When the NSW State Government recently asked for submissions to their new State Plan, a couple of young tech writers (and one not so young) had a brief brain storming session. They did this because the younger ones felt that this was a rare opportunity for them to have some input. The older one agreed to go along for the ride. This is what they came up with. The style was borrowed from the State Plan draft document to make it more believable. Other submissions include , , , Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Regional Art NSW, Graham Brooks & Associates on behalf of Millers Point, Dawes Point and The Rocks Action Group, Professional Historians Association (NSW), Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Uni... Care, Youth Accommodation Association (YAA),
The submission to cabinet shown below is too big to download, so we have split up the document by page.
I mean, if a couple of kids can dream up this practical, no frills, relatively costless, concept, in a few hours of brainstorming, then how difficult can it be? Should have happened in 1970.
- P1 Title page & 'sunflower plan' concept
- P2 The centre: The boundary of the centre: non-stop 'in & out of the central city'
- P3 The centre: the 'no-go zone' & the 'free-access zone'.
- P4 The Petal: the 'privileged ring road'.
- P5 Overview of the full sunflower. The first petal (privileged ring road).
- P6 Three more petals (privileged ring roads).
- P7 Three more petals (privileged ring roads).
- P8 What does 'privilege' mean? New on/off rules, needed to achieve non-stop traffic flow; no traffic lights. LHS.
- P9 What does 'privilege' mean? New on/off rules, needed to achieve non-stop traffic flow; no traffic lights. RHS.
- P10 Why have a 'no-go zone' in the city?
- P11 Defining the 'no-go zone'.
- P12 New parking restrictions lead to 'car parking nodes' linked to exciting new public transport interactions.
- P13 Defining 'car parking node' (bees resting on the petal).
- P14 New parking restrictions leads to 'new urban space'.
- P15 Creating new urban leisure space out of nothing.
- P16 New leisure shopping mall space available.
- P17 Non-stop rules & pedestrian safety.
- P18 A new system of pedestrian footbridges that make 'non-stop' possible.
- P19 Notes to, and forming part of, the cabinet submission.
NOTE: TOO BIG TO DOWNLOAD, SEE ABOVE - Submission to their new NSW State Government State Plan.
