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City and Gateway Urban Design Framework December 2018 (ACT Government and National Capital Authority)
Strategic walking network
Strategic areas of focus for pedestrian facility improvements are:
• Lowering traffic speed in appropriate locations to promote place making outcomes, particularly in relation to improving safe pedestrian and cycling conditions.
Design criteria
• Implementing lower speed environments on targeted city and gateway corridor streets to support more pedestrian activity, cycling and to improve safety for all road users
Strategic cycling network
Design criteria
• Improvements to intersections, line marking indicating bicycle use, speed limit reduction and street car parking changes are among the measures to be implemented as part of defining active travel streets in the short term.
Opportunities
Transform Northbourne Plaza
Design criteria
o The completed plaza will feature new street trees and plantings, furniture, paving, lighting and public art, creating an attractive setting for this important civic, gateway and transit location. The improvements will reflect the ‘people first’ focus for this priority space, which connects the city centre’s eastern and western activity zones.
ACT Planning Strategy 2018
Actions
2.3.1 Establish an approach to the urban design of the city centre that focusses on interconnected precincts, and considers matters relevant to the city centre location including:
• implementation of the City Plan and the City and Gateway Urban Design Framework
• contribution to the ‘place’ experience of the city
5.2.1 Apply the Movement and Place Framework in future precinct planning to recognise people and place in the design and function of precincts. Include the following principles:
• permeable street layouts
• safe and efficient active travel routes connected to centres, schools, public transport and local activities
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