Landmark study for liveability enters third decade


“What do you need Melbourne to be?” 

During Knowledge Week 2014, the City of Melbourne is asking this question as we develop our third Places for People study.

Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said that Places for People is a major research undertaking.

“Twenty years ago, the City of Melbourne committed to a longitudinal study on how people use Melbourne’s public spaces including city streets, laneways, squares, parks and gardens,” he said.

“Places for People records and shows us which spaces and neighbourhoods are working well and where improvement is needed.

“As part of Knowledge Week, City of Melbourne will preview selected preliminary data and observations informing the 2015 iteration of Places for People at Melbourne Town Hall this week.”

The Lord Mayor said Melbourne’s transformation over the past twenty years has been significant.

“In 1994, 140,000 people came into the city on an average day. Today, that number has increased to 800,000 daily users of the city,” he said.

“As Melbourne grows and changes, creating inviting public spaces and neighbourhoods is vital to the quality of our daily life. 

“The detailed data and analysis combined with your observations will help us plan and design a vibrant, safe and healthy city with high-quality public spaces and diverse neighbourhoods.” 

FIND OUT MORE AND HAVE YOUR SAY:

Whether you live, work, study in or visit the City of Melbourne we want you to play a part in helping us design and build a better city for people.

Your comments and thoughts will help inform broader community engagement in 2015 when we’ll be talking to people from Docklands, Southbank and other neighbourhoods across the city.

Visit us at the Melbourne Knowledge Week Hub at Melbourne Town Hall from Monday 27 October to Sunday 2 November to take a look at our preliminary findings and share your thoughts. 

Alternatively you can join the conversation online by telling us what you need Melbourne to be at: www.participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au