Make METRONET a real city plan
Following the launch of the Property Council’s METRONET Station Precincts report in Perth last week the advocacy team has commenced a program of engagements with stakeholders to progress the recommendations in the report.
The report makes a raft of recommendations to ensure the Government’s promise for METRONET to be a city plan, are realised. This includes broadening the scope of the rail plan to more existing stations that have attributes for successful precincts; and transitional land uses for outer locations to protect future density development.
There are a raft of considerations including; economic and market realities, case studies and identification of best practice criteria’s, and design considerations for station precincts in the report.
Key recommendations, include:
- Extend the scope for METRONET precincts to the existing network and identify some key short-term development opportunities.
- Support the creation of a ‘new’ precinct planning governance framework where the local political landscape is preventing project delivery.
- Develop a framework for transitional uses where land values at station precincts do not support the ultimate development at day one. This may include methodologies for affordable housing, build to rent, leasehold, light weight construction.
- We need a demonstration project on how suburban station precincts can be transformed
- Develop partnerships with the private sector for the provision of infrastructure, amenity, mixed use, residential and employment opportunities.
Please call Rachael Champtaloup at the Property Council for more information.
To view the report click here