Here's some 'Place Ideas' received from others... what do you think?
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Anita L's ideaposted 24th September 2009, 8:27pm
Underground the power in the area East of the Lake and North of the Railway.
Warwick C's ideaposted 8th May 2009, 1:30pm
Creating development bonuses for developments along Stirling Highway that provide student housing/ disadvantaged housing would allow for diversification of the population as well as make use of existing public transport routes. There are Universities at either end of the highway (Notre Dame and UWA). Students also provide a great source of employees - they're usually the people serving you your coffees.
Toby W's ideaposted 7th May 2009, 5:03pm
The Traffic Management Plan lists Graylands Road as the only north-south bike link between Swanbourne and Brockway Road - and yet I challenge any town planner to ride a bike down it during peak hour. It's barely wide enough for two cars, and certainly not wide enough for a bike plus the vast numbers of oversized heavy vehicles that use it as a through road all day rather than Davies Road, as the Plan indicates that they should.
It's just one example of creating policies that are pointless when they are not observed in the real world, please keep this in mind when creating these many new plans and policies that sound great on paper but won't work in practice.
Practical suggestions: relocate the bike route or otherwise resume some of the Showgrounds verge for widening/bike lanes, enforce use of Davies Road either by policing or Graylands road modification to make heavy vehicle access impossible, signage on Lapsey Rd redirecting heavy vehicles, all Showgrounds access for trucks should be via Ashton Ave or the underpass gate.
Toby W's ideaposted 7th May 2009, 12:05pm
Unlike the rest of Claremont south of the railway, the north-east precinct has not been upgraded for over 50 years. Roads, kerbs, overhead power lines are an ageing contrast to the extensively upgraded riverside precincts, yet we pay the same rates north of the line. Only a few streets are invloved, most of the area is occupied by the Showgrounds, oval and Lake, so it wouldn't take much to bring the area up to the standard that surrounds it.
Toby W's ideaposted 7th May 2009, 11:54am
Keep as many car bays on the north side of Claremont Station as possible for Park & Ride - perhaps underground under the new development in the NE precinct. Substantially reducing the number of bays and relocating them nearer to Showgrounds Station, where trains do no stop, will encourage those who currently park there to keep driving into the city to park, being more convenient than say walking 2km from Mt Claremont/ N. Swanbourne or waiting 20 mins for a bus (if at all available in your area) to the station.
Claremont Station holds an important status as an "all trains" stop, it is busier than any other between Perth and Fremantle, and Government policies to have less cars generally on the road need to be assessed with more realistic and effective strategies than "replace 80% of Park & Ride spaces with massive rate-paying flats". Please remember your existing ratepayers rather than calculating the financial benefit of twice as many new ones.
Andrew M's ideaposted 5th May 2009, 5:08pm
Pedestrianise Bay View Terrace
Andy H's ideaposted 4th May 2009, 10:34pm
Provide, contra-flow bike lane along one-way section of St Quentin Avenue to allow easier access to town centre shops by cyclists.
Andy H's ideaposted 4th May 2009, 10:33pm
Provide bike lanes along Stirling Road to connect Queenslea Drive bike path to PSP, Gugeria St and bike-friendly Barnfield Road.
Use advance stop areas for bikes at traffic lights at Stirling Highway, to facilitate crossing onto on-pavement bike path which runs along Stirling Highway.
Andy H's ideaposted 4th May 2009, 10:25pm
Extend bike lanes from junction of Gugeri St/Leura Ave, all the way along to the traffic lights at Stirling Road. The current bike lane ends without warning at the Leura Ave roundabout.
Andy H's ideaposted 29th April 2009, 2:05pm
Provide bicycle facilities in the new Claremont quarter development. 700 new car parking bays have been provided. All of which encourage car use, leading to increased congestion & pollution in Claremont and contribute to rising levels of inactivity and obesity.
How many bike parking bays, or bike racks have been installed?
Andy H's ideaposted 29th April 2009, 1:53pm
Provide contra-flow bike traffic light crossing, from Barnfield Rd to Gugeri St, across Stirling Rd in an easterly direction.
This would provide easy access to the centre of Claremont for cyclists coming from the direction of Cottesloe, on a relatively quiet road.
Andy H's ideaposted 29th April 2009, 1:34pm
Provide bike/pedestrian crossing, across Stirling Highway at the junction of Richardson Ave and Parry St.
This would safely connect the North/South bike route on Richardson Avenue, to the bike lanes on Parry St and onto the Principal Shared Path at Swanbourne station.
John L's ideaposted 23rd April 2009, 8:40am
I think the key is consolidating parking areas, it currently feels like parking area are spread over the entire site (makes people drive around looking for a free bay clogging the roads). In addition I haven't seen any obvious bike parking (undercover and secure) in the area.
Michael S's ideaposted 22nd April 2009, 9:38am
The scale and length of this laneway would be great as an alresco area for the fish and chip shop and bakery...BUT THERE ARE CARS!
Michael S's ideaposted 16th April 2009, 11:45am
Could be a great location for a gathering or meeting place at the intersection of Walt Drabble and Maude Jackson lanes...so many people walk through there and there's great coonnection to the cafe there. BUT THERE ARE CARS!!!
Anita L's ideaposted 24th September 2009, 8:30pm
I agree - make Bay View Terrace into a mall - street trees, paving, places to sit, drink coffee, street art, music performance etc. A place for people, not cars.