George Street - City of Sydney
Transcript of George Street - City of Sydney
George StreetConcept Design
September 2013
Team
City DesignJan Gehl
Henriette Vamberg
Simon Goddard
Bridget Smyth
Michael Harvey
Laurence Johnson
Katharine Young
Glenn Wallace
Claire Morgan
Nick McCarthy
Olivia Gibbeson
Imogen Miller
Lucy Creagh
Thomas Drozdzewski
Arterra
Arup
Hassell
Haycraft Duloy
MBM
Morris Goding Access Consulting
Steensen Varming
Taylor Thomson Whitting
Contributing Consultants
Purpose of this Concept DesignSeven Key Principles
George Street Concept DesignThe Eight ElementsLight RailLight Rail StopsPavingTreesFurnitureLightingArtThe Edges
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Purpose of the Concept Design
The George Street Concept Design builds on the research and testing undertaken by Gehl Architects, the City and its consultants over the last year. It provides a snapshot of the key issues around integrating light rail into George Street and makes recommendations for creating a beautiful, functional and high quality public realm.
In 2012, the NSW State Government identified George Street as the preferred light rail route for the City Centre, subject to feasibility and testing. The City has developed detailed plans for the route, including stop locations, lane closures and kerb realignments to assist Transport for NSW (TfNSW) in its role of delivering the light rail project. These plans continue to evolve as more information becomes available.
The ideas contained in this study also have implications for places adjacent to George Street, like Sydney Square, Barrack Street and the laneway network. It is not the purpose of this document to develop detailed designs for these areas. Feasibility and design studies for these spaces are being undertaken separately.
The principles and recommendations of this Concept Design, if adopted by Council, will be submitted to TfNSW for incorporation into the project.
2007
Public Spaces, Public Life Gehl Architects
2008
Sustainable Sydney 2030: The VisionCity of Sydney
A City of Cities: Metropolitan Strategy
NSW Government
2005
Metropolitan Plan for Sydney 2036
NSW Government
2010
Sydney’s Rail Future: Modernising Sydney’s Trains
NSW Government
2012
Draft NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan
NSW Government
2012 2013
2012
George Street Urban Design StudyCity of Sydney and Gehl Architects
2012
George Street Concept DesignCity of Sydney
2013
The Vision
DRAFT GEORGE STREET URBAN DESIGN STUDY January 2012
George StreetConcept Design
George Street Concept Design
Past Studies and Guiding Documents __
Design principles to guide the integration of light rail into the public realm.
Draft
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capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
an attractive public realm
water Identity Cycling
OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
an attractive public realm
capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND LIVELY CITYAN INVITING STREETSCAPEA STRONG CITY IDENTITY
A STRONG PUBLIC TRANSPORT CITYA BETTER CITY FOR CYCLINGA BETTER CITY FOR WALKING A TRAFFIC CALMED CITY
A GREEN CONNECTED CITYA WATERFRONT CITY
water Identity Cycling
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water Identity Cycling
OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
an attractive public realm
capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND LIVELY CITYAN INVITING STREETSCAPEA STRONG CITY IDENTITY
A STRONG PUBLIC TRANSPORT CITYA BETTER CITY FOR CYCLINGA BETTER CITY FOR WALKING A TRAFFIC CALMED CITY
A GREEN CONNECTED CITYA WATERFRONT CITY
water Identity Cycling
40 km/hZONE
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water Identity Cycling
OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
an attractive public realm
capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND LIVELY CITYAN INVITING STREETSCAPEA STRONG CITY IDENTITY
A STRONG PUBLIC TRANSPORT CITYA BETTER CITY FOR CYCLINGA BETTER CITY FOR WALKING A TRAFFIC CALMED CITY
A GREEN CONNECTED CITYA WATERFRONT CITY
water Identity Cycling
40 km/hZONE
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water Identity Cycling
OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
an attractive public realm
capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND LIVELY CITYAN INVITING STREETSCAPEA STRONG CITY IDENTITY
A STRONG PUBLIC TRANSPORT CITYA BETTER CITY FOR CYCLINGA BETTER CITY FOR WALKING A TRAFFIC CALMED CITY
A GREEN CONNECTED CITYA WATERFRONT CITY
water Identity Cycling
40 km/hZONE
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a waterfront city
a better city for walking
a strong city identity
a green connected city
a strong public transport system
a diverse and lively city
water Identity Cycling
OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
an attractive public realm
capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND LIVELY CITYAN INVITING STREETSCAPEA STRONG CITY IDENTITY
A STRONG PUBLIC TRANSPORT CITYA BETTER CITY FOR CYCLINGA BETTER CITY FOR WALKING A TRAFFIC CALMED CITY
A GREEN CONNECTED CITYA WATERFRONT CITY
water Identity Cycling
40 km/hZONE
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water Identity Cycling
OVERVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
an attractive public realm
capitalise on the amenities
a 21st century traffic system
A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND LIVELY CITYAN INVITING STREETSCAPEA STRONG CITY IDENTITY
A STRONG PUBLIC TRANSPORT CITYA BETTER CITY FOR CYCLINGA BETTER CITY FOR WALKING A TRAFFIC CALMED CITY
A GREEN CONNECTED CITYA WATERFRONT CITY
water Identity Cycling
40 km/hZONE
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Public Spaces, Public Life Gehl Architects 2007
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We want a city of people; a city where people feel safe; a city that is interesting and lively. Jan Gehl
Recommendations
The report reviews how people use our public spaces and streets. It assesses how they move around and how our public spaces could better promote public life and outdoor leisure. The report provides us with a benchmark to measure our city against others including London, Copenhagen and Stockholm. The report provides a comprehensive set of ideas to transform the city, one of which is the George Street transformation.
• An introverted city
• A traffic dominated city
• A mono-functional city
• A high city
• A lack of street hierarchy
• Scattered open spaces
Key findings:
In 2007 the City commissioned Gehl Architects to create a blueprint to turn Sydney’s City Centre into a people-friendly, public transport-oriented and green city.
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Sustainable Sydney 2030City of Sydney 2008
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The Vision
Sustainable Sydney 2030 has a vision of a Green, Global, and Connected City.
•Five Big Moves•Ten Strategic Directions•Ten Project Ideas
Project Idea 2: Three Linked City Squares
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Linked City Squares for Public LifeFew cities in the world enjoy a natural setting as spectacular as Sydney’s. The series of peninsulas and coves and inlets provide a unique setting for a major city with views to the water and landscape beyond.The City Centre positioned on two hills offers constant surprises. A long narrow City Centre means short distances to cross from east to west, while moving south from Circular Quay presents more challenges.
Circular Quay could be renewed as a new harbour gateway to the City with the design of a new public square with better access and views to the water. Customs House Square would be celebrated as a natural gathering place in a harbour City, renewing Sydney’s image nationally and internationally. Concepts for Circular Quay propose removal of the Cahill Expressway and celebrating the station as an arrival and interchange to a proposed light rail city loop.
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CIRCULAR QUAY - FJMT
TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE
A network of new public space that unifies the great monuments
Create well scaled settings for the monuments
A place where pedestrians have priority
A place for large public gatherings and celebrations
Improve the design quality of the transport interchange
Primary traffic corridors to become a shared pedestrian and public transport environment
2030 VisionThe spine
Circular Quay open front gateway to the city
Town hall high point and pivot
Central southern gateway
Peripheral car park, possible bus layover and intersection with cross city tunnel
BenefitsA legible and unified sandstone civic realm in the heart of the city
A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth
Active public spaces and edges
A sense of place defined by surrounding cultural monuments
Create a flat stone 'carpet' to unify the monuments Connect the town hall cathedral QVB and Pitt street church to primary public space Building facades to address each other across public space Maintain the corridor of Pitt Street Connect Clarence, Kent Streets to Sydney Square and railway station Unite Sydney square with new formal address elements at east end (new public building) and wesschool) Design activated edges and accessible facades + roofs to new buildings around Sydney Square New uses under Town Hall Square connected into pedestrian network Create gateway threshold between civic precinct and entertainment precinct to south Open town hall station concourse to improve address, accessibility and natural lighting New building heights to relate to sandsand street façade podiums Introduce undergrowth uses - the arts and culture - renascent Blackwattle studios Introduce landscaping that preserves vistas of the monuments and create a new “green link” between Hyde Park and Darling Harbour.
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CIRCULAR QUAY - FJMT
TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE
A network of new public space that unifies the great monuments
Create well scaled settings for the monuments
A place where pedestrians have priority
A place for large public gatherings and celebrations
Improve the design quality of the transport interchange
Primary traffic corridors to become a shared pedestrian and public transport environment
2030 VisionThe spine
Circular Quay open front gateway to the city
Town hall high point and pivot
Central southern gateway
Peripheral car park, possible bus layover and intersection with cross city tunnel
BenefitsA legible and unified sandstone civic realm in the heart of the city
A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth
Active public spaces and edges
A sense of place defined by surrounding cultural monuments
Create a flat stone 'carpet' to unify the monuments Connect the town hall cathedral QVB and Pitt street church to primary public space Building facades to address each other across public space Maintain the corridor of Pitt Street Connect Clarence, Kent Streets to Sydney Square and railway station Unite Sydney square with new formal address elements at east end (new public building) and wesschool) Design activated edges and accessible facades + roofs to new buildings around Sydney Square New uses under Town Hall Square connected into pedestrian network Create gateway threshold between civic precinct and entertainment precinct to south Open town hall station concourse to improve address, accessibility and natural lighting New building heights to relate to sandsand street façade podiums Introduce undergrowth uses - the arts and culture - renascent Blackwattle studios Introduce landscaping that preserves vistas of the monuments and create a new “green link” between Hyde Park and Darling Harbour.
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Town Hall Square is proposed as a new civic meeting place creating a civic centre in the European tradition. The plaza would be dominated by the Victorian architecture of the Town Hall, Queen Victoria Building and St Andrew's Cathedral, but new development of sustainable buildings would create a contemporary edge. Redesign of the station and a light rail stop would make Town Hall Square a gateway to the southern entertainment precinct and Chinatown Haymarket to the south. The square would be a focal point midway along the City’s pedestrian thouroughfare—George Street—in the centre of the City.
Three City Squares
The traffic on George Street should be simplified and changed into a public transport street with zones for public transport, cyclists and pedestrians only.
Jan GehlPublic Spaces Public Life, 2008
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Woolloomooloo
Darlington
Forest Lodge
Chippendale
Camperdown
Glebe
Elizabeth Bay
Rushcutters Bay
Pyrmont
CityCentre
Darling Harbour
Balmain
Woollahra
Darling Point
PottsPoint
SydneyHarbour
Ultimo Paddington
Darlinghurst
Kings Cross
St James
Museum
Wynyard
Central
RailwaySquare
CircularQuay
DawesPoint
The Rocks
Broadway
Garden Island
Chinatown
WalshBay
CockleBay
TownHall
TaylorSquare
East Sydney
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Linked City Squares for Public LifeFew cities in the world enjoy a natural setting as spectacular as Sydney’s. The series of peninsulas and coves and inlets provide a unique setting for a major city with views to the water and landscape beyond.The City Centre positioned on two hills offers constant surprises. A long narrow City Centre means short distances to cross from east to west, while moving south from Circular Quay presents more challenges.
Circular Quay could be renewed as a new harbour gateway to the City with the design of a new public square with better access and views to the water. Customs House Square would be celebrated as a natural gathering place in a harbour City, renewing Sydney’s image nationally and internationally. Concepts for Circular Quay propose removal of the Cahill Expressway and celebrating the station as an arrival and interchange to a proposed light rail city loop.
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CIRCULAR QUAY - FJMT
TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE
A network of new public space that unifies the great monuments
Create well scaled settings for the monuments
A place where pedestrians have priority
A place for large public gatherings and celebrations
Improve the design quality of the transport interchange
Primary traffic corridors to become a shared pedestrian and public transport environment
2030 VisionThe spine
Circular Quay open front gateway to the city
Town hall high point and pivot
Central southern gateway
Peripheral car park, possible bus layover and intersection with cross city tunnel
BenefitsA legible and unified sandstone civic realm in the heart of the city
A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth
Active public spaces and edges
A sense of place defined by surrounding cultural monuments
Create a flat stone 'carpet' to unify the monuments Connect the town hall cathedral QVB and Pitt street church to primary public space Building facades to address each other across public space Maintain the corridor of Pitt Street Connect Clarence, Kent Streets to Sydney Square and railway station Unite Sydney square with new formal address elements at east end (new public building) and wesschool) Design activated edges and accessible facades + roofs to new buildings around Sydney Square New uses under Town Hall Square connected into pedestrian network Create gateway threshold between civic precinct and entertainment precinct to south Open town hall station concourse to improve address, accessibility and natural lighting New building heights to relate to sandsand street façade podiums Introduce undergrowth uses - the arts and culture - renascent Blackwattle studios Introduce landscaping that preserves vistas of the monuments and create a new “green link” between Hyde Park and Darling Harbour.
05 THREE LINKED CITY SQUARES
CIRCULAR QUAY - FJMT
TOWN HALL SQUARE - TONY CARO ARCHITECTURE
A network of new public space that unifies the great monuments
Create well scaled settings for the monuments
A place where pedestrians have priority
A place for large public gatherings and celebrations
Improve the design quality of the transport interchange
Primary traffic corridors to become a shared pedestrian and public transport environment
2030 VisionThe spine
Circular Quay open front gateway to the city
Town hall high point and pivot
Central southern gateway
Peripheral car park, possible bus layover and intersection with cross city tunnel
BenefitsA legible and unified sandstone civic realm in the heart of the city
A place where everyday living happens - the undergrowth
Active public spaces and edges
A sense of place defined by surrounding cultural monuments
Create a flat stone 'carpet' to unify the monuments Connect the town hall cathedral QVB and Pitt street church to primary public space Building facades to address each other across public space Maintain the corridor of Pitt Street Connect Clarence, Kent Streets to Sydney Square and railway station Unite Sydney square with new formal address elements at east end (new public building) and wesschool) Design activated edges and accessible facades + roofs to new buildings around Sydney Square New uses under Town Hall Square connected into pedestrian network Create gateway threshold between civic precinct and entertainment precinct to south Open town hall station concourse to improve address, accessibility and natural lighting New building heights to relate to sandsand street façade podiums Introduce undergrowth uses - the arts and culture - renascent Blackwattle studios Introduce landscaping that preserves vistas of the monuments and create a new “green link” between Hyde Park and Darling Harbour.
Now
Town Hall Square is proposed as a new civic meeting place creating a civic centre in the European tradition. The plaza would be dominated by the Victorian architecture of the Town Hall, Queen Victoria Building and St Andrew's Cathedral, but new development of sustainable buildings would create a contemporary edge. Redesign of the station and a light rail stop would make Town Hall Square a gateway to the southern entertainment precinct and Chinatown Haymarket to the south. The square would be a focal point midway along the City’s pedestrian thouroughfare—George Street—in the centre of the City.
Three City Squares
The traffic on George Street should be simplified and changed into a public transport street with zones for public transport, cyclists and pedestrians only.
Jan GehlPublic Spaces Public Life, 2008
Now
140 SUSTAINABLE SYDNEY 2030 : THE VISION SUSTAINABLE SYDNEY 2030 : THE VISION 141
Woolloomooloo
Darlington
Forest Lodge
Chippendale
Camperdown
Glebe
Elizabeth Bay
Rushcutters Bay
Pyrmont
CityCentre
Darling Harbour
Balmain
Woollahra
Darling Point
PottsPoint
SydneyHarbour
Ultimo Paddington
Darlinghurst
Kings Cross
St James
Museum
Wynyard
Central
RailwaySquare
CircularQuay
DawesPoint
The Rocks
Broadway
Garden Island
Chinatown
WalshBay
CockleBay
TownHall
TaylorSquare
East Sydney
SurryHills
MillersPoint
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Eddy Avenue
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A new meeting place. Federation Square, Melbourne(Approx. same size as Belmore Park).
Strengthen the public domain in the area around Central Station by upgrading Railway Square, Eddy Avenue and Belmore Park.Credits: Cleveland Rose (base drawing) & Gehl Architects (photoshop rendering)
long term strategy
a. Re-arrange vehicular access to Central Station. (Hay Street ramp).b. Unify Railway Square, create a new urban public space. c. Dedicate the North-East part of Railway Square to short term park-ing.
stage 1a. Introduce a traffi c calming scheme at Eddy Avenue.b. Relocate bus parking and short term parking to Railway Square.c. “Shrink” the street profi le and introduce a direct pedestrian cross-ing to Central Station.
stage 2a. Introduce new functions in Bel-more Park to add activities and va-riety. b. Introduce an ideas competi-tion for Belmore Park asking for new ways of thinking public, ur-ban park.
stage 3
Public functions in the centre part, shops and small scale offi ces in the pavillons to the sides.Kungsträdgården, Stockholm(Approx. same size as Belmore Park).
Waiting possibilities in the shade. Railway Square, Vienna, Austria.
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The George Street transformation is fundamental to the ideas and aspirations described in Sustainable Sydney 2030. Sustainable development is not just about the physical environment, but about the economy, society and culture as a whole. To address each, Five Big Moves, Ten Strategic Directions, Ten Project Ideas, coupled with strong governance, will result in better outcomes for current and future communities. One of the Ten Project Ideas relates directly to the George Street transformation, to create and connect three city squares on the George Street thoroughfare.
Circular Quay
Town Hall Square
Concept by FJMT Architects, 2008
Concept by Tony Caro, 2008
Concept by Gehl Architects, 2008
Railway Square
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George Street Urban Design StudyCity of Sydney with Gehl Architects 2012
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What makes a great street?Memorable streets have common features. They are places for people and are designed with them in mind. Typically, a good pedestrian street features:
DRAFT GEORGE STREET URBAN DESIGN STUDY January 2012
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•Generous footpaths
•Lighting for people
•Trees and shade
•Active and open facades
•Street furniture
•Human scale
•Artworks and cultural markers
The George Street Urban Design Study sets design principles for transforming George Street into a pedestrian boulevard.
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Bridge Street
Martin Place
Market Street
Liverpool Street
Central Station
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SCALE REFERENCES
comparison of key city streets
Total length: 2550 mStreet width: 22-30 mFootpath width: 4-6 mStatus: Main street with shopping and heavy traffic.
Broadway
Circular Quay
Bridge Street
Martin Place
Market Street
Liverpool Street
Central Station
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Flinders Street
FederationSquare
Victoria Street
SWANSTON STREET
Total length: 1270 mStreet width: 30 mFootpath width: 8 mStatus: Main street dominated by shopping. Trams, taxis and bicycles.
Macquarie Street
George Street
Castlereagh Street
martin place
Total length: 450 m Street width: 30 mStatus: Pedestrian street dominated by office buildings.
PiccadillyCircus
All Souls
Oxford Circus
Regent Street
REGENT STREET Total length: 1200 mStreet width: 25-28 mFootpath width: 4-7 mStatus: Shopping street dominated by classic architecture and a curved course. Heavy traffic.
BOURKE STREET MALL
Total length: 213 mStreet width: 30 mFootpath width: 8 mStatus: Shopping street for pedestrians and public transportation.
Swanston Street
Elizabeth Street
Bourke Street
Flinders Street
Victoria Street
King Street
Market Street
PITT STREET MALL
Total length: 186 mFootpath width: 18.5 m Status: Pedestrian street dominated by retail.
George Street, Sydney Swanston Street, Melbourne
Oxford Circus
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Total length: 2000 mStreet width: 26 mFootpath width: 6-9 mStatus: Main shopping street. Pedestrians and public transportation.
Oxford Street, London
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SCALE REFERENCES
comparison of key city streets
Total length: 2550 mStreet width: 22-30 mFootpath width: 4-6 mStatus: Main street with shopping and heavy traffic.
Broadway
Circular Quay
Bridge Street
Martin Place
Market Street
Liverpool Street
Central Station
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Bourke Street
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Flinders Street
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Victoria Street
SWANSTON STREET
Total length: 1270 mStreet width: 30 mFootpath width: 8 mStatus: Main street dominated by shopping. Trams, taxis and bicycles.
Macquarie Street
George Street
Castlereagh Street
martin place
Total length: 450 m Street width: 30 mStatus: Pedestrian street dominated by office buildings.
PiccadillyCircus
All Souls
Oxford Circus
Regent StreetREGENT STREET Total length: 1200 mStreet width: 25-28 mFootpath width: 4-7 mStatus: Shopping street dominated by classic architecture and a curved course. Heavy traffic.
BOURKE STREET MALL
Total length: 213 mStreet width: 30 mFootpath width: 8 mStatus: Shopping street for pedestrians and public transportation.
Swanston Street
Elizabeth Street
Bourke Street
Flinders Street
Victoria Street
King Street
Market Street
PITT STREET MALL
Total length: 186 mFootpath width: 18.5 m Status: Pedestrian street dominated by retail.
George Street, Sydney Swanston Street, Melbourne
Oxford Circus
Sct. Giles
Marble Arch
Oxford S
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OXFORD STREET
Total length: 2000 mStreet width: 26 mFootpath width: 6-9 mStatus: Main shopping street. Pedestrians and public transportation.
Oxford Street, London
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What do we have now?George Street is overloaded. It no longer functions efficiently for either pedestrians or vehicles. George Street is characterised by:
• Low pedestrian priority
• An overload of buses
• Poor pedestrian amenity
• Noise
• Closed frontages and facades
• No cycling facilities
Facts
6,000 buses arrive in the City Centre every week day.
192 bus routes part of the City Centre network
2007 vs 2012 Pedestrian Study2012
a decrease in pedestrian flow during the day
2007
night time
day time
Total length 1,270m
Street width 30m
Footpath width 8m
Number of weekday pedestrians: 57,280
Oxford Street, London
Case study comparisonFootpath width and pedestrian numbers at a single location
George Street, SydneyTotal length 2,550m
Street width 22.30m
Footpath width 4-6m
Number of weekday pedestrians: 39,780
Swanston Street, Melbourne
Total length 2,000m
Street width 26m
Footpath width 6-9m
Number of weekday pedestrians: 126,360
124,8906pm-12am
2007 2012
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01An efficienttransport spine
02A pedestrianfocused boulevard
03A legiblespine
04An iconicstreet
05A 24-hourstreet
06Linking the city to theharbour
07Connecting three great squares
CircularQuay
Bridge Street
Wynyard
Market Street
Liverpool Street
Hay Street
Town Hall
Central
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Town HallSquare
Bridge Street
Liverpool Street
CircularQuay
01An efficienttransport spine
02A pedestrianfocused boulevard
03A legiblespine
04An iconicstreet
05A 24-hourstreet
06Linking the city to theharbour
07Connecting three great squares
CircularQuay
Bridge Street
Wynyard
Market Street
Liverpool Street
Hay Street
Town Hall
Central
CentralStation
Town HallSquare
Bridge Street
Liverpool Street
CircularQuay
Seven key principles
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George Street Concept DesignCity of Sydney with Gehl Architects
This document sets out the design principles that will guide the detailed design of George Street. It outlines strategies and concepts for improving the public realm in concert with the State Government’s light rail project. The ideas and images in this document have been tested to ensure that the City’s $220 million investment is spent wisely and can achieve the public benefit that we strive for.
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Light Rail
Light Rail Stops
Paving
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Furniture
Lighting
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How we deliver on the vision __