Extending the Griffin Legacy

The Griffin Legacy strategy consists of eight Propositions, supported by a range of strategic initiatives

Propositions

  1. Protect the Griffin Legacy
    Conserve significant elements of the Griffin Plan through the preparation of a heritage inventory and conservation management plans, while allowing for the natural evolution and growth of the city.
  2. Build on the Griffin Legacy
    Affirm the Griffin Plan as the enduring framework for the city as it evolves into the 21st century.
  3. Revitalise the Vision with Growth in the Central National Area
    Identify undeveloped areas of the Griffin Plan capable of delivering Griffin's intended urbanity, cultural life and diversity of land use; provide the conditions for growth of a mature, prosperous city; and contribute to the achievement of a more compact, sustainable city form.
  4. Link the City to the Central National Area
    Seek to reinstate Griffin's seamless connection between the federal city and the everyday life of the city by reducing barriers between the Central National Area and surrounding neighbourhoods and districts.
  5. Extend the City to the Lake
    Propose a variety of waterfront activities and continuous waterfront promenades which more actively engage the daily life of the city with Lake Burley Griffin, consistent with the spirit of the Griffin Plan.
  6. Reinforce the Main Avenues
    Emphasise the intended role of the main avenues as primary corridors for public transport and dense, mixed-use development with the vibrancy, elegance and pedestrian character of boulevards.
  7. Link National Attractions
    Reinforce networks of tourism activity within the Central National Area, consolidate and co-locate attractions, and develop improved linkages with high-quality, efficient pedestrian and public
    transport networks.
  8. Promote the Griffin Legacy
    Propose programs to promote the Griffin Legacy, including the establishment of a 'Griffin Institute' as a permanent archive/exhibition/museum to broaden the understanding of the national and international significance of the work of the Griffins.

Strategic Initiatives

  1. Protect the Griffin Legacy
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Griffin Plan Heritage Inventory
      • Investigate Nomination of the Griffin Plan to the National Heritage List
      • Conservation Management Plan(s)
      • National Capital Plan and Territory Plan
  2. Build on the Griffin Legacy
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Constitution Avenue
      • City Hill as the Heart of Civic
      • Enhance Land and Water Axes
      • Restore the Vistas
  3. Revitalise the Vision with Growth In the Central National Area
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Constitution Avenue and City Hill Consolidation (see Proposition 2)
      • West Basin City Extension
      • New Commonwealth Park Frontage
      • Causeway/Hume Circle/Kingston Foreshore Extension
      • Review Land Use Policies
  4. Link the City to the Central National Area
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Kings and Commonwealth Avenue Promenades
      • Parkes Way - Reduce the Barrier
      • Land and Water Axes Enhanced (see Proposition 2)
      • Connect City Walk to Constitution Avenue
      • Link the Australian National University with the City and the Central National Area
  5. Extend the City to the Lake
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • West Basin - a Waterfront Promenade for Civic
      • Jerrabomberra Wetlands Park
      • Botanic Gardens Water Annex/Australian National University Water Gate
      • Linear Parks and Cycleway Connections
      • Yarralumla Bay Recreation Hub
      • Link the Australian National University with the City and the Central National Area (see Proposition 4)
  6. Reinforce the Main Avenues
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Constitution Avenue (see Proposition 2)
      • Northbourne Avenue - Civic Boulevard
      • Vernon Circle Pedestrian Promenade
      • London Circuit Transit Hub
      • Edinburgh Avenue Enhancement
      • Main Avenues as Multi-use Transit Boulevards
  7. Link National Attractions
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Activate the Triangle - Consolidate Activity on the Land Axis
      • Central National Area Tourist Circulator
      • Link the Lakeside Promenades
      • Central National Area Gateways and Approach Routes
      • Northbourne Avenue - Civic Boulevard (see Proposition 6)
      • Kings and Commonwealth Park Master Plans
      • Pedestrian Bridge (National Museum of Australia to Lennox Gardens)
      • Botanic Gardens Water Annex/Australian National University Water Gate
      • Rond Terraces Amphitheatre
      • Continental Arboretum and Cultural Tourism in Central National Area West
      • Jerrabomberra Wetlands Park (see Proposition 5)
      • Bowen Park Water Commemorative Work
  8. Promote the Griffin Legacy
    • Strategic Initiatives
      • Griffin Institute - Permanent Exhibition and Archives
      • National Capital Authority Promotions
      • National Capitals Alliance

Extend the City to the Lake

Extend the City to the Lake - building Griffin's waterfront promenade at West Basin offers an ideal opportunity for development of a land bridge over Parkes Way.

Northbourne Avenue - Civic Boulevard

Northbourne Avenue - Civic Boulevard - this project will revitalise the main street precinct of Civic, befitting its role as a major approach route to the National Capital.

Constitution Avenue

Constitution Avenue - Griffin's grand boulevard in the 21st
century will complete the Triangle with a vibrant mixed-use precinct of government, civic, commercial and residential uses.

City Hill - Heart of Civic and Gateway to the Central National Area

City Hill - Heart of Civic and Gateway to the Central National Area - buildings and public domain improvements will provide a pedestrian-friendly environment surrounding this important apex of the National Triangle.

West Basin

West Basin - a waterfront promenade for Civic.

Rond Terraces Amphitheatre

Rond Terraces Amphitheatre - this dramatic site, where Anzac Parade meets the water, will have a prominent outdoor gathering space for ceremonial and cultural events. The existing wall will be removed to allow appreciation of the historic vista, flanked by restaurants and cultural pavilions.

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Park

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Park - a major nature recreation area in the heart of Central Canberra, with enhanced ecological habitat and eco-tourism facilities, including interpretation, boardwalks and picnic grounds.

Griffin's Water Axis and National Triangle

Griffin's Water Axis and National Triangle - connecting city life and form to the landscape to create a distinctive setting for an environmentally conscious city.