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An urban planning video regarding ACT and Queanbeyan. This video is not intended to bag Queanbeyan. Older urban planning designs in the ACT have the same problem. The video is a tongue in cheek style, which is refreshing for urban planning as it has the stigma of being boring.

Urban renewal

“We will have to rid ourselves from some deeply ingrown beliefs, concepts and prejudices.

1. You will have to throw overboard the prejudice that high density is in all cases a devil and low density therefore an all cases angelic.

2. You must forget the idea that it is virtuous to separate human activities from each other… The encroachment, if properly planned is exactly what creates urban interest, variety and dynamism and ease of communication. Encroachment is the salt of the earth.

3. We must throw away the old wives’ tale that a free choice must be given everywhere to everybody between using length (space) wasting private transportation and land savings public transit in highly developed urban areas.”

Victor Gruen, Urban Planner, 1964.

Submission to the Standing Committee on Planning Transport and City Services

Culture evolution

Urban planning

Movement and place

Safety

Women

Austroads AGRD06A

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