I am delighted to be able to announce the launch of the Street
Design Manual: Walkable Neighbourhoods, the seminal
publication for the design of our residential neighbourhoods.
In 2017, we conducted a survey of members regarding Complete
Streets and Queensland Streets which resulted in an almost 50/50 divide of
opinion regarding each publication’s strengths and weaknesses.
John Derbyshire, a member of the Steering Committee, conducted a
comprehensive review of both publications together with feedback from users and
an analysis of other street design and planning guides across Australia and
internationally. John’s report was adopted by the Steering Committee and John
was later awarded the President’s award in 2018 by Seren McKenzie for his many
contributions to the development of what is now the Street Design Manual.
John had also been involved on the Steering Committee for
Queensland Streets in the early 1990s together with Steve Conner (Executive
Director at Queensland Treasury’s Cities Transformation Taskforce Planning
Group) – it was certainly worthwhile having two members on the Committee with
an historic connection to our street planning and design suite.
A key element of the development of the Manual was the
collaboration with the State Government which contributed to the focus on
delivering ‘walkable’ neighbourhoods which would connect residents with each
other and the network of facilities essential for good living.
The Manual complements the Queensland Government’s Model Code
for Neighbourhood Design, the Planning Regulation 2017, Economic Development
Queensland (EDQ) guides and codes, and other policy initiatives
which deliver best practice guidelines and technical design criteria for
walkable residential streets. It is a multi-faceted coordinated approach
and a valuable resource for everyone involved in the planning and design of our
neighbourhoods.
We were also keen to engage with other peak bodies which were
represented on the Steering Committee including UDIAQ, the Planning Institute
of Australia and the Property Council plus state and local government
representatives. Brad Carey led the Working Group for Detailed Design &
Standards while Paul Eagles led the Street Planning Working Group and three
project managers oversaw the publication including Ross Guppy, Trevor Parminter
and Craig Moss. The Committee was chaired by Ged Brennan, Seren McKenzie and in
recent times, by me as your President.
I invite you to download IPWEAQ’s Street Design Manual: Walkable Neighbourhoods.
The Manual however is just part I in a series of design manuals.
If you would like to contribute to developing contemporary best practice
guidelines and codes of practices for any of the other nine precincts, please
do not hesitate to contact Craig Moss, Director Professional Services on 07 3632 6805.
Finally, and importantly, we are delighted to offer workshops on
the implementation of the new Manual. Again, please contact Craig Moss for
details to be sure you are able to maximise the benefits of industry expertise
documented in the Manual.
- Transit-oriented Activity
Centres
- Non-transit-oriented Commercial
Centres (such as District Centres)
- Main Streets
- Multi-use Precincts
- Business Parks
- Industrial Precincts
- Rural Villages
- Rural Residential Neighbourhoods
- Lower-density Private
Residential (where the internal roads are common property)
I look forward to seeing you in Brisbane in November for the
2020 Annual Conference!
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