Development Plan - City of Playford - SA.Gov.au

6. Improve the accessibility of
neighbourhoods by creating safe,
convenient and pleasant
environments for walking, cycling
and public transport use.
(a) Promote more compact
neighbourhoods, particularly around
activity centres, to reduce travel.
(b) Apply ‘crime prevention through
environmental design’ techniques to
improve personal and neighbourhood
safety and security.
(c) Ensure linkages are provided between
neighbourhoods, and discourage
exclusive developments, such as ‘gated
communities’.
(d) Design neighbourhoods to minimise
walking distances to destinations
through the provision of direct
pedestrian linkages and short street
blocks. ‘No through roads’ such as culde-sacs
should be designed to include
pedestrian and cycling linkages.
(e) Minimise the impact of through traffic in
neighbourhoods, while maintaining an
adequate level of low-speed private
vehicle access.
8. Reinforce and protect a sense of
place and neighbourhood character,
while encouraging the evolution of
preferred built form and landscaped
characters.
(a) Ensure that the desired character for
particular areas is established through
consultation with local communities.
(b) Ensure that zoning effectively
discriminates between areas targeted for
substantial change and those which
require careful management.
(b) Ensure that development contributes to
the desired character, and exhibits a
strong contextural relationship with its
locality.
(c) Have regard to existing cultural,
environmental and topographical
features in the design of allotments,
buildings and neighbourhoods.
(d) Create opportunities for cultural
expression in neighbourhoods through
urban design, the inclusion of art into
public spaces, appropriate landscape
treatments and other design techniques.
A key philosophy of the intended urban
design outcome is to create walkable
communities. This is to be achieved through
the regular dispersal of activity centres
throughout the Area Affected, policy which
requires footpaths on both sides of higher
order road, and structure plans which ensure
connectivity between open space areas.
The community consultation process
undertaken for the release of the Playford
Alive Master Plan provided a range of
opportunities for the community,
organisations and business to provide
feedback.
Community interest and project
understanding was promoted through the
Playford Alive Getting On With It newsletter
delivered to over 8,000 households in the
target area as well as with a set of
information sheets about the different
neighbourhood areas and key elements of
the plan. Media announcements and the
project website were also used to promote
information about Playford Alive.
Approximately 1,136 people were involved in
consultation activities
Playford North DPA -51-
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