Liveability Initiative

Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning

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this. NOW!

Background papers

Liveability Slide Show (Powerpoint .ppt 21MB)

Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning: Planning Institute Australia (PIA) double award winning PowerPoint Liveability Slideshow. An eye opener for liveability matters. The CD should inspire a courageous "grasping of the nettle". The implications of its contents should become the stuff of people's presentations, workshops and public as well as professional education.

Full Liveability Planning Checklist (.pdf 2MB)

The Liveability Planning Checklist provides a powerful tool to measure proposed projects against liveability planning criteria and give planning and policy certainty to interested citizens.

Short Planning Checklist (.doc 258KB)

No-intro-version of the full Liveability Planning Checklist

LGAT Shade article (.pdf 1.4MB)

The one most effective and affordable tool to achieving liveability in our communities is the use of correctly planned, planted and maintained street trees as a central element of public infrastructure.

Plan before you plant (.pdf 2MB)

The majority of Tasmanian footpaths chosen for planting are still too narrow and trees placed in them create the opposite of what should be intended.

Plan it right (.pdf 5MB)

Comprehensive planning policies being essentially absent in Tasmania, unsatisfactory outcomes for the population are unfortunately pre-programmed in many cases. But this does not have to be so.

Revitalisation advice (.doc 53KB)

A letter written to a Northern Tasmanian Community group deals with revitalisation principles and hands-on participation methods as well as a detailed list of possible street trees.

Street trees and vandalism (.pdf 1.4MB)

Why (proper) street trees are crucial to stronger communities

Street trees water AND air (.doc 97KB)

Street trees need water AND air (and all the rest of it)!

Archive documents

Better pl submission (.doc 32KB)

Detailed analysis of the shortcomings of the Tasmanian State Government's Better Planning Outcome exercise. All procedure, no policy.

To decision makers (.doc 54KB)

Information sheet accompanying the Liveability Slide Show CD when it was distributed to all Tasmanian Councils.

PIA Award Address Nov 04 (.doc 24KB)

Background and reasons for our involvement in Community Based (Liveability) Planning.

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Presentation
Request a public presentation and live discussion of liveability planning issues here.

Liveability Initiative
Peter and Lesley Brenner are Planning Institute Australia (PIA) Tasmanian and national award winners for "Liveability Slide Show, Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning" in the category of Community Based Planning. This website is a "Liveability Initiative" project.


	Liveability Initiative Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning

It's about developing from this		> > to > >	this. NOW!

Background papers Liveability Slide Show (Powerpoint .ppt 21MB) Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning: Planning Institute Australia (PIA) double award winning PowerPoint Liveability Slideshow. An eye opener for liveability matters. The CD should inspire a courageous "grasping of the nettle". The implications of its contents should become the stuff of people's presentations, workshops and public as well as professional education. Full Liveability Planning Checklist (.pdf 2MB) The Liveability Planning Checklist provides a powerful tool to measure proposed projects against liveability planning criteria and give planning and policy certainty to interested citizens. Short Planning Checklist (.doc 258KB) No-intro-version of the full Liveability Planning Checklist LGAT Shade article (.pdf 1.4MB) The one most effective and affordable tool to achieving liveability in our communities is the use of correctly planned, planted and maintained street trees as a central element of public infrastructure. Plan before you plant (.pdf 2MB) The majority of Tasmanian footpaths chosen for planting are still too narrow and trees placed in them create the opposite of what should be intended. Plan it right (.pdf 5MB) Comprehensive planning policies being essentially absent in Tasmania, unsatisfactory outcomes for the population are unfortunately pre-programmed in many cases. But this does not have to be so. Revitalisation advice (.doc 53KB) A letter written to a Northern Tasmanian Community group deals with revitalisation principles and hands-on participation methods as well as a detailed list of possible street trees. Street trees and vandalism (.pdf 1.4MB) Why (proper) street trees are crucial to stronger communities Street trees water AND air (.doc 97KB) Street trees need water AND air (and all the rest of it)! Archive documents Better pl submission (.doc 32KB) Detailed analysis of the shortcomings of the Tasmanian State Government's Better Planning Outcome exercise. All procedure, no policy. To decision makers (.doc 54KB) Information sheet accompanying the Liveability Slide Show CD when it was distributed to all Tasmanian Councils. PIA Award Address Nov 04 (.doc 24KB) Background and reasons for our involvement in Community Based (Liveability) Planning. Return to home page				Presentation Request a public presentation and live discussion of liveability planning issues here. Liveability Initiative Peter and Lesley Brenner are Planning Institute Australia (PIA) Tasmanian and national award winners for "Liveability Slide Show, Wake-up call for Tasmanian urban planning" in the category of Community Based Planning. This website is a "Liveability Initiative" project.