Development
strategies
Street Network
& Movement
The design of a street should reflect its function:
o Through route (East-West Link).
o Public Transport corridor (Boulevard)
o Residential (steets/Homezones)
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Public Transport
New development should provide good access to public transport:
o Bus stops within 400m of dwellings.
o Possible future implementation of a Rapid Public Transport system.
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Key Spaces
& Gateways
New neighbourhoods should provide an interesting environment:
o Key green spaces.
o Boulevard & Square.
o 'Gateway' buildings.
o Public Art
o Focal buildings
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Land Use &
Building Heights
Locate higher buildings down the slope and around key spaces
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Landscape &
Drainage
Provide a variety of landscaped spaces, including:
o formal & informal public open space
o tree lined Boulevard
o wildlife habitat
o nature reserve A Swale helps cleanse surface water run off and provides
wildlife
habitat.
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