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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Foundry Apartments - residential and

commercial development

- Stage 1 under construction

Future Brimbank Community and Civic

Centre development - completion 2016

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Hamp

shire

Road,

the

‘hear

t

’

and

tradi

tional

‘main

s

tree

t

’

o

f

Sun

shine

will

be:

•

a

sa

fe

and

com

for

t

able

place

to

visi

t;

•

a

unique

and

vibran

t

place

tha

t

re

fe

rence

s

i

t

s

his

tor

y

and

is

a

magne

t

for

shoppe

r

s,

worke

r

s

and

visi

tor

s;

•

a

legible

environment

tha

t

is

ea

sy

to

unde

r

s

t

and;

and

•

a

su

s

t

ainable

environment

tha

t

priori

tise

s

pede

s

trian

s,

c

yclis

t

s

and

public transport users over through-traffic.

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Council’s

S

truc

ture

Plan

for

Sun

shine

se

t

s

ou

t

ob

je

c

tive

s

for

the

tran

s

formation

o

f

the

Sunshine

Ac

tivi

tie

s

A

rea.

The

Plan

ac

commodate

s

pro

je

c

ted

grow

th

and

change

ove

r

20

year

s,

and

t

ake

s

into

ac

coun

t

a

longer-term planning horizon.

The

S

truc

ture

Plan’s

vision

for

the

Town

Cen

tre

is

a

place

people

wan

t

to

visi

t

,

shop,

work

,

s

tudy

and

live

in.

Relevan

t

to

Hamp

shire

Road,

i

t

will

be a place that:

• Has

public

place

s,

streets and parks

•

Ha

s

a

•

Is

a

Cen

tre

tha

t

is

lively

day

and

night

.

The

S

truc

ture

Plan

al

so

seek

s

to

inc

rea

se

walking

and

c

ycling

wi

thin

and

to

the

Town

Cen

tre,

and

to

give

pede

s

trian

s

and

c

yclis

t

s

priori

t

y

ove

r

other transport modes.

KG CHAPLIN

RESERVE

JOB :

DATE :

SCALE :

BRM015 SUNSHINE TOWN CENTRE

3 AUGUST 2012

1:10000@A4

PUBLIC REALM

STRUCTURE PLAN

BOUNDARY

RAIL LINE

RAIL STATION

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

PRIVATE OPEN SPACE

FUTURE OPEN

SPACE/RESIDENTIAL

BOULEVARD

MAIN STREET

PLACES

TOWN CENTRE STREET

PUBLIC SQUARE

SEMI PUBLIC SPACES

SUNSHINE STATION

GRADE SEPARATION

PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS

0 50 100

200

300

400

500m

1:10,000 @ A4

ALBION

STATION

HV MCKAY

MEMORIAL

GARDENS

BARCLAY

RESERVE

RT

POLLARD

GARDENS

K. WHEELAHAN

GARDENS

DEMPSTER

PARK

SUNSHINE

STATION

TOM O’BRIEN

PARK

JR PARSONS

RESERVE

VICTORIA

UNIVERSITY

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

The

Sun

shine

Town

Cen

tre

will

play

an

integral

role

in

the

fu

ture

grow

th

o

f

the

We

s

te

rn

Region.

In

the

Vic

torian

Gove

rnmen

t

’s

re

cen

t

announcemen

t

o

f

Plan

Melbourne,

Sun

shine

ha

s

been

identi

fied

a

s

an

Eme

rging

Employmen

t

Clu

s

te

r

wi

th

the

“po

tential

to

build

a

c

ri

tic

al

ma

s

s

o

f

te

r

tiar

y

educ

a

tion,

heal

th-rela

ted

training,

heal

thc

are,

re

tail

and

pro

fe

s

sional

se

r

vice

s,

and

to

facili

t

ate

priva

te

inve

s

tmen

t

”,

whil

s

t

ac

commoda

ting

for

popula

tion

grow

th

o

f

be

tween

500

-600,000

by

2050.

The

Plan

al

so

re

cognise

s

Sun

shine’s

s

trategic

impor

tance

wi

thin

the

region,

being

cen

trally

lo

c

ated

to

the

two

we

s

te

rn

grow

th

area

s

and

major road and rail infrastructure.

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6

SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Hamp

shire

Road

will

be

a

plea

san

t

and

invi

ting

environment

for

shoppe

r

s,

worke

r

s,

re

siden

t

s

and

visi

tor

s

.

It

will

provide

a

con

tra

s

t

to

the

inc

rea

singly

urban

den

si

t

y

o

f

the

sur

rounding

buildings

.

This

will

include:

–

inc

rea

sed

shade,

shel

te

r

and

cooling

should

be

provided

via

addi

tional

c

anopy

s

tree

t

tree

cove

r,

shade

s

truc

ture

s

and

the

encouragement

o

f

con

tinuou

s

awnings

to

shop

f

ron

t

s

.

–

improved

s

tree

t

lighting,

fea

ture

lighting

and

ar

tis

tic

lighting

will

encourage

ac

tivi

t

y

on

Hamp

shire

Road

la

te

r

into

the

evenings

.

–

inc

rea

sed

sea

ting

oppor

tuni

tie

s,

e

spe

cially

for

the

elde

rly

and

mobili

t

y

impaired,

should

be

provided

bo

th

formally

via

public

benche

s

and

in

formally

a

s

sea

ting

wall

s

or

o

the

r

integra

ted

seating elements.

–

inc

rea

sed

greening

o

f

the

s

tree

t

should

be

provided

via

s

tree

t

tree

s,

garden

bed

s

and

gra

s

s

lawn areas.

–

pride,

owne

r

ship

and

c

are

for

Hamp

shire

Road

will

be

enhanced

by

the

u

se

o

f

high

quali

t

y

materials, street furniture, lighting and planting.

–

inve

s

tiga

te

funding

sour

ce

s

for

and

the

po

ten

tial

bene

fi

t

s

o

f

a

wate

r

play

fea

ture,

to

ac

t

a

s

a

mee

ting

point

,

provide

lo

c

alised

cooling

and

a

plea

san

t

sound

s

c

ape,

and

an

illu

s

tration

o

f

su

s

tainable

wate

r

management

.

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Hamp

shire

Road

will

be

an

environment

tha

t

provide

s

for

re

siden

t

s,

worke

r

s

and

visi

tor

s

o

f

all

age

s

and

abili

tie

s

to

shop,

mee

t

f

riend

s

and

relax.

It

will

provide

for

a

broad

mix

o

f

ac

tivi

tie

s

to

o

c

cur

bo

th

during

the day and into night. This will include:

–

encourage

shopping,

ou

tdoor

dining

and

some

limi

ted

on-s

tree

t

trading

by

providing

wide

foo

tpath

s

and

lo

c

alised

ke

rb

outstands.

– provide the opportunity to hold one

o

f

f,

regular

weekly

and

mon

thly

event

s

by

c

reating

area

s

tha

t

c

an

be

clo

sed

o

f

f

to

through-tra

f

fic

or

de

signing

them

to

func

tion

a

s

marke

t

or

fe

s

tival

space

s

.

–

inc

rea

se

oppor

tuni

tie

s

for

re

siden

t

s

and

worke

r

s

to

ga

the

r,

so

cialise

and

eat

lunch

in

a

quie

te

r

environment

away

f

rom

the

hu

s

tle

o

f

shopping.

–

provide

formal

and

in

formal

sea

ting

oppor

tuni

tie

s

to

encourage

re

siden

t

s

and

visi

tor

s

to

stay longer in Hampshire Road.

–

lo

c

ate

public

ar

t

in

s

t

alla

tion

s

the

re

fle

c

t

the

lo

c

al

communi

t

y

in

key

lo

c

ation

s

be

tween

the

s

t

a

tion

and

Hamp

shire

Square

–

inve

s

tiga

te

the

provision

o

f

flexible

and

mul

ti-func

tional

land

s

c

ape

area

s

tha

t

provide

in

formal

play

oppor

tuni

tie

s

for

children

and

teenage

r

s

.

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Hamp

shire

Road

will

feel

like

a

much

sa

fe

r

place

to

visi

t

bo

th

during

the

day

and

a

t

night

.

It

will

be

brigh

te

r

and

more

ac

tive

a

t

night

and

a

sa

fe

r

walking

environment

all

day.

This

will

include:

–

inc

rea

se

light

level

s

on

Hamp

shire

Road

by

in

s

t

alling

new,

brigh

te

r,

s

tree

t

light

s

and

the use feature and artistic lighting at key locations.

–

inc

rea

se

the

numbe

r

s

o

f

‘eye

s

on

the

s

tree

t’

by

encouraging

night

time

ac

tivi

t

y

and

reducing

the

numbe

r

o

f

blank

shop

f

ron

t

s

and solid roller doors.

–

c

reate

a

sa

fe

r

environment

for

pede

s

trian

s

by

providing

foo

tpath

s

and

inte

r

se

c

tion

s

tha

t

reduce

the

numbe

r

o

f

con

flic

t

point

s

wi

th

c

ar

s

and

bic

ycle

s

.

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

Hamp

shire

Road

will

balance

the

need

s

o

f

fu

ture

re

siden

t

s

o

f

the

town

cen

tre

wi

th

the

ac

ce

s

s

requirement

s

o

f

shoppe

r

s,

worke

r

s

and

visi

tor

s

f

rom

sur

rounding

area

s

.

Wi

thin

i

t

s

limi

ted

road

re

se

r

ve

i

t

will

en

sure

tha

t

the

s

tree

t

is

a

de

s

tina

tion

for

people

and

no

t

a

shor

tcu

t

for

through-tra

f

fic

.

This will include:

Pedestrians

Bic

ycle

s

Public Transpor

t (Bus and Train)

Lo

c

al

tra

f

fic

Through-traffic

–

Visi

tor

s

come

to

Hamp

shire

Road

to

shop,

work

and

ac

ce

s

s

se

r

vice

s

.

Regardle

s

s

o

f

whe

the

r

they

have

ar

rived

by

c

ar,

bu

s

or

bike

all

be

come

pede

s

trian

s

once

they

ar

rive

.

The

c

reation

o

f

a

sa

fe,

high

ameni

t

y

pede

s

trian

environment

including

gene

rou

s

foo

tpath

s,

sa

fe

c

ro

s

sings,

quali

t

y

lighting

and

s

tree

t

furni

ture

and

connec

tions to surrounding areas are key.

–

Hamp

shire

Road

will

be

fully

ac

ce

s

sible

and

Disabili

t

y

Dis

c

rimination

Ac

t

compliant

.

It

will

include

u

se

r-f

riendly

gradien

t

s,

a

numbe

r

o

f

raised

pede

s

trian

c

ro

s

sings

and

convenien

tly

lo

c

ated

disabled

c

ar

parking

spaces.

–

A

s

the

key

rou

te

f

rom

Sun

shine

S

t

a

tion

to

the

B

rimbank

Communi

t

y

and

Civic

Cen

tre

and

on

to

Vic

toria

Unive

r

si

t

y,

Way

finding

signage

should

be

in

s

t

alled

a

t

key

de

cision

making

point

s

on

the

rou

te

.

This

signage

should

fea

ture

‘head

s-up’

mapping

tha

t

include

s

walking distances and times to nearby destinations.

–

C

ycling

will

grow

a

s

a

me

thod

to

ac

ce

s

s

Hamp

shire

Road.

A

con

sis

tent

on-

or

o

f

f-road

c

ycle

path

for

the

full

leng

th

o

f

Hamp

shire

Road

is

de

sirable

to

encourage

c

ycling

and

avoid

c

yclis

t

s

con

flic

ting

wi

th

c

ar

s

and

pede

s

trian

s

.

End

o

f

trip

facili

tie

s

and

conne

c

tion

s

to

the

sur

rounding

bic

ycle

ne

twork

are

al

so

impor

t

an

t

.

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ecti

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SUNSHINE RISING IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL

–

Public

Tran

spor

t

provide

s

equi

t

able

ac

ce

s

s

to

Hamp

shire

Road

for

communi

t

y

membe

r

s

tha

t

do

no

t

have

ac

ce

s

s

to

priva

te

vehicle

s

.

This

include

s

the

young,

the

old,

mobili

t

y

impaired,

and

tho

se

unable

to

a

f

ford

priva

te

vehicle

s

.

A

s

trong

conne

c

tion

f

rom

Hamp

shire

Road

to

Sun

shine

S

t

a

tion

is

impor

t

an

t

for

visi

tor

s

and

worke

r

s

ac

ce

s

sing

Sun

shine’s

se

r

vice

s

f

rom

regional

de

s

tina

tion

s

on

the

Geelong,

Ballara

t

and

Bendigo

line

s

.

Change

s

to

Hamp

shire

Road

mu

s

t

en

sure

tha

t

reliable

travel

time

s

for

bu

se

s

are

pre

se

r

ved

to

en

sure

tha

t

bu

se

s

provide

a

viable

ac

ce

s

s

al

te

rna

tive

.

–

Priva

te

vehicle

ac

ce

s

s

to

Hamp

shire

Road

is

expe

c

ted

to

remain

a

s

a

func

tion

o

f

the

s

tree

t

.

Howeve

r,

wi

th

limi

ted

space

and

the

priori

t

y

for

pede

s

trian

s,

c

yclis

t

s

and

bu

se

s

the

u

se

o

f

Hamp

shire

Road

a

s

a

through-rou

te

for

tra

f

fic

ac

ce

s

sing

regional

de

s

tina

tion

s

should

be

dis

couraged.

Har

ve

s

te

r

Road,

Ande

r

son

Road,

Ballara

t

Road

and

Wrigh

t

S

tree

t

are

identi

fied

a

s

appropria

te

road

s

for

vehicle

s

to

travel

around

the

cen

tre

.

–

Shor

t

te

rm

on-s

tree

t

parking

plays

an

impor

t

an

t

role

in

suppor

ting

convenience

re

tailing

and

night

time

re

s

tauran

t

ac

tivi

t

y

on

Hamp

shire

Road.