Target 1: Urban spaces

Increase the use of public spaces by the community.

(the department is lead agency for this target)

The department provided significant investment in and strategic leadership on projects to increase and improve public space across South Australia, including:

• the Places for People and Open Space programs (supported by the Planning and Development Fund), which contributed $10.5m to 44 local public realm projects across the State
• $278 000 for completion of the Park Lands Trail, part of a four year, $20m investment in community space demonstration projects in the Adelaide Park Lands
• support for public realm improvements and activation projects in Adelaide under the Vibrant City and Riverbank Precinct initiatives
• a proposed redevelopment of the Adelaide Festival Centre plaza into an entertainment, arts and cultural hub
• preparation of strategic framework to guide the future redevelopment of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site
• developer requirements and assessment processes to support better designed public realm.

In addition, the department’s Office for Recreation and Sport funded or contributed to plans to increase the use of public spaces by the community:

• South Australian Regional Level Recreation and Sport Facilities Planning Framework
• Western Metropolitan Region sports facility supply and demand study
• Encounter Bay Sports Ground Master Plan
• Master plans for three major sports precincts in the District Council of Mallala
• Murray Bridge Master Plan for the development of a regional walking and cycling trail
• Orroroo–Carrieton Master Plan, for the development of the Orroroo Recreation Grounds
• Bowls SA State-wide Facilities Audit and Master Plan
• Gawler Sport and Recreation Strategy
• Kangaroo Island Recreation, Sport and Open Space Strategy
• Statewide Trails Master Plan.

The department was nominated to develop the Anzac Centenary Memorial Garden Walk, a new pathway linking the South Australian National War Memorial on North Terrace to the Pathway of Honour behind Government House and the Torrens Parade Ground; the $10m project is jointly funded by the Anzac Centenary Public Fund, the State Government and Adelaide City Council.