Firstly I hope all the people who were at the presentation
enjoyed it, I have to say this was one of the most interesting assignments that
I have had to present. Queanbeyan is a regional city in NSW and has a similar
planning framework as other regional NSW cities of simular sizes however
Queanbeyan has unique concerns and problems due to its proximity to Canberra.
To begin this presentation the process Queanbeyan city council go through in
planning was outlined and a brief history was given then we spoke about new
growth areas of Queanbeyan these are areas of expansion for Queanbeyan these
include south Jerrabomberra, Tralee area and Googong with construction on Stage
1 of Googong well underway.
Then we spoke about the road infrastructure of Queanbeyan
and future roads such as Dunns creek road, Ellerton drive extension and the
northern bypass currently not going ahead and outlined most of the new road
infrastructure and road improvements were being built to facilitate for the new
growth areas. Then we moved on to talk about infill housing and Queanbeyan
having some quite large high and medium density areas due to their proximity to
Canberra and surrounds and also close to Queanbeyan CBD but with this zoning
maps of Queanbeyan where shown and zoning problems where outlined from where
high density and medium density housing areas met industrial areas.
Then we moved on to heritage and this is an important
planning consideration to remain the city’s history but encourage investment,
then transport infrastructure was spoken about focusing on public transport,
walking and cycling and a focus on the car orientated type of city Queanbeyan
is and a lack of public transport integration between Queanbeyan and Canberra.
Finally the economics of Queanbeyan was outlined reviewing Queanbeyan city
council reports, 2006 census and the CBD master plan and critically analysed
the plans for future development and looked at Queanbeyan’s strong
manufacturing and construction industries influence we concluded are speech
with a short video to have a light hearted finish and I hope all who were there
enjoyed.
Alex, this was an enjoyable seminar, I particularly enjoyed hearing about the planning problems Queanbeyan faces as a result of its proximity to Canberra, given they are a bit to the ones typically faced in Canberra. The focus on heritage was also interesting, and how the council can now work to integrate modern developments with the original structures.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the presentaion too (although I couldn't be there but enjoyed the prezi and videos). As a sort of "satelite" city of Canberra, there is a significant role in Queanbeyan in terms of economic aspects, but the sense of place and human scale planning is really important as it is where fairly young family raise children and have rich history.
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