The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

As we look forward to council considering the draft Place Making Framework tomorrow night, take a step back and remember the seminal 1980 book and film ‘The Social Life of …

LAPM policy axed

The Local Area Place Making (LAPM) policy is proposed to be axed, and replaced with a Road Safety Study Policy and a Place Making Framework. We’ve reviewed both draft policies, …

Main Street design guide

Village Well, a placemaking consultancy based in Melbourne, has published a design guide for main streets. The guide highlights what makes a great main street, including activity, accessibility, and inclusiveness: …

Urban design guidelines

The Victorian state government published urban design guidelines in 2017, to: support state agencies, local government and the urban development sector to deliver, functional and enjoyable places for people to …

Great public spaces

The NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment has published a Great Public Spaces Guide and associated evaluation tool. The guide points out that public spaces include streets, which should …

Transforming public spaces

Cities all around the world are transforming their public spaces. Urb-i has been mapping these changes, with before/after images. They offer a map of all their sites: There are several …