Article: Project Yamanto: New plan for southern city hub

[ozbob]

From the Queensland Times click here!

Project Yamanto: New plan for southern city hub

Project Yamanto: New plan for southern city hub
Peter Foley 7th Dec 2012 3:00 AM

YAMANTO is being readied for its transformation into a commercial and residential hub with big public transport changes the heart of the plan.

Ipswich City Council has released of draft guidelines to guide the future development of Yamanto's commercial precinct and housing areas.

The council says these guidelines have been developed with input from key landowners and are designed to position Yamanto as a major centre incorporating retail and commercial businesses and housing surrounding the public transport hub.

Council planning and development head Cr Paul Tully said the opportunity now existed to redevelop Yamanto Central and its immediate surrounds to maximise the benefits of the proposed passenger rail transport corridor.

"It will also revitalise the centre and position the area for its future role as a major centre," Cr Tully said.

"We are planning to consult with local landowners from mid-January to the end of February 2013.

"The development of vibrant local centres providing shopping and services aligns with council's vision of a city of centres that ensures Ipswich residents have access to first-class services and retail outlets close to where they live and within an easy commute.

"Over the coming months, council will be writing to land-owners in the study area to gather their views on proposed guidelines and to set priorities for services in the area."

Cr Charlie Pisasale, whose division covers Yamanto, encouraged businesses in the area to get involved.

"Yamanto is a part of Ipswich with a great future," he said.

"With our growing population and rapidly evolving mix of local services and businesses it is vital that we get the development priorities right for the future.

"I encourage all local land owners in the study area to get involved and have their say."

[SteelPan]

I encourage no one to turn one sod on any development in the region until a state of the art rail corridor is signed, sealed and well on the way to delivery........   

[mufreight]

The rail link into Yamanto will require a considerable number of resumptions to reach Yamanto as the old Boonah rail line corridor has now mostly been built over.
If as has been proposed the corridor is to connect from Springfield through the Ripley Valley and Yamanto back into Ipswich so as to complete a rail loop line then there needs be more of the corridor to be reserved and a freeze on any further construction or development that will enroach on that corridor with any properties that currently enroach on the corridor between Ipswich and Yamanto progressively being acquired if they come on to the market.   

[colinw]

I completely agree with Steelpan & Mufreight about this.

The old Boonah (Dugandan Branch) corridor wouldn't have been much use anyway. It had a very steeply graded & curvy exit from Ipswich, with large parts of the corridor as far as Churchill only being wide enough for one track. Quite a bit of it ran along the side of the road, with people's driveways being defacto level crossings.

[Golliwog]

What about this? http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Projects/Name/I/Ipswich-to-Springfield-Public-Transport-Corridor-Study.aspx#project-info

They did the study and talk about preserving the corridor, but not sure if it actually was.