As we guide the sustainable growth of Perth, manage the outward growth of our city, make effective use of infrastructure and cater for changing economic conditions and lifestyles, we will:
- plan with communities
- nurture the environment
- make fuller use of urban
- encourage public over private
- strengthen local sense of place
- develop strategies which deliver local jobs
- provide affordable housing.
Key new directions
New planning directions outlined in Network City: community planning strategy for Perth and Peel include:
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- Managing urban growth through the staging of development
- Providing the majority of new dwellings in existing urban areas
- Developing local strategies and partnerships between state and local government
- Promoting increased housing diversity
- Revitalising existing suburbs and centres
- Developing economic and employment strategies for growth corridors and centres
- Protecting biodiversity and areas of environmental significance
- Preparing transport plans aimed at reducing car dependency
- Enhancing the safety and efficiency of transport corridors
- Promoting transit-oriented developments
- Developing a whole-of-government approach to ensure all government agencies work together to achieve the strategy's outcomes; and
- Using the provision of infrastructure to influence the timing and location of growth.