墨尔本铁路扩张计划因缺少强制性经济适用住房而面临批评。 Melbourne's rail expansion plan faces criticism for lacking mandatory affordable housing.

维多利亚州政府在墨尔本的郊区铁路圈计划(SRL)因未授权提供经济适用住房而遭到批评。 The Victorian government's plan for the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) in Melbourne has faced criticism for not mandating affordable housing. 尽管自2016年以来出台了一个自愿计划,但一直没有提供负担得起的住房。 Despite a voluntary scheme in place since 2016, no affordable housing has been provided. 社区住房工业协会主张有强制性要求,指出悉尼1996年的成功计划导致1 500多所负担得起的住房。 The Community Housing Industry Association argues for mandatory requirements, pointing to Sydney’s successful 1996 scheme which led to over 1,500 affordable homes. 目前,SRL计划缺乏任何强制性开发者捐款或政府对负担得起的住房的直接资助。 Currently, the SRL plan lacks any mandatory developer contributions or direct government funding for affordable housing.