Royal Commission on Sydney Improvement / Cathedral-Street Viaduct and Tunnel.

Large rare plan signed by Thomas Hughes (1863-1930) showing the proposed Cathedral Street viaduct and tunnel made for the Royal Commission on Sydney Improvements.

The 1908-1909 Royal Commission on Sydney Improvements had studied numerous issues affecting the city at the turn of the c.20th and put forward a number of future planning proposals. They looked at the transit system, traffic congestion, pollution, housing needs, beautification, open spaces as it was and for its future growth requirements. This was Sydney’s first major planning review. Forty recommendations were put forward some of which were subsequently implement such as; Hickson Road remodeling, Central  Railway Station approaches, completion of Martin Place, creation of Anzac Parade, and a number of road widening and extensions.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 219912
State Library New South Wales: MMS ID 991023560339702626
State Library Victoria: Record ID 995770863607636