PLANNING FOR PEOPLE

Author: kurilpafuturesgroup

  • MONTAGUE ROAD PROJECT

    Montague Road, from Southbank’s Cultural district to the river, is a place of imaginative, diverse experiences and unfolding possibilities – showcasing Brisbane and its citizenry to the world. Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning. Gloria Steinem Concerned for safe pedestrian mobility…

  • The Tree Project

    Brisbane City Council’s goal is for 50% shade cover over all footpaths and bikeways by 2031. Our goal is to deliver this plus more. Kurilpa Futures is partnering with local residents, the Gabba Ward office and Brisbane City Council to make sure that this happens as a minimum targeting an increase of the tree canopy…

  • The Orange Footpath Planters

    The eight orange planters are a familiar community asset in the central business area of West End 4101. Installed and planted out in 1995 these large orange circular planters have weathered well for nearly 30 years, with their crowning vegetation bringing a vibrant touch to the Vulture Street and Boundary Street shopping area.  The planters…

  • Beaconsfield Reserve and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Planting

    At the western rise of Beaconsfield Street in Highgate Hill 4101 the bitumen ends at a vehicle barrier and a lone handsome fig tree. Then Itʼs a short sharp grassy downhill to the end of Derby Street above the old gully. Houses and a walking path flank the crunchy green-brown rectangle of Beaconsfield Reserve. Until…

  • Transport and Mobility

    Transport and Mobility

    The State Government and Brisbane City Council conduct transport and mobility studies on an ad hoc basis that are intended to inform future decisions of how roads, footpaths, bike paths and waterways should be managed for the most efficient movement of all commuters.  These studies, proposals and strategies are important for the Kurilpa Peninsular Kurilpa…

  • Documents

    Documents

    The Green Space Strategy – John Mongard Landscape Architects There are 11 hectares of unused public space within the Kurilpa Peninsular to create the public realm that the community needs now and into the future. [Draft] [Short introduction to the documents] [Draft] [Short introduction to the documents]