Page 5506 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 9 December 2009
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(ii) a bus interchange at Erindale, as detailed in the ACT Public Transport Strategic Network Plan; and
(d) that road plans in the Tuggeranong Valley are yet to reflect future development; and
(2) calls on the ACT Government to:
(a) take a more thoughtful approach to planning for the whole Tuggeranong Valley; and
(b) commission an additional master plan for the Erindale area, focussing in particular on:
(i) transport planning in the Tuggeranong Valley; and
(ii) the views and perspectives of local experts, businesses and residents; and
(c) report to the Legislative Assembly with a completed Erindale Master Plan by the first sitting week in June 2010.
The Greens acknowledge the impact that planning matters can have on transport and the way people live in general. We believe it is important that our plans for future communities encourage methods of sustainable transport and that infrastructure needs are built into forward designs. The motion that I have moved today seeks to recognise this principle at a local level by calling on the ACT government to undertake an Erindale master plan. I have moved this motion because Erindale is a hub for both business and community and is getting bigger every year. Current residents are concerned about what the suburb will look like in the future and have asked for the assistance that a master plan can provide in ensuring growth is achieved in an orderly and respectful manner.
In addition to addressing the concerns of residents about the current situation, future development in Erindale will need to ensure that sustainable transport is paramount in government thinking. The Tuggeranong Valley has not received the greatest levels of attention from government for some time. An effective Erindale master plan will go some way to rectifying shortfalls in action in the region.
To quote from the Woden master plan:
The master plan process is not about developing a schedule of Government funded capital works. Rather, it is about creating a framework for change that assists the Government and private sectors to work in partnership to adapt quickly to changing commercial, social and environmental realities. Without this overview, individual projects often fail to materialise due to the difficulty of dealing with all the issues in the absence of an overall context.
Master plans sit within the structure of the territory plan, which allows for special plans and codes to be adopted by the planning authority. As such, the master plan will
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