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What principles should guide a model planning framework for urban Australia?
We believe the eight principles outlined in the attached document summarise a world class strategic planning framework.
These principles revise the 10 principles outlined in the original consultation draft (please see Library.)
What do you think?
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Principles for Planning - Revised Version Based on BEMP09 Feedback (August 2009) (247 KB)
Comment 1 7 Sep 2009, 1:05 PM
There is no mention of accountability: perhaps this could be part of the 8th Principle?
Comment 2 28 Sep 2009, 12:34 AM
There is too much legalese in these principles. We do not need huge amount of documents We need action now for Governments not to involve authorities etc etc etc We need a common goal to involve people in the process of planning the framework that is a grassroot approach. Not education but Action Now. We need Public Transport systems that are reliable and user friendly We do not need planning documents and documents which are meaningless We neede action Now if we are serious in our goals for having a planning framework for urban Australia and Governments and Local Authorities more…
Comment 2.1 14 Oct 2009, 4:07 PM
While I agree that localisation is the only way to effectively address the many urban problems that are currently burdening our cities, I suspect that giving support to the 'grassroots' power base is a recipe for mediocrity. Most people are afraid of change and just want to see minor adjustments to their environment to meet some narrow focused and preconceived idea of urban habitation. Our urban and our non-urban environments are fundamentally flawed and ill-conceived in principle. The very pattern of growth is unsustainable. The majority of citizens at a grassroots level simply don't have the vision to grasp this. more…
Comment 3 29 Oct 2009, 10:36 AM
There needs to be an environmental principle - sustainable environmental management will be intrinsic to urban planning.
There needs to be a best practice principle - planning references processes and outcomes nationally and overseas to guide continuous improvment.
There needs to be a principle of community health and safety - plans should not, by design, put the community at mortal risk in going about their daily lives. For instance major roads past schools are unacceptable - children should be able to get from their home to their school without the risk of being killed on the roads.
The principle that everyone has a right to own a car and drive from where they live to where they work is unstated, yet core to how urban areas are planned. Transport is the only really decentralised aspect of urban planning - reflecting an unconcious desire for freedom in an urban environment. Decentralising everything else from food distribution to power, waste, education and maintaining a natural urban environment with vistas and opportunity would address the freedom neurosis that cars cater for