A “collision of challenges and opportunities” is facing Brisbane’s CBD as new projects and vision for the city’s heart begin to roll out with gusto.
Key points:
- A number of large projects will change the face of Brisbane’s CBD over the next decade
- Urban and social planner Stephanie Wyeth says they need to meet a changing city’s needs
- Recently, new plans for Victoria Park/Barrambin and Mary Street have been released
Brisbane City Council recently released its plans for the revitalisation of Mary Street and the partial reforestation and regeneration of Victoria Park/Barrambin.
Urban and social planner and University of Queensland senior lecturer Stephanie Wyeth said one of the biggest challenges for Brisbane was to “reimagine what an inner city is, coming out of a pandemic”.
She said achieving the right mix of commercial and residential buildings was as important as creating a city heart that was “greener and fairer” for all its residents.
And among all that, the city was preparing to meet challenges such as climate change, digital transformation, hybrid work environments and the associated health and economic changes.
Ms Wyeth said the central city or precinct could be about work and livability, and education.
“Humans need to cluster close together to bounce ideas off each other and create, and coming out of a pandemic, we need that in a safe way,” she said.
“The fact we all gather underneath a noisy bridge at Howard Smith Wharves at the bend of a muddy river, that’s pretty…
