Sydney is not dead after dark. Or that's what we might need to tell ourselves.

Round-the-clock public transport, less red tape for businesses, and a shift in the popular narrative that the city shuts down at night, are among the priorities identified by the City of Sydney's nightlife and creative sector advisory panel.

A 24-hour public transport system is one of the ideas being floated to help revive Sydney's late-night economy. Credit:Steve Lunam

Sydney Fringe festival director and panel co-chair Kerri Glasscock said the group wanted to change the "doom and gloom" storyline that had dominated discussions of the city's nightlife since lockout laws were introduced.

"We're saying as a sector, enough is enough because we're finding that narrative is at the cost of what we do have," she said.