryde Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday 29 April was adjourned at 6.30pm due to a fire alarm evacuation interrupting proceedings. The meeting will be scheduled on another date yet to be decided.
The City of Ryde has experienced significant growth across the entire LGA, with increased development activities increasing the pressure on the existing infrastructure asset base, with the need for additional infrastructure being a key outcome of Council’s Community Strategic Plan. In 2020, the City of Ryde exhibited and endorsed a new Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). The LSPS outlined the need for a collaborative approach to address the gaps identified as part of the current and future demand for infrastructure.
The Local Infrastructure Strategy will serve as a comprehensive framework for addressing infrastructure gaps, enhancing service delivery, and promoting resilience in the face of future challenges. The strategy outlines the challenges to be addressed to ensure appropriate management, future population growth and demand for infrastructure. The draft strategy incorporates the different needs of the City of Ryde Community in both the present as well as the needs of the future.
The Local Infrastructure Strategy identifies the following five main outcomes:
This strategy (and the above outcomes) is intended to be flexible, and to be applicable to the unknowns of the future. They will be used as the key drivers of change for infrastructure within the Ryde Local Government Area.