Proposals For Civic Space

Mapped are proposed areas for a new civic space. 3 options are provided following black sites, car parks and street connections. An existing park is also included to show the lack of civic space for meeting and lunch breaks.

Option 1 connects City Road and Thistlethwaite street through Shamrock Place and Wolseley Street. This option enables 0.17 hectares of develop-able land as well as spillover into the internal streets.

Option 2 is off Thistlethwaite street with a larger development area of 0.18 hectares however does not have a direct connection to the South Melbourne study area.

Option 3 sits within the industrial triangle connecting City Road to York street. This could be an interesting site however means there is a loss of land and buildings as well as car parking spaces to make room for a civic space. The total area is 0.15 hectares being a lot smaller than the other sites.

Overall Option 1 seems to be the best location to connect South Melbourne with the Montague precinct of the Fishermans Bend renewal program.