newcastle city centre presentation 2013 - david crofts final
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Newcastle NOW engaged David corfts of strategy hunter consultants to prepare and present and informative presentation of Newcastle urban renewal initiatives andopportunities to build business and bring new life to our city. It includes an overview of major projects shaping Newcastle and principles for City Centre revitalisation.TRANSCRIPT
Cities as a performance
Plans to action
Location location …
Freedom to be itself
What makes a a destination?
Colour
Life
Movement
Importance of the microdetail
Special places
Events
Winter Heat
Markets
Mattara
Lanes
Parklets
Facades
Cathedral Park
Evolutions
Tourism resurgence
• Short breaks
• Events based
• Business
• Conference
• Cruise markets
• Backpackers
Most tourism product is in or near the City Centre
Tourist accommodation
More accommodation
The Creative City
Cities as social and economic powerhouses
• Cities bring people together
• Exchange ideas
• Build networks
• Formal and informal
• Large and the small
• Platform for SMEs to collaborate
• High tech high touch
Renew Newcastle
• From 2008• Short and medium term uses for vacant buildings• Creative industries and community groups• Ephemeral• Exploring the new• Repurposing the old• Activation and interest
Fill, interest, start up
Renewing the City
Uni
Law Courts
The Living City
Housing market change
• Urban lifestyle trend
• 3,770 residents
• 82% increase in 10 years
• 1259 additional dwellings in 10 years
• Key markets:– 55 +
– Young singles and couples
– Families?
• Impact on dwelling size
Residential growth
Caffeine and food fix
Retail therapy
Bridal cluster
West of Union
Darby Street
Darby StreetDarby Street
Marketown
Honeysuckle
Commercial
Getting around
• Decision on the railway line
• State Government exploring the nature and scope of light rail– where light rail should travel and options for future connections
to link the CBD with surrounding suburbs, beaches and the broader Hunter region.”
– how people travel around Newcastle – whether by car, bus, rail, ferry, walking or cycling, and where they are travelling.
• Role of buses vs light rail
• Active transport
Connectivity
• Ease of movement
• Importance of midblock connections
• Links to the water
• Links to the residential areas
• Priority for pedestrians
• Nodes and hubs – Mall, Civic, Market town, West End- Revitalisation Plan
• Nature of Hunter Street
Remaking Hunter Street
Proposal on exhibition for comment to 30 September
Civic
Crown to Darby
West End to Steel Street
Building towards a big picture
• The City is a mosaic
• Each action has its part to play
• Often the micro is as important as the macro
• Collaboration and communication
• Rome was not built in a day
Impediments
• Attitude
• Certainty
• Mine subsidence
• Availability of finance
• Market demand
• Lack of balance in revitalisation
The whole is bigger than the sum of the parts
1. People + Places = Cities
2. Ideas + sharing = Innovation
3. Innovation + investment = Prosperity
Cities are dynamic
Optimism and looking forward
Vision
Plans
Delivery
Follow through
DialogueCollaborationPartnership
Diversity
Thank you !