ABSTRACT
The 24th Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia in the Spring of 2000 are remembered as the ‘green games’ with the most comprehensive approach to sustainable development actioned to that time. The epicentre of facilities – with the main stadia, athletes housing, media hub, and visitor amenities – was a regenerated brownfield site in the city’s suburban middle ring. The scale of development matched the global aspirations of the host city and the expansiveness of a site having to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. As successful as the games were as a sporting, cultural, environmental rehabilitation, and image-building event, the post-games legacy has been more problematic. A succession of plans and strategies have attempted with mixed fortunes to better integrate what is still known as Sydney Olympic Park into everyday city life. The latest phase focuses on a residential and community-orientated revitalization powered by improved accessibility from new metro and light rail connectivity.
