City Master Plan (Urban Form and Transport)
The City of Burnside is a much-loved place for residents and visitors with a long history and an important future. Burnside is an aspirational address, and as Burnside’s population continues to grow, we need to plan for the provision of housing that suits the needs of our diverse community. The Burnside community also require open space, a range of convenient mobility options and good access to services.
In mid-2021 Council engaged with residents and businesses in Burnside to capture ideas to inform the drafting of the Burnside City Master Plan. The following key themes emerged from consultation:
- Improve the convenience, safety and comfort of pedestrian and cycling routes throughout the City.
- Burnside requires more convenient and direct public transport routes.
- Traffic calming measures should be implemented in some local streets.
- Increased housing is resulting in the removal of street trees and existing gardens, reducing the availability of on-street parking and changing the character of Burnside.
On the back of this feedback, the draft Burnside City Master Plan was prepared outlining a strategic framework for the proactive management of future population growth, housing and transport over the next 20 years. In May 2022, the draft Plan was released for a final round of consultation, receiving overall community support.
Council have now endorsed the City Master Plan (Urban Form and Transport), which sets out a long-term vision balancing the expansion of character areas (Protection Areas) with increased density along major road corridors, in and around existing centres and within specific precincts (Growth Areas). A diversity of public transport, cycling, walking and traffic management initiates are also presented in the City Master Plan, which aims to better connect people with places across the City.
Over the coming years, Council will focus on implementing the key policy, infrastructure and transport initiatives that are featured in the City Master Plan.