Thank you to everyone who participated and provided feedback on the Draft Precinct Plan for the Turville Place Reserve and Graham Street Overpass. Overall respondents were keen to see improvements to the Turville Place Reserve Graham Street Overpass precinct. A summary of feedback is now available.

Implementation of Stage 1 works will occur early 2012.

For more information on this project please contact Georgia Richards – Project Manager on (03) 9209 6777 or grichard@portphillip.vic.gov.au

Findings from previous consultations

A summary of the key issues discussed at the consultation sessions are as follows:

1. The Reserve is mainly used as a thoroughfare for people walking between Bay Street and the light rail tram stop. It is also a popular route for children walking to Port Melbourne Primary School.
2. The Reserve is valued by the local community as a piece of open space within a highly urbanised environment.
3. Noise from the Graham Street overpass, unclean areas under the bridge, conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles at crossing points and a lack of maintenance of the Reserve were brought up as key issues.
4. Suggested improvements for the Reserve include:

Better defined pedestrian routes through the Reserve to limit conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular traffic;

• Lighting along pedestrian routes to improve safety at night;
• New large tree planting;
• Garden bed planting;
• Improved seating;
• Upgrade to the basketball court (under the bridge);
• A mural or artwork;
• General clean-up and the addition of colour/artwork under the bridge and skate area.

For more information to date visit the Parks and Open Spaces project page.