News - Planning & development

Recently the Sydney Morning Herald ran a major feature on planning cities to make them people-friendly, more kid-friendly, less car-dominated.

The sentiment applies just as much to Canberra and in particular to Gungahlin. We have the wonderfully smart design (not!) of an unfenced playground in a little park surrounded by streets on all four sides, and our major commuter route Flemington Road funnelled directly into the town centre...



Danish architect Jan Gehl explains his ideas for a more user-friendly city:



Even the editorial covered this issue. There are salient points throughout these three articles for any Canberra planner.

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