Alice Springs Town Centre Built Form Guidelines

Topics for discussion  Background – Why are these Guidelines necessary?  Where do the Guidelines apply?  What are the key areas of concern?  How are the Guidelines structured?

2009 Urban Design Audit Highlighted the Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities, and Threats In the Alice Springs Town Centre

Weaknesses

Poor Relationships with Streets

Poor Quality Footpaths

Too Much Poor Quality Fencing

Predominance of Surface Parking

Poor Street Tree Choice

Poor Street Furniture

Poor Public Amenities No Drinking Fountains Not enough Public Seating

No Active Building Frontages

Active Frontages Good Frontage Mediocre Frontage Poor Frontage

Street Trees

Quality Paving

Climate Protection for Pedestrians

Public Seating

Views and Vistas

Poor Fencing & Glazing Parking in poor relationship to the Street

The Need for Design Guidance

The Key Areas of Concern  The quality of streets  How buildings relate to streets  Improving surveillance and reducing fencing  Local character  Parking  Environmentally Sustainable Design  Weather protection  Building setbacks and Height

How the Guidelines are Structured  Grouped into Elements  Town Centre  Streets  Buildings  Shopfronts  Landscape  Fencing  Signs  Materials  Parking  Safety  Privacy and Noise  Environmentally Sustainable Design

Elements  Elements are Structured into:  Objectives (Overall goals)  Requirements (Aspects which must be addressed)  Guidance (Ways the Objectives could be met)