Aucklanders are being asked to help plan a network of high-quality public spaces set for Downtown Auckland.
Auckland Council says there is an opportunity to create several quality spaces in the area from Lower Queen Street through to the waterfront areas between Prince’s Wharf and Captain Cook’s Wharf. Each could perform a different role; for example allowing a focus on events and gatherings in one space, eating and relaxing in another, and play and recreation in yet another.
An online survey – accessed through shapeauckland.co.nz – asks people what they would most like to see and do in these spaces. This follows the publication of the Downtown Framework last month, which highlighted the opportunity for more and better public space.
The council has published analysis of previous engagement on the city centre, which shows a growing appetite for better public spaces and a frustration with the quality of what is on offer.
“Aucklanders want and deserve world-class design, with places designed for people,” says Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse.
“Downtown Auckland will be transformed over the next decade, and that includes a really exciting opportunity for much more attractive, vibrant, useable public spaces. This will benefit all those who live, work and study in the city centre, as well as businesses, visitors and shoppers.”
See shapeauckland.co.nz for more information.