Our environment
Town Centre Action Plan
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A healthy environment (encompassing the natural, social and economic environment) makes a centre welcoming and inviting. Within Matraville, Council can plan for compact development and diverse housing options, while focusing on sustainable transport.
Plan for an environmentally and economically sustainable centre which is compact and supported by higher density residential development
Higher density residential development will offer greater economic and social opportunities. Diverse housing stock allows residents to remain within an area while the housing needs change. A compact centre, with a concentrated population, also has the ability to support more frequent bus services.
To ensure Matraville is a well defined centre, the layout and form should be compact and accessible. This is promoted through the DCP which allows for increased densities within and around the centre while maintaining clear pedestrian and vehicle movement patterns.
See Action 1.4.1
Improve opportunities for sustainable transport
By offering a range of sustainable transport options Matraville will become a more attractive and sustainable place to live.
5.2.1 Implement planned cycleways connecting Matraville with other locations within and beyond the local government area
Cycleways are planned in the area around Matraville and there are opportunities to connect the Town Centre to these cycleways such that it becomes a ‘stopover’ along a cycleway network extending from the parks and beaches through to La Perouse and Foreshore Road. The network may be used by the ‘lycra set’ taking advantage of the wide and flat streets in the area. For the Town Centre to become a rest-stop for cyclists it would need to provide secure and safe access, parking and sufficient leisure activities.
Time frame: Short
Lead: Randwick Council
Partners: None
Resource requirements: Moderate
Implement best practice in sustainable development
Council should aim to achieve positive outcomes in terms of sustainability. For example, Council can aim to apply best practice through its own buildings and infrastructure such as street lighting.
5.3.1 Investigate opportunities to install solar-powered lights in key locations
To ensure that Matraville is an environmentally sustainable centre opportunities should be investigated to install new lighting or upgrade existing lighting to solar powered or more efficient LED street lighting options. Solar lighting is currently being trialled in Maroubra. This could be implemented in Matraville in gateway locations.
Time frame: Short
Lead: Randwick Council
Partners: None
Resource requirements: Significant
5.3.2 Open a ‘sustainable development’ shopfront to showcase existing options for businesses to implement best practice sustainable development.
This initiative will allow for sustainability options for businesses to be showcased. Council already has a similar project home open in North Randwick. Alternatively, a sustainability speciality shop (such as a business retailing goods with minimal environmental impact) could occupy a vacant shopfront. This type of business would most likely be attracted through a tender process with the provision of some subsidy.
Time frame: Medium
Lead: Randwick Council
Partners: Chamber of Commerce, environmental groups, energy industry
Resource requirements: Significant
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The public transport from and to Matraville has not been keeping up with the population growth. There is no direct connection with Maroubra, Randwick or Bondi Junction. Two main bus lines 391 and 392 are unreliable even during the peak hours. There is an urgent need for bus service to be improved.
Many residents of Matraville believe that the solution is to connect Matraville with Maroubra and Randwick. The extension of bus line 400 from Pagewood to Matraville city centre would be an excellent option for many local commuters wanted to catch the train at Bondi Junction.