The supply of new housing will be turbocharged and aggressive jobs targets set across the city, powerful new plans released on Monday by the Greater Sydney Commission show.

The release of the draft district plans by Lucy Turnbull's Greater Sydney Commission comes as the Herald presents a series of stories exploring the planning and development challenges of Sydney's immediate future.

The Sydney 2026 series examines the shape of Sydney in light of the infrastructure projects that have been the priority of Mike Baird's state government, and assesses if those projects will be capable of fitting the needs of a fast-growing city.

"Invariably governments have tried to do a patchwork catch-up on infrastructure that should have been built 10, 20 years earlier," said Mr Baird.