FINAL PANELS AND STATEMENT//

FLEXIBILITY//

So how is our design flexible?

What is being made flexible within Canberra?

capital stratgey:

Firsty, the tram system will provide an adequate public transport system that will allow people to view all major points of interest within Canberra's Capital Circle within a day. Future developments that will extend the project to outer parts of Canberra (as shown in previous diagram of stage 2-4) providing flexibility for residents of Canberra. I think this is an innovative solution to the current problem in which we, as a group, have identified. It will reduce the 84.5% of Canberra residents that use private vehicle.

The buildings are more flexibile in the way that they are visited. Each space/icon is getting activated by the use of the tram system. It is doing so by condensing Canberra and making it less sprawled out as it will be easier to move about the city.

Flexibility within parliament will be provided through the 'political' space on Capital Circle. This is a space that will be filled with current government/political issues that will allow tourists and locals to have their opinions voiced.

Capital infrastructure and presence:

The design and layout of the tram system is to follow the current systems that are currently in place in Canberra. As seen in the image below, the proposed tram system layout is following the current layout of roads and path's in Canberra.

As I said in previous posts, if you compare LA to NYC in terms of public transportation, NY is known for is sophisticated and effective subway system, in contrast, LA is known for how poor its public transportation is and the heavy rely on vehicles. I feel that if Canberra had an effective transportation system, it could very well put the city on the map. A state of the art, sustainable public transport system to allow visitors and locals to see the icons of Canberra that make it so unique in a single day will add great value to the city.

The investigation that was taken to recognise a problem within Canberra was researching statistics mainly. As it was not possible to visit Canberra, we were to go off what we could find in research. Firstly, we went off what we currently know of Canberra, which most of us know is what we saw when school camps were taking us there. We knew of the iconic places such as questacon, Parliament house, Capital hill, the War Memorial and various galleries and museums. Next we researched the current public transport system. It was shown that there was little public transport for the size of the city and multiple, complicated ways to get from one side to the other. As it evolved, we decided to go down the public transport route. The statistics were the most helpful in terms of transport.

As seen in the link above, 84.5% of people use private vehicle and only 8.8% use public transport. Although it can be seen the use of private vehicles has dropped by around 3%, the ideal use would be at least 20-30% initially and then hopefully to expand to 50% for future stages.

HYDROGEN TRAM//sustainability

Sustainability.

We decided that the tram should most definitely hold some sustainability feature about it. We have a look into Hydrogen trams as seen here http://www.hydrail.org/docs/present3/chang.pdf

One reason we wanted to use sustainable hydrogen trams is to avoid having an overhead wire put in place within Canberras Capital Centre.

The Hydrail will reduce emissions and smog by using alternative energy than previously used.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT//

The tram network should extend to outer parts of Canberra so that all suburbs are included in this development.

SECTORS//

Each sector will have a starting point within Capital Circle and the flow out in each direction. Creating 3-4 sections that can be named 'arts precinct', 'science precinct' and 'education precinct'

The 'Political sector' is a space to provide everyday Australian's an opportunity to have their voice heard within Parliament. This space can hold different areas that will provide various government issues that will allow people to voice their opinions and arguments.

PROPOSITION//

The brief has been more finalised.

The proposed is:

- To provide Canberra with a tram system using Capital Circle as the anchor point. The tram system will link to all points of interests (such as questacon, museums and science buildings) as well as run along 'The Mall'.

- Make Canberra more 'pedestrian friendly'

- Activate political/social/educational/arts etc. spaces within Canberra's central

- Provide various stations ie; Movable stations, 'bus-stop like' stops and smaller stops for less busy areas.

- Buildings on capital hill to be of considered categories: Education, arts, sciences, politics.

- To put Canberra on the map. To engage and activate it as a city and icon of Australia.

- Come up with an effective solution to increase the population percentage of people using public transport (currently at 8.8%)

- Provide a political space - Allowing Australians a voice in Parliament

When Australian and international tourists think of Australia, the think; Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth. Our idea is aiming to put Canberra on the map. To make it an iconic icon of this country. If you look in comparison to that of the United States, main tourist destinations for travellers are LA, San Fran, Vegas, NY, Boston, Washington DC. With the same concept, Canberra is also a city with all the countries government and political buildings, museums, historical icons but is not considered a major destination to visit in Australia. By implementing a sustainable up to date technologic tram system, the city will become much more attractive for people to visit.