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kurilpafutures.org [email protected] FACTSHEET #2 Parks Requirements, West End Peninsula Objective Parks are widely recognized as essential to the creation of healthy communities. For example, access to greenspace can prevent health problems linked to sedentary lifestyles such as diabetes, obesity and coronary heart disease, by promoting active living and facilitating walking and cycling; increase worker productivity by reducing stress and improving concentration; improve conviviality by providing places to meet and socialise; and lessen infrastructure costs by attenuating flooding, sequestering pollution and cooling heat islands (Byrne,J., Sipe, N., & Searle G, 2010). The West End Peninsula is now serviced with 25.9ha of local open space (excluding Southbank which functions a regional open space resource). This represents 1.0ha of open space per 1,000 people. The benchmark provision of open space set out in the Town Plan is double that at 2.1 ha per 1,000 people. Kurilpa Precinct. The proposed development of the Kurilpa Precinct foreshadowed an increased population of 11,000 people. The minimum required new parkland to meet the needs of this increased population is 11ha. The proposed open space contribution was 1.3ha. West End Peninsula. The Town Plan identifies the location of future parks for the West End Peninsula. We believe that at the very minimum an area of 1 ha should be provided for every 1,000 additional people, to accord with the City Council’s own already reduced inner area standards. The population of the West End Peninsula is forecast to grow from 25,000 people in 2016 to 52,000 people in 2036 resulting in a total need for new parks of 27ha. References: Byrnes,J,, Sipe N. & Searle,G , 2010, “Green around the gills? The challenge of density for urban greenspace planning in SEQ” Australian Planner, September, 2010 Kurilpa Futures Group (August 2015) “Kurilpa Master Plan Parks Analysis”
