Directions 2031 And Beyond

Directions 2031 is an overarching strategic plan for the Perth metropolitan area published by the Western Australian Planning Commission. It replaced the draft 2004 Network City and was the first strategic plan to be formally adopted since Metroplan in 1991. Detailed sub-regional planning frameworks were published separately as part of ''Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million''. These frameworks, covering Perth’s Central, North-West, North-East and Southern regions, included specific population targets for each local government areato accommodate 800,000 people by 2030.

Background

Directions 2031 is Western Australia’s fourth major strategic metropolitan development plan since 1955 commencing with the Stephenson-Hepburn plan, the 1970 Corridor Plan and the 1990 Metroplan.

In 2003 work commenced on the preparation of a replacement for Metroplan leading to the draft Network City plan of 2004. This proposed that 60% of population growth be accommodated within the existing built up area with higher density nodes connected by public transport. The draft was never formally adopted but continued to be developed by the Department of Planning.Bunker, Raymond and Troy, Laurence
''The changing political economy of the compact city and higher density urban renewal in Perth''
(20 April 2020), University of New South Wales The final version, Directions 2031, reduced the infill density target from 60% to 47%.

See also

* Western Australian Planning Commission
*Metropolitan Region Scheme

References

Urban planning in Australia
Perth, Western Australia