FROM parklets and planter boxes to murals, Bassendean Council has committed to making Old Perth Road more vibrant.
At its November 27 meeting, the council unanimously provided in-principle support for the draft Old Perth Road Vibrancy Framework, pending future changes made by councillors.
The council will support businesses through targeted interventions in the short-term, seek expressions of interests from artists to paint murals, and consider proposals in the mid-year budget review in 2019.
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READ NOWCommunity development director Graeme Haggart said the framework was a “guiding document” that would be changed after consulting with the community and council.
Mr Haggart said officers would start working on proposed projects in the three-month timeframe on December 4.
Councillor Sarah Quinton said the Town should engage with a consultant about play elements along Old Perth Road.
She said expert advice should also be sought after in relation to placemaking, accessibility and mobility.
PROPOSED ACTIVATION PROJECTS
Timeframe: Zero to three months
– Mural on 2 Old Perth Road
– Garden bed on the wall of 2 Old Perth Road
– Mural on the old Commonwealth Bank building
– Installation of planter boxes built by Bassendean Men’s Shed and painted by community at the monthly markets
Three to six months
– Library entrance art installation
– Community street art that converts infrastructure to art pieces
– Tree festoon lighting
– Pop-up artwork created by local artists in vacant shops
– A parklet
– Food truck event
– Reduction in all-day commuter parking and more shopper parking at the Wilson Street carpark
– Establish a Town Team Movement Group
– Signage
Six to 12 months
– Car clubs meeting point
– Consider upgrading external facade of shopfronts with aesthetic improvements consistent with vintage theme
12 to 18 months
– Create a ‘pedestrian first’ zone