The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games presented the host city with a number of opportunities to improve its infrastructure and sporting facilities in line with its long-term strategic vision to transition to being a more mature and sustainable Australian city. However, major events such as the Commonwealth Games have a chequered history of bestowing lasting benefits and a positive legacy on the host city. This article examines the ways in which infrastructure planning for the 2018 Games was used to underpin the success experienced by the Gold Coast in harnessing the event to achieve broader city building objectives. It also reflects critically on how major event-led development can be used to support existing strategic city plans.

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避免白象：2018 年黄金海岸英联邦运动会基础设施规划的新方法？

黄金海岸 2018 年英联邦运动会为主办城市提供了许多改善基础设施和体育设施的机会，这符合其转型成为更成熟和可持续的澳大利亚城市的长期战略愿景。然而，英联邦运动会等重大赛事在为主办城市带来持久利益和积极遗产方面有着曲折的历史。本文探讨了如何利用 2018 年奥运会的基础设施规划来巩固黄金海岸在利用赛事实现更广泛的城市建设目标方面取得的成功。它还批判性地反映了如何利用重大事件主导的开发来支持现有的战略城市规划。