Page 1091 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 20 March 2013
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ensuring that new development maintains access and views to the beautiful natural features such as lake, river, bush and mountains.
Buildings are on setbacks from streets and are positioned so that views to the mountains dominate. This is particularly evident along Soward Way and Anketell Street. It is easy to access and see the lake from the centre’s main street, Anketell Street. Walking from the centre down to the Murrumbidgee River is, of course, a pleasure. It is a centre that is accessible to broader Canberra and it is easy to move around. Spaces which were previously unattractive and unused have been developed or redeveloped and continue to activate the streetscape.
Many surface car parks in the centre have been developed, allowing for the creation of much nicer places for people to walk and linger. Car parking is accommodated in basements, on rooftops or on the street, and pedestrian and cyclist connections through the centre are direct. Walking and cycling are easy. Small businesses are supported by the increased foot traffic passing by them and public transport facilities are located so that they are central and accessible for most centre users.
The centre is an attractive destination for the Tuggeranong district and broader Canberra. The town centre is a thriving community and business hub. It provides a range of services and facilities which serve the Tuggeranong district and broader Canberra. An increase in the centre’s population helps support these services and facilities. An increased population has attracted public and private investment in the centre.
Of course, we have heard the Tuggeranong Community Council and those living in the area of Tuggeranong call for the expansion of better urban areas for the centre. We also see Tuggeranong town centre as a centre which is diverse, resilient and flexible to change. We want to see it support and encourage food production, where green roofs are common, where walking and cycling are the preferred modes of transport in the centre, where residents do not need to leave the centre for access to their day-to-day needs, where buildings are designed to accommodate different uses over time, to be adapted to changing circumstances and market conditions, where the population supports existing and new retail, where buildings have a variety of tenancy sizes, thus responding to a broad range of business opportunities and where new buildings respond positively to the street and benefit from good orientation.
We have also looked at the Erindale master plan. That recommends 1,200 new parking spaces to assist park and ride as well as easing parking difficulties. There is a new bus station there at the Erindale centre, providing lighted intersections for better traffic management and allowing for the development of two new streets. Part of block 1, section 295 is to be released for a new full-line supermarket and additional retail. There are also extra bike lanes around the area.
The Erindale master plan calls for a diverse mix of land uses and urban spatial topologies, making it a friendly, low-key, relaxed place where people like to work and shop. It is convenient and centrally located, offering a range of services in one location. There is an eat street place in the Erindale master plan, a precinct at Gartside Street. Economically, it is one of the strongest performing shopping centres in Canberra. It also has easy parking.
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