CBD Core 2.4 Central Business District Marlston Hill Marlston Waterfront Central Coast Koombana Bay Character Mapping CBD Core Local Area Character Aerial View Victoria Street is the CBD’s ‘main street’ and is characterised by a significant proportion of buildings that are considered to positively contribute to an established and attractive streetscape particularly with regard to buildings that have cultural heritage value. Their is a comfortable human scale at street level created by the presence of first floor canopies that create a continuos covered walkway and gives the streetscape a sense of formality; the upper storeys are generally two-three storey at lot boundary. These buildings are considered to be in harmony, they address the street and one another and create a rhythmic streetscape. Together with the street trees and street furniture that enclose the main street space, the built form creates a sense of place. The high level of human activity in the main street and the presence of a ‘cappuccino strip’, also contributes to a sense of vitality and interaction in the CBD. The three waters surrounding the City together with significant built features characterise the City as a significant regional centre. This invokes an impressive sense that the City is an important and diverse geographic area and commercial centre, a City, which has been developed with major built infrastructure amongst vast and unique natural water settings with an attractive, bustling and interactive CBD. Boundaries Activity Centres Carey Street on the Strategic Regional Centre north side, Blair Left to right: Prinsep Street, Victoria Street southern end, Victoria Street north of Prinsep Street on the Street, arcade between Prinsep and Stephen Streets. west, down to and including the south to Cornwall and Money Streets and up Molloy Street on the west. Public Art Works Left to right: Floating Stone by Richard Williamson, Brother and Sister by Russell Sheridan, Forest Trees by Howard Taylor, The Gateway by Mary Knott, & Fold by Don Walters. Central Business District 2:35 Character Mapping CBD Core City Vision Strategy development initiatives. and environmental outcomes. Strategic Regional Centre Vision Focus Area; and CBD9: Prepare a sport and recreation strategy for Greater CBD25: That decked parking sites be planned to service the Bunbury that addresses the needs of all age groups and identifies northern, central and southern sectors of the CBD. Central Business District Investigation Area ways of supporting clubs and community groups. CBD27: That further research be undertaken to establish the Objectives and Strategies relevant to the Strategic Regional CBD10: Identify available sites for tourist development and appropriate location of a decked parking site to service the Centre establish the criteria for the site mix of freehold subdivision and northern sector of the CBD. CBD1: Allocate sufficient resources for the planning and tourism, height and management. CBD28: That the State Coastal Planning Policy Amendment 62 development of the Leschenault Inlet Regional Park so that the CBD16: That the Strategic Regional Centre be assessed to relating to height is supported where the maximum height for area is established as a major tourist and recreation attraction. establish the constraints and opportunities for commercial coastal areas (including the Bay and Inlet) should be five storeys CBD2: Require the protection and tourism/recreational development. or 21 metres and under certain conditions and subject to criteria enhancement of the White Mangroves as part of any planning CBD17: That a staged CBD streetscape strategy be programmed including broad community support, consideration may be given and development of the by Council. to developments up to eight storeys or 32 metres. North Shore. CBD18: That Blair Street remains connected to Koombana CBD29: That height in the commercial core of the CBD defined as both sides of Wittenoom, Stephen, Victoria and Carey Streets is CBD3: Require planning policies and projects for development Drive. determined on the basis of complementary development with the to incorporate consideration of key landmarks with a view to CBD19: That reducing Blair Street from four lane divided to two Bunbury Tower and the Old Silos redevelopment. Areas outside enhancing their role in orientation and defining character and lane divided between Haley Street and Koombana Drive (both of the commercial core to be planned and designed within the two amenity of the City. lanes removed from the Inlet side) with enhanced east/west to five storey range and depending on topography, accessibility CBD5: The management arrangements for the Leschenault Inlet pedestrian connections and traffic calming be developed for and community acceptance up to eight storeys. Regional Park need to ensure that the viability of the estuarine further consideration. The Clifton/Blair Street roundabout needs CBD34: That development of the foreshore areas must be low environment is the highest priority. to be redesigned to take account of the downgrading of Blair Street. impact with an emphasis on civic, cultural and tourist orientated CBD6: Plan for a change in priority between cars and pedestrians uses. Other development opportunities may be considered in favour of pedestrians and identify opportunities for street based CBD20: That Symmons Street be developed as a key pedestrian following the public release and community feedback on the activities. and visual connection between the cappuccino strip north to Bunbury Waterfront Project prepared by Landcorp. Clifton Street and the Inlet. CBD7: Ensure that planning policies and development control CBD36: That the City in partnership with Landcorp undertake provisions adequately provide for the conservation and protection CBD22: That the central bus station be retained. further planning and financial analysis to establish the mix of of heritage values. CBD23: That the operation of the central bus station be reviewed uses that meet objectives and strategies that seek to improve CBD8: In accordance with the Bunbury Community Safety and to improve pedestrian linkages and reinforce the terminus as a connectivity between the CBD and the Harbour, provide for a Crime Prevention Plan the design of buildings, streetscapes tourist destination and major arrival point. Alternative locations broad range of tourism and recreation experiences, protect and and open spaces is to be influenced by encouraging the for bus storage need to be identified. enhance heritage values and build on the existing facilities that currently service small craft to large ships. identification of risks/hazards through safety auditing of places CBD24: Retain the option of an intermodal transport facility at the and development proposals in order to inform public sector Eelup Roundabout and undertake a detailed cost/benefit analysis capital works/maintenance programmes and private sector to establish that there will be an improvement in economic, social Landmarks / Features Left to right: The Art Gallery , The Bird Cage, The Rose Hotel, The Bunbury Tower, the City Library an the Council Chambers Central Business District 2:36 Visual Diaries CBD Core Topography , Views & Vistas The CBD has been developed against the backdrop of the coastal foredune that at major vantage points (Boulters Heights) provides an open vista of the City bound by the Indian Ocean to the west, Leschenault Inlet to the east and Koombana Bay to the north; the CBD links these adjoining water areas, known as the ‘three waters’. There is a great level of built form located in the CBD considering the width of the peninsula, most of which is orientated to take advantage of the proximity to water on three sides. The city was built between two higher grounds, and is therefore afforded expansive views from either end, extending out to Australind and the Collie hills. Identifiable built features in the landscape are accentuated on the skyline from lower grounds, particularly across the Inlet, and clear view corridors are afforded between larger forms thus far (e.g. The Bunbury Tower), such views should be considered as the level of development increases in the CBD. Designing Out Crime Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been installed around the CBD at known hot spots for anti-social behavior particularly during the hours of night when the city night clubs are closing and masses of people are congregating in the streets whilst waiting to be picked up, at the taxi rank, or looking for something else to do. The use of CCTV has been integral to police and council investigations involving incidents of violence or vandalism in the CBD. Buildings that have been abandoned for many years are the object of vandalism and other anti- social behaviors and may become inhabited by squatters. The condition of the former St John of God building is seriously compromised by these activities and the opportunity to restore the building decreases with the length of time that the building is vacant. Whilst measures have recently been taken to increase security of the premises, demolition of the building may be the best result to improve the amenity for surrounding uses, and for public safety. Central Business District 2:37 Visual Diaries CBD Core Road Layout Stirling Street (west of Spencer Street) is a 24.4 The section of Stirling Street that runs between metre road (Neighbourhood Connector) with a Spencer Street and Blair Street is approximately speed limit of 50 km, a central median, parallel 160 metres between intersections, and consists parking, an unmarked cycle lane, single lane of a roundabout, a signalled pedestrian crossing, traffic in each direction with a signaled intersection two car park entrances and a one way street at one end and a roundabout at the other end. entrance and both ends are signal controlled. There is pedestrian access on both sides of the The level of activity that occurs in this strip is not road with breaks in the median to cross to the well arranged and often banks up traffic. There opposite side of the street.