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Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?Improvements to Seaford Foreshore (Frankston 2025)
Just a few years back, when obesity was being flouted as the next great EVIL, Frankston city lost the opportunity to retain the only indoor tennis complex in this part of the suburbs (Klauer St.) It's now talking of shelving the Long Island Tennis Club. These 4 tennis courts have been on the bend at "Mile Bridge" for at least 40 years and service patrons from Gould St. and the hundreds of flats and apartments now stretching along Nepean Hwy from Frankston Shops to Seaford Road.. They are a landmark and provide valuable exercise for many people living close by. My wife learned to play tennis there as a child. I played there last Sunday and there were 14 players on the courts, with 3 more sitting in the clubhouse waiting for a game. In a time where Australia is crying out for new tennis champions, too many young people are not getting outdoors. Obesity is fuelled by lack of opportunity. Replace two hectares of ti-tree scrub just north of these courts with a reasonable carpark and some grassland for exercise, BBQs and park benches. Put an asphalt bike/walk track between the ti-trees to Chelsea. No restaurants, bars and milkbars. Just activity centres eg Kitesurfing, Sailboarding, Yachting, Skateramp. Too long has this area been home to perverts and druggies.Too long has this magnificent beach remained hidden from locals and tourists. It's about time we turned it into something more useful and attractive. Posted by Russell Mansfield on Wednesday, 29 November 2006 at 11:54:38 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?My plan for development, having lived here for thirty years is as follows:
YOU MUST CONSIDER THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
Too much money is wasted by developing and redeveloping and redeveloping AGAIN, when successive planners underestimate increases in traffic flow. Please consider the following:
1. Cars and car parking along Kananook Creek can gradually be relocated into multi-storey parking in the CBD and around the railway station. Recently built multi-storey carparks are well-placed but are ALREADY overfull and should now be considering extending another 4 levels higher.
2. The existing Railway carpark should become a ten-level car parking complex (7 above ground, 3 below) with bars, restaurants and accommodation on the top two floors, taking advantage of the sweeping views of the Bay.
3. Plans to send Frankston Railway Station underground should be commenced immediately incorporating an underground loop to Dandenong.
4. We should immediately develop a series of overpasses eliminating the nightmare at Overton Rd.crossing, the current Peninsula Freeway/ Cranbourne Rd. traffic jam and also an aerial connection between the new Mitcham Freeway and Nepean Highway (without having to cut through CBD).
5. Council must maintain some (direct or indirect) control over parking fees being charged by Wilson and other consortiums.
YOU MUST CONSIDER THE NATURAL GREENNESS OF THE AREA
Langwarrin has managed to maintain most of its green leafy atmosphere although unneccessary removal of trees along Cranbourne Rd has recently desecrated the area. I would hope that Frankston can retain a beautiful natural environment despite pressures to asphalt or concrete every corner of the globe.
1. Keep the Pine Trees. The fear of anything "non-indigenous" is confined only to a few fanatics. The magnificent stands of pine found all over the peninsula have been here for one hundred years and have yet done nothing to damage our environment. Pine Trees have become more indiginous to Frankston than most of these rabid greenies.
2. Buy up some of the underdeveloped properties along the beach side of Nepean Highway with a view to plantations with walkways and footbridges to the beach.... before they become just another block of unsightly flats.
3. When developing your "Southbank" Malls along Kananook Creek don't overlook planting some shade trees and shrubs.
4. Insist that all powerlines go underground. Start redirecting existing powerlines in all areas of Frankston where possible to underground.
5. Maintain most of the Seaford forshore ti-tree plantation.While there is room for one or two new small car parks north of the Long Island tennis Club, don't cut down too much ti-tree. Walk and bike trails can be developed by winding them through the ti-tree, rather than removing it all.
6. The median strip along Nepean Hwy is attractive but consider planting some large shade trees along here as well.
PORT PHILLIP BAY - OUR MOST- PRIZED POSSESSION
Try to develop and maintain views of the Bay from several vantage points around the city.
Views to the beach right along beach street for a kilometre were blocked off by construction of the connecting walkway between Keyside/Bayside shopping centres. It spoiled a nice view and turned it into a lot of crooked metal posts.Surely more thought could have been put into this.It can still be adjusted.
Restaurants along the forshore near the pier are attractive and useful but they obstruct views of the foreshore from Nepean Hwy. This could have been avoided with greater thought to their positioning. Please don't allow any more development so close to the foreshore. I would like to see the following take place:
1. Develop the "Southbank" idea right along Kananook from Davey St to the Mile Bridge. Open up a wide pedestrian mall right along the east bank of the river with tiled paving and plantations of shade trees with seating and lighting.
Remove all vehicle traffic and parking to the central CBD and encourage bikes and pedestrians only. Service the scene with low-rise coffee shops, bars and restaurants but maintain a height restriction (of say 6 metres) or you will kill development on the other side of the highway.
2. Encourage development above 6 metres on the opposite (east) side of Nepean Highway so as to take advantage of sweeping bay views. Multi-storey motels, office buildings, shops, etc. should not be allowed on beach side of highway.
3. Open up 2 small carparks in the Seaford foreshore north of the mile bridge, with attractive garden beds and interconnecting bicycle/walkways right through to Chelsea.
4. Don't touch the Long Island Tennis Club - it's been a landmark for 50 years and is the only sporting facility in that area. Instead develop some more sporting attractions such as a kite-surfing, wind-surfing club joined to the tennis club by a 30-space carpark, giving glimpses of the bay as motorists sweep around that bend. At a time when obesity threatens our longevity we must maintain and develop as many sporting facitilites as possible. Posted by Russell Mansfield on Wednesday, 29 November 2006 at 11:57:15 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?The Nepean Highway in Frankston needs to be reduced to 2 lanes in either direction. This would make it a more pedestrian friendly space and thus easier to cross, but could also create terraced spaces on either side as we extend the footpath into the third lane and plant two avenues of trees, with seats, public art and other plantings.
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, 18 December 2006 at 9:40:13 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?Increased Secondary Schools. With Frankston Learning City implementation, I look around and struggle to find sufficient secondary schools,m especially in newer areas, or those currently being developed into estates. How can we say that we are a "Learning City" or even ready for the growth, expected to come with the increased redevlopment/revitalization and the new Freeway that? Posted by Klaus Sturm on Thursday, 28 December 2006 at 9:57:41 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?Frankston 2025
Future Visions
These are my ‘Concepts’ and Visions for the City of Frankston in the year 2025
1. The change from Petroleum powered Vehicles
(Including Diesel)
With petrol likely to be too expensive in 2025 for ‘everyday use’ by Residents, there is likely to be an increased use of Battery powered PTUs. We should be encouraging this transition as soon and as quickly as possible. The location of (for want of a better expression) of ‘Charging Station’ at major Destination points will be both beneficial for the environment and cost efficient for the users.
• ‘Electrical Charging Stations’ for Battery Powered Personal Transportation Units (PTU’s or sometimes called ‘Grannie Chariots’)
I would nominate ‘major Destination Points’ to be CBD (Frankston), Regional and sub-Regional Shopping Centres, all railway Stations in the Municipality, (High probability) Destination points for likely users of PTUs i.e. stand alone Senior Citizen Centres.
Roles for the City of Frankston could include: lobbying State and Federal Members of Parliament, lobbying the MAV to become a pro-active participant in this matter, Resident education campaigns. As well, the Council could investigate the feasibility of punitive taxation Ordinances and Fines for Commercial and major Retail Complexes that do not participate in the availability of space for ‘charging Stations’ at prime spots at the Complex and ‘parking spaces’ of sufficient quantity for the needs.
• “Legislative issues” will need to be addressed and resolved
There are ‘grey areas’ in the use of Battery and Solar powered vehicles including;
Redefining what is a Vehicle that can be taken on the Road,
Granting Tax Exemption on all locally manufactured and Imported PTUs, (on the basis that the less dependence people have on petroleum based transportation, the better for the Environment and the cheaper it will be for Tax payers).
Roles for the City of Frankston could include: lobbying State and Federal Members of Parliament, lobbying the MAV to become a pro-active participant in this matter, Resident education campaigns.
Exempting ‘Green Fields Start up Enterprises’ from all Municipal, State and Federal Taxes, fees & charges. This may encourage Employment opportunities in the Municipality by the establishment of these Industries in the City.
• Access to free ‘Parking’ for all battery powered PTUs
Secure ‘Parking access’ must be a priority at all Public Transportation points, together with the option to ‘recharge’ the batteries whilst people attend to the issues and matters that brought them to that location; whether it be transportation to Employment, Shopping or other activities.
• Tax Deductibility for the purchase and use of ‘Green’ battery powered PTUs
To encourage the initial move away from the ‘comfort’ factor of “The family car”, Tax Incentives should be should be ‘the norm’.
Roles for the City of Frankston could include: lobbying State and Federal Members of Parliament, lobbying the MAV to become a pro-active participant in this matter, Resident education campaigns.
2. Establishment of “Green Business Zone”
With the increasing transference of many Manufacturing and Manual Labour jobs being moved off-shore, the City of Frankston should investigate the feasibility of supporting the development of Greenfield research, development and manufacturing.
Any Regional Commercial Centre NEEDS a range of non-Retail employment positions, to support the Regional Commercial Centre.
A widely expressed desire at most meetings was for a range of Employment opportunities for the young people of the Municipality, so that they may stay within the Municipality for employment and lifestyle choices.
3. Tourism: The Development of the Frankston to Seaford stretch of Beaches to become the Premier Safe Family Beach destination for the S. E. Metropolitan and Peninsula Regions.
The Frankston Foreshore from the Frankston Pier to the Seaford Pier should be developed as a regional Summer Beach destination for Families. I would suggest that this could be achieved by including the follow ideas for inclusion into the 15 to 20 year Forward Planning period. This would be a safe time frame for such developments, as the likely consequences of Global warming are not predicted to have a significant impact on Port Phillip Bay within this time Period.
• Car Parking access & development for an additional 20,000 visitors to the Municipality
To become a true regional destination, sufficient parking spaces will have to be made available. To support these extra visitors, additional Toilet facilities and retail opportunities will also have to be catered for. This may have the benefit of increasing seasonal employment opportunities for residents. Parking fees or Admission fees, to offset some of the costs associated with the provision of such Services will probably be necessary. In the event of commercially run attractions, this is the current practice.
• The Construction of “Feature Attractions”
To attract significant Tourists to the Municipality, significant ‘Water Play’ opportunities would have to be safely developed and maintained. The construction of these attractions could be attached to the two piers. They should cater for young children in Family groups, as well as “Adventure Water based activities” for Teenagers and the mobile young Adults who are likely to be ‘car based’. Involvement of Private Capital to construct and operate segments of the ‘water based’ attractions to be developed could be viable.
• Disabled Access and Activity should be a major focus of any such development
With the increasing aging of the population, this segment of the population should be targeted. It is a group that is well used to going to the Beach for activities like; Tourism, Recreation, Social interaction and Exercise. This would also cater for a growing segment of the Residents of the Municipality, provide long terms benefits for our Health and reduce expenses for Council in areas such as (the presently funded) HACC.
• Loss of Amenity and the reduction of Public Open Space
These are the unavoidable consequence of any major development of the Foreshore as a regional facility and Tourist attraction. They would have to be measure against issues such as; the level of income generated for and within the Municipality, the Employment opportunities generated for Frankston residents, the increase in Land and Rates values attributable to such development.
• Incorporation of Kananook Creek into the ‘Water Theme’ Development
(Between the Mouth of the Creek and Long island)
The rehabilitation of the Kananook Creek may be best sought by the development of passive and appropriate water based activities along its banks: canoeing and like activities would bring greater value and appreciation of the Creek and its Environs. Walking trails or tracks would facilitate appreciation of a significant resource that is presently underappreciated and under used. Bird Hides could also be appropriate.
• Provision of a Water Supply to the Beach at several points
I believe that this one is both self evident and desirable.
4. Elimination of the Nepean Highway ‘divided road’ between Beach St. and Davey Rd. and its redevelopment as a Pedestrian friendly “City Focus”
The CBD lacks a Heart, a ‘people friendly’ social space that can cater for a range of; Social, Recreational, Celebratory and Community Development focused functions.
While suggesting pulling up two of the 4 lanes of the Nepean Highway and incorporating the Grassed medium strip (which I suspect is part of the WW I and WW II Memorial Space) into a ‘people friendly’ grassed space dedicated to and for the use and enjoyment of the Residents and Visitors to the City of Frankston may seem a bit far fetched, it is what I would like to see dome here.
With the sale of the only alternative space for a People Focused ‘Community Focused Space’ to the ‘Bayside Retail Complex operated by the Centro
Group, this is the only remaining space in an appropriate place within the CBD.
My suggestion is that the two lanes on the west side of the medium strip be removed and turned into a grassed area. The redevelopment of that section of the Nepean Highway should aim to achieve a ‘Paris Boulevard’ feel; which could be supported by the development of a ‘Eatery and Cafe’ Environment that lends its self to a slow and relaxed lifestyle. The redevelopment of the Peninsula Building into Residential Apartments would compliment such a change of focus for this area.
The Frankston By-pass would be a necessary precondition of such a development. The roads around Fletcher St., the Kananook Creek road between Beach St. and Davey Rd and north of the railway line would have to be upgraded to handle commercial and retail deliveries.
I would like to see a timeframe of 15 years max!
Posted by Jason Clarke on Sunday, 31 December 2006 at 1:48:29 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?My vision for Frankston:
1. More local jobs and training.
2. Good reputation and proud to be a resident.
3. Kids feeling safe, having fun, enjoying their youth.
4. Old people, people in need supported by the community.
5. Cleaner beach.
6. Living with less impact on the environment.
7. Less CARS, MORE BIKES/PATHS.
8. Access to addordable, healthy foods.
9. Councillors who listen to what the community is telling them.
10. City to be vibrant and exciting. The new St Kilda!
11. Financial security and eqaulity for all.
12. Have the opportunity to input into local community decisions. Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 31 January 2007 at 7:18:31 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?No 3 hour wait at the Frankston Hospital. Are they serious? Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 31 January 2007 at 7:20:09 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?I agree with the idea of a multistorey car park in the city, near the train station.
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 31 January 2007 at 7:22:20 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?Hi
i am not a RABID GREENIE but I object to the denegration of those who put them selves out to promote a better cleaner and diverse environment.
I do know the problem with a pine tree monoculture but will not use this forum to educate or belittle others.
My vision is so anti multi storey building including car parks as anything other than the best public transport system is unacceptable.
I believe that Food and water security, development of a strong community that is careing and suportive of all it's members and the best environmental practces are impimented to help to leave a world our children can actually live in are essential.
Thank you for the opportunity to say my bit. Posted by Russell McLeod on Sunday, 25 February 2007 at 3:09:02 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?• How good to see a large group building Community Spirit...
• A board, full of diverse ideas prompted my introspection... While valuing diversity... what are our primary community principles & values?What are our foundational principles?
• Quote from best seller “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” (Stephen Covey) surfaced... “The value of the whole is more than the sum of the parts.” How might we articulate “the whole” vision of each person and the group... Should it be more than a lot of diverse ideas?
• From the same source... “Principles are more than practices…& different from values... are deep truths with universal application”... Principles lead to Happiness... Author mentions... Fairness, Honesty, Human dignity, Achieving potential, & the principle of Service, Sharing... & The Golden rule which has evolved independently across many cultures & creeds.
• Some Conference references related... But... Could we underwrite our evolving vision by reference to such principles?
• Avoiding being too subjective, I felt impelled to contribute to the Ideas Board... the concept of... Networking... via a Community Newspaper... This could grow from the existing Council periodic publication… While our website remains a valuable Networking resource... It does not reach all...
• To be a genuine “Community Voice” (Good name??) this newspaper to be managed by a Community group appointed by periodic… Conference consensus, funded by many groups including Council...Envisioned... An ongoing vehicle for Exploration & Evolution of many different aspects of Community Building.
• Full marks... Conference Organisers... FURTHER DIALOGUE INVITED…
Posted by Gordon McLaughlin on Monday, 5 March 2007 at 9:49:48 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?I'd like to see Frankston develop into a major tourist city, a city by the seaside offering plenty of outdoor pursuits, a lively and adventurous and cultural city, one which envelops the soul, mind and energy of the youth to bringing about a revolutionary change to the outlook and image of Frankston by 2025.
A major tourist city by the sea, one which mirrors the Bondi Beach of Sydney or the Gold Cost of Queensland, Frankston offers tourists and locals alike simple pleasures of watching the sun setting at dusk, or an early morning stroll on the beach or by the esplanade. A place of seafood paradise and gluttony, the lovely seaside resorts along Seaford and South Frankston attracting weekenders and foreign tourists a place to while the time away.
Chic cafes, restaurants and eateries which caters to taste of all peoples, each respecting each others' culinary and gourmet delights will bring many to the shores of Frankston.
Once a sleepy and uneventful town, Frankston city will no longer be spoken as such but will bring of images of a lovely day's outing by the seaside parasailing, sea-dooing, boating or just fishing. Perhaps a modern day seaworld centre would be an added attraction to Frankston city.
On the cultural front, Frankston has many relics and monuments of the past many of which best portrays the history and first settlers of the city and its surrounding shires.
Frankston, a Beachcomber's Paradise!
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 28 March 2007 at 8:58:42 AM |
my sayHave just received the latest CITY NEWS and might I say I found it very informative and easy to follow. It explained things very straight forward. It kept me informed unto what is going on in my area and Frakston in general. I am loking forward to seeing the new INFORMATION centre. Keep up the good woork and PLEASE don't change the format.
Helen. Posted by Helen Warren on Wednesday, 28 March 2007 at 11:20:04 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?No druggies or feral types loitering around Frankston streets. Posted by David on Thursday, 29 March 2007 at 10:58:48 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?I find the term 'druggies' and 'feral' types inconsiderate(re: last entry), particulary as many of these people have come from difficult backgrounds and often troubled homes.
We should aim to be a more caring society, accepting of people and there differences. We need to give them with the support they need to get out of the situation they are in.
My vision is simply that, we become a more caring community - looking out for each other, understanding people's predicaments and the years of hardship that have made these people the way they are. Posted by Anonymous on Friday, 30 March 2007 at 4:05:47 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?I think that all Councilers involved in 2025 have Presented the Frankston Residents with the BIGEST COPOUT EVER!!!
What do they mean 2025?
Its 2007 and we want Improvements now.
They have gotten off SCOT FREE!! You dont have to take Responsibilty for the Hole Frankston is now and might be in 2025 if you come up with some CRAP Vision for 2025 but dont Bother to do any work now.
We want Results NOW! Not in 18 years when most of us Probably wont want to live in this HOLE anyway.
Take some Responsibilty and stand up for what we are paying you for NOW!! Not Later!!! We pay you big enough Salaries, so start performing and use your Brains and fix things now. You were all hopefully educated at Uni. They didnt teach you to put a Band Aid on things then and worry about them 18 years later, so why do it to us. The Residents of Frankston.
You have all been talking about this Bloody Safe Boat Harbour for Ten years now. Its been 10 mins now, it must be time for another Feasability Study into it again. Waste some more money and pass the Blame onto someone else again so you dont have to make a decission and actually say Yes to this wonderfull project.
I wonder how you people sleep at night knowing that you are Pulling the Counciler's Gown over every Resident of the Frankston Shire heads every day.
How about FRANKSTON 2009, then 2010 then 2011 and 2012????? Get the ball rolling. You know what you have to do and thats improve this Hole we live in. Get rid of the Druggies and loosers that hang around the station. Whats that their not loosers? Ok i will take my Video camera down there for 1 week day and night and then you can argue with me that there are not drugies, dealers and loosers there 24/7. Neapean Hwy shops are a mess. It looks like we are living in some Ghost town. Bloody distgusting. Whats that Jamie Durrie was going to fix up the Peninsula Centre and turn it into appartments??? Wake up, Opray Windfrey made him an offer ages ago. Do you think hes going to stay here and fix that Eye Sore now. Now way!!
The Peninsula Centre was advertised in the age a few weeks ago as FOR SALE. Yes the Freehold! God knows what going to happen to it now. Bulldoz the thing now before some new owner gets in there and puts a few more mobile phone towers on it and doesnt fix it up. Neapen Hwy, the Entry to Frankston is a Disgrace!!!
Theres people driving round like lunatics every day in Frankston and its out of control at night. I believe we even have a Frankston Hoon hotline?? I rang the Frankston police station and they didnt even know about it. It must be working well then????
Put some more police on or some Community program that works and dobs in these hoons.
Taxpayers of Frankston Stand up to these Council Cronnies and demand answers and Action!!!
Posted by Matt aaaaaaaa on Monday, 7 May 2007 at 2:02:25 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?Its obvious that the southern part of the CBD is in decline for shopping and business and has been so for years.
the recent example of damn murphys closure of their liquor outlet due to lack of customers is an example.
despite their huge advertising and being so well known, the people just wouldnt go there and murphys had to move further north in the frankston CBD.
as proposed by others, the whole southern area should be turned into multi story home units or apartments, to make better use of the existing streets and infastructure.
however the practical way of doing this is as they did in the times square area redevelopment in new york, the whole area should be resumed and all buildings demolished. fair compensation would be calculated by the valuer general, as of the day before the announcement was made.
the land would then be subdivided into suitable sized blocks, with council permits for several floors of home units, and these blocks offered to developers. Obviously the right time of the real estate cycle of boom and bust would need to be carefully chosen, and the council absolutely must not have any commercial interest in it.
the opportunity should be taken to realine the pub corner intersection as its needlessly dangerous, with its disapearing traffic lights due to the slope.
the units should be in strong demand, the area being an easy walk to the beach, the CBD retail area, the train and bus interchange and the educational area on the other side of the line.
Posted by Arthur Hawley on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 at 6:09:05 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025Great discussion, I am wondering if this topic is live nor now. Posted by Ken Paul on Thursday, 14 February 2008 at 12:59:06 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025PORT PHILLIP BAY - OUR MOST- PRIZED POSSESSION
Try to develop and maintain views of the Bay from several vantage points around the city.
Views to the beach right along beach street for a kilometre were blocked off by construction of the connecting walkway between Keyside/Bayside shopping centres. It spoiled a nice view and turned it into a lot of crooked metal posts.Surely more thought could have been put into this.It can still be adjusted.
Restaurants along the forshore near the pier are attractive and useful but they obstruct views of the foreshore from Nepean Hwy. This could have been avoided with greater thought to their positioning. Please don't allow any more development so close to the foreshore. I would like to see the following take place:
1. Develop the "Southbank" idea right along Kananook from Davey St to the Mile Bridge. Open up a wide pedestrian mall right along the east bank of the river with tiled paving and plantations of shade trees with seating and lighting.
Remove all vehicle traffic and parking to the central CBD and encourage bikes and pedestrians only. Service the scene with low-rise coffee shops, bars and restaurants but maintain a height restriction (of say 6 metres) or you will kill development on the other side of the highway.
2. Encourage development above 6 metres on the opposite (east) side of Nepean Highway so as to take advantage of sweeping bay views. Multi-storey motels, office buildings, shops, etc. should not be allowed on beach side of highway.
3. Open up 2 small carparks in the Seaford foreshore north of the mile bridge, with attractive garden beds and interconnecting bicycle/walkways right through to Chelsea.
4. Don't touch the Long Island Tennis Club - it's been a landmark for 50 years and is the only sporting facility in that area. Instead develop some more sporting attractions such as a kite-surfing, wind-surfing club joined to the tennis club by a 30-space carpark, giving glimpses of the bay as motorists sweep around that bend. At a time when obesity threatens our longevity we must maintain and develop as many sporting facitilites as possible.
http://www.guidevietnam.com/travel/vietnam-visa-passport.html Posted by Ken Paul on Thursday, 14 February 2008 at 1:01:54 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025
With the increasing transference of many Manufacturing and Manual Labour jobs being moved off-shore, the City of Frankston should investigate the feasibility of supporting the development of Greenfield research, development and manufacturing.
About Frankston 2025
Posted by Ken Paul on Thursday, 14 February 2008 at 1:04:51 AM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?The beach side of Nepean Highway in the CBD of Frankston is outdated and unsightly. Frankston has one of the most beautiful beaches in the bay - to have our foreshore hidden from view by seriously ugly buildings is not good enough. I propose we open up our foreshore to be viewed by all and to be used for recreation, entertainment, good dining. This would certainly create an attractive environment for locals and visitors.
Posted by Joanna Seidel on Wednesday, 19 March 2008 at 3:37:30 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?Improvements to foreshore area:
1. A bike/walking track from Frankston to Carrum would be a good initiative. The current path could be improved upon to make it easier to ride along e.g. paved or asphalted.
2. A pedestrian bridge over Nepean Hwy at the entrance to Sweetwater Creek to connect the creek with the beach.
3. A continuation of the path at the Olivers Hill boat ramp around to Davey's Bay.
By connecting the paths it is providing opportunities to integrate the leisure areas rather than having a disjointed system that we have currently. These would make the paths more connected which would encourage more walking/running/cycling and help create a more healthy community as well as improving community pride.
Improvements to Nepean Hwy:
Reduce from three lanes to two lanes. With the spare lane, create angle parking. This will increase the viability of cafes with outdoor areas as there will be less fast moving traffic and more close by parking similar to the main street of Ballarat.
Posted by Julian MacLeod on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 at 1:01:15 PM |
Re: What is your vision for Frankston City in 2025?1 Fix up Bayside shopping centre parking plus the shops on either side of the centre as this resembles a ghost town. Car parking access in this area is shocking and it is no way pedestrian friendly.
2 The Bay is the Areas greatest asset and should be opened up to reflect its qualities. No one gets to see this until they reach Olivers Hill because of the buildings on the west side.
3 Move Frankston Station underground or away from the CBD. This is the cause of all the Areas problems and its reputation.
4 Stop talking about doing something about Peninsula Centre. Get a developer to actually commit to doing something about it rather than launching a proposal with fanfare and no substance. Otherwise demolish it. Posted by mood46@hotmail.com mood46@hotmail.com on Tuesday, 17 June 2008 at 2:30:03 PM |
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