Edgeworth Renewal Corridor Project - Lake Macquarie City Council

9.1.3 Opportunities• Opportunity to create a gateway with a distinctive entry point to the neighbourhood at theCrossroads and at the Western entry point at Cocked Hat Creek• Due to the closeness of the TAFE and schools, people living in the neighbourhood could walkor cycle to these facilities if the paths were safe, clear and well connected• Maintain low density character of single family homes in the area with well integrated mediumdensity options for a variety of housing choice compatible with the neighbourhood characterand mindful of the potential conflict between different land use zones• Increase pedestrian paths in a variety of settings• Improved external design of streetscape and buildings to increase community identity andaesthetics• Develop seniors housing to provide neighbourhood options as residents grow older.• Provide flexible land use zoning along Main Road that could support and strengthen a rangeof small businesses along the Corridor and a range of housing types just off the corridor inpreferred locations close to public transport• The growth of Cameron Park will provide a potential growing market• Create opportunities for an area that provides the community with a meeting place, possibly inconjunction with a community facility• Create opportunities for more small businesses to serve the area such as a meeting place,e.g., café, eateries, and small commercial operations to provide well priced convenient goodsand services.• Opportunities to enhance the green spaces and street trees throughout the Corridor.• Potential major open space complex to the south, including creek side parklands.9.1.4 Threats• The 70 km /hour speed limit, sparse planting and pedestrian links limit easy pedestrian usealong and across Main Road creates somewhat of a physical barrier for the neighbourhood• Noise and air pollution along the corridor limit the enjoyment of the place (and this is likely toincrease with the anticipated increase in traffic)• Congestion of vehicular traffic where Main Road intersects with Frederick Street, Lake Roadand Minmi Road• The young population means a lack of a mix of ages• In places aging housing stock gives a feeling of a place not progressive or well cared for.• Wide roads encourage higher speeds and many of the local roads are wide• Commercial development at Pambulong and the Glendale Regional Centre may limit growth atthe Edgeworth Neighbourhood Centre, and may reduce trade.• Low land values will lead to develop that does not capitalise fully on the area’s potential.• Small strata developments will inhibit land amalgamation and more comprehensive mediumdensity development.Draft Land Use Review – Edgeworth Renewal Corridor – Version 2 Page 74 of 85F2011/00577/06/08 – May 2013