Katoomba Charrette Outcomes Report - Blue Mountains City Council

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Centre Strategy Improvements to the streetscape of Katoomba Street Action 7.3.2A - Undertake streetscape improvements for Katoomba, Main and Waratah Streets that include the provision of new street furniture, street tree planting and new lighting (potentially in heritage style). Action 7.3.2B - Integrate the Arts, particularly sculpture and ironwork, into the streetscape through support for an "arts in public spaces" program where artistic works are used to improve the attractiveness of the town centre. Local artists and artisans should be commissioned to contribute to streetscape improvement projects. Action 7.3.2C - Promote a cleaner appearance to the Town Centre through improvements to the design, appearance and maintenance ease of street bins. Designs should be developed for street bins that retain rubbish in high winds and complement the heritage streetscape. Action 7.3.2D - Review Council’s and private maintenance regimes for Katoomba and investigate measures to ensure adequate maintenance levels. Action 7.3.2E - Work with the Main Street Committee to identify and promote measures that business owners can undertake to personalise and improve the streetscape, particularly immediately fronting their businesses. 7.3.3 Encouraging Improvements to the Existing Coles Shopping Centre The existing Coles Shopping Centre is an important contribution to Katoomba’s convenience retail choice, but parts of the complex could stand improvement. Pioneer Place, the parking area in front of Coles and owned by the Council, is somewhat bleak, with few trees and little amenity. The Parke and Waratah Street frontages of the building itself are quite unfortunate, presenting harsh blank walls to both streets and to the adjoining uses across those streets. This makes for a bleak gap in the pedestrian and general urban environment of the area. The necessary loading docks and structured car parking could have been sleeved for most of their lengths with fronting uses more compatible and synergistic with their neighbours. However, despite good intentions on the part of all those involved, the regulatory controls for the Town Centre 30
Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Centre Strategy did not and so far do not demand better street frontage performance, and Coles was fully within their rights to propose what they built. Action 7.3.3 A- Revise the regulations to require active and compatible frontages along public streets in the Town Centre. Action 7.3.3 B - Encourage Coles in its next re-fit to redress these problems of street frontage and to work with the Council to improve Pioneer Place. Since the Charrette, Coles has reportedly approached the Council to initiate consideration of improving both its Parke and Waratah Street frontages and Pioneer Place. 7.4 “The Whole Town is the Cultural Centre” ...Improve and Increase Cultural Amenities For Locals and Visitors Alike While consulting with the public during the Charrette, we recognised that there is extraordinary depth and breadth of cultural and Arts assets throughout Katoomba. Therefore, rather than a single site or building, the whole town is proposed to be strengthened and celebrated as its ‘cultural centre’. 7.4.1 ‘City of the Arts Experience’ There was, however, also general agreement that cultural facilities were not very well linked to each other; that they were not synergising together; that the depth and breadth of cultural assets were not apparent or accessible enough to new visitors. Therefore, a prominent and well-located chain of cultural assets was proposed for the heart of town, nicknamed the ‘City of the Arts Experience’ (see illustration below). Cultural/Visitors Centre “City of the Arts Experience” 31
Page 1 and 2: KATOOMBA CHARRETTE OUTCOMES REPORT
Page 3 and 4: Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Ce
Page 33: Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Ce
Page 85 and 86:
Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Ce
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133:
show all

Katoomba Charrette Outcomes Report - Blue Mountains City Council

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?