Policies and initiatives > Direction 2. Better management of metropolitan growth

2.1 Establish an urban growth boundary to set clear limits to metropolitan Melbourne’s outward development

2.2 Concentrate urban expansion into growth areas that are served by high-capacity public transport

2.3 Manage the sequence of development in growth areas so that services are available from early in the life of new communities

2.4 Protect the green wedges of metropolitan Melbourne from inappropriate development