Wickham Street Bridge and Connection Project - Townsville City ...

Wickham Street Bridge and Connection ProjectTHE STRAND2 1FLINDERS STREETPALMER STREET(HOTEL AND RESTAURANT PRECINCT)TOWNSVILLE CBDPedestrian movement, tourism precincts and visitor activity. 1 The Wickham Street Bridge 2The Wickham Street ThoroughfareA Pathway to Community EngagementThe Wickham Street Bridge and Connection Project brings life and activityto Townsville’s CBD precincts.Higher levels of walk-through traffic and visitation, in turn, provide theright conditions for increased retail spending, entertainment, events andcommunity ownership.By facilitating a vibrant, walkable network of entertainment and activity,the Wickham Street Bridge and Connection Project renews engagementwith the CBD’s unique landscape and attractions.It supports the development of Townsville’s city centre as a destination ofinternational standing.6The revitalisation transforms Wickham Street into both a destination and apathway to richer CBD experiences.The Strand – Townsville’s outstanding oceanfront asset – is no longerisolated from the city centre.Flinders Street East and Palmer Street – the vibrant night club and diningprecincts of Townsville’s CBD – are joined by the new bridge from WickhamStreet to Plume Street.A continuous pedestrian circuit of CBD movement is established: from theheart of Flinders Street, across Victoria Bridge, along Palmer Street andback across the new Wickham Street Bridge to Flinders Street East.Every week more than 25,000 locals and tourists visitThe Strand.Townsville’s CBD captures 70% of all tourism and visitorspending in North Queensland.