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East Richmond Station – Proposed Precinct Improvements
In July/August 2009, Council sought feedback on proposed improvements to the East Richmond Station precinct to make it safer and easier to access.
Council sees a real opportunity to redevelop the precinct into an attractive, pedestrian-friendly and well-connected public area and transport interchange.
The project focuses on the publicly-owned land surrounding the station, including roads, footpaths and laneways, railway ramps and the underpass connecting with Green Street.
Draft Design Plans have been prepared under the State Government’s Creating Better Places program.
The Draft Design Plans include:
- Creation of a public plaza
The Plan suggests creation of a public plaza, which would use part of the car park north of the station, with about 63 of the 107 car spaces in that area to be retained. It is envisaged that the plaza would act as a passive open space, improving the safety, social interaction and community vitality within the precinct. The plaza would include new paving, seating, a drinking water fountain, pattern paving and a Water Sensitive Urban Design rain garden bed.
- Access Improvements
The Plan makes specific recommendations about improving entry points and access roads to the station, including:
- introducing shared movement laneways along Shakespeare, Royal and Railway Places and Adolph Street
- upgrading the underpass (introducing new lighting and repainting with anti-graffiti paints) so that it can provide a key north-south link for pedestrians and cyclists who wish to travel between Cremorne and Richmond
- enhancing the entries to the station at Royal & Shakespeare Places and Adolph and Green Streets with patterned paving and special lighting
- introducing an access ramp to the Plaza, and re-asphalting the ramp.
To find out more about what is proposed, please read this fact sheet 
or view the Draft Design Plans
Feedback received from our community during the recent consultation period and Council Officers’ responses to that feedback will be included in a report to be considered at the Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Committee meeting to be held at the Richmond Town Hall on Tuesday 10 November, at 8pm and at the following Council meeting to be held at the Richmond Town Hall on Tuesday 17 November, from 7pm.
Council will consider the submissions made and make a decision as to whether to formally adopt the Draft Design Plan with or without changes. If the Plan is adopted, design and engineering details would then be prepared based on the Plan. Implementation of the works would depend upon the availability of funds. Funding would be sought from the State Government and under Council’s future capital works program.
Further information
Strategic Planning Branch
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5373
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au
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