1.
It’s not about the freeway
Rory Williams

2.
cars

3.
Why avoiding freeways is smart
• Reunite divided neighbourhoods
• Provide access to waterfronts
• Encourage development
• Increase land values
• Eliminate visibility barriers
• Create attractive and walkable environments

4.
Division and access

5.
Development and land value

6.
Visibility barriers

7.
Attractive environments

8.
Unattractive environments

9.
“We need to ask how the foreshore can
reinvent the city,
rather than just asking
how the foreshore can be reinvented.”
Mokena Makeka

10.
How to reinvent the city?
• Context gives meaning
• Freeway has positive and negative impacts
• Same with the foreshore itself

11.
The freeway is too easy
• Taking down the freeway is the easy (but
costly) option and can only achieve desired
effect if other things are also done
• Start with the other enablers

12.
Enablers
• Increased mix of activities
• Safe and attractive streets
• Buildings that encourage activity
And…

13.
Get
Rid
Of
The
Harbour

14.
Does this contribute to urban life?

15.
Every plan wants a breach
DistrictSixDraftDevelopmentFramework

16.
Harbour alternatives

17.
And everything falls into place
• Development and destination
• Link to the ocean and V&A Waterfront
• Expanded role of V&A
• Incentives to overcome the shadow effect
• Better connections