The 'pitch' battle for Sydney's green space intensifies as population density rises

By Jacob Saulwick
Updated November 27 2015 - 6:13pm, first published 12:51pm
"Every bit of space is going to be a premium in the city now." Photo: Dallas Kilponen
"Every bit of space is going to be a premium in the city now." Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Leichhardt Wanderers take on Lower North Shore in under 10s. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Leichhardt Wanderers take on Lower North Shore in under 10s. Photo: Christopher Pearce
The Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust  is unable to satisfy about 15 per cent of applicants for sporting fields. Photo: Quentin Jones
The Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust is unable to satisfy about 15 per cent of applicants for sporting fields. Photo: Quentin Jones

"You can neither lie to a neighbourhood park, nor reason with it," wrote Jane Jacobs in her 1961 classic, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. But you can sure argue about it.