SWANSTON ST, MELBOURNE & CBD LANEWAYS
Overview
Landscape Architects:
Numerous including Ron Jones, Peter Abraam
and City of Melbourne Urban Design
Client/Designers: Urban Design, Design & Culture, City
of Melbourne
Construction Dates: 1991 - present
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Swanston
St is a key pedestrian link between Melbourne’s CBD, Flinders
St Station and the Yarra River.
A
traffic calming project was designed by the City of Melbourne’s
urban design team in 1991. A number of Landscape Architects
were involved in the project including Ron Jones and Peter Abraam
working for the City of Melbourne.
As
well as reducing traffic to essential vehicles such as public
transport, delivery bans and bike; the team were challenged with
dealing with drainage in a low lying area of the CBD as well
as planting 100 trees over the main stormwater drain. Tough
London Plane Trees, Platanus x hispanica were
chosen to line the street.
Bluestone
paving, street trees and artwork create a cohesive streetscape. The
projects success is evident in the revitalisation of the residential
precinct and overall increase in pedestrian use between 1993
and 2004.
The
City of Melbourne Landscape Section received a National Merit
Award from AILA in 1994 for the successful implementation of
their concept. Fiona
Harrisson was responsible for the successful redesign of a number
of the cities lane ways.
This web presentation prepared by Edwina
Richardson AAILA 2006
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