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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 13 Hansard (5 December) . . Page.. 4566 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

urban design crime prevention principles are part of the range of criteria underpinning the refurbishment of Civic. Forward design for Civic Square and Garema Place has been completed and construction is due to start in early 1997. Funding for Stage 1 is $900,000. Similar, smaller scale refurbishment is being undertaken in the shopping centres of O'Connor, Narrabundah and Hughes, with other centres in Manuka, Kingston, Yarralumla and Weston Creek now at the forward design stage.

. Community consultation has been an integral part of the process of responding to the spirit and the recommendations of the report. In particular the precinct management groups and community safety committees have been closely aligned to this process.

. The need for effective lighting features prominently among the safety recommendations. Upgrades of lighting have been completed in Glebe Park, the service lane of the Sydney Building and at the taxi rank in Bunda Street. Upgrades for the ground level car parks in London Circuit next to the North Building, and in Bunda Street are due for completion shortly.

. Other programs such as the graffiti strategy, the vandal proofing of light posts and globes, and the trialing of new toilet facilities are just a few of the initiatives outlined in the Implementation Report.

. The initial report underlined the importance of the need for reliable crime and justice data, collected and analysed in a manner that provides us with accurate and timely information on crime trends and our responses to those trends. We are moving to have a crime and justice data system established by the end of this year.

. I believe that a principal value of The Role of Urban Design in Crime Prevention and Community Safety report lies in its function as a

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