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Manly 2015 Plan - What's Next?

21/1/2015

Manly Councillors meet again at a workshop on 21 February to explore a number of options relating to the controversial Manly 2015 Plan.

Manly Councillors will meet again at a workshop on 21 February to explore a number of options relating to the proposed 760 space car park under Manly Oval, and the proposed demolition of the centrally-located Whistler Street car park to build shops and apartments, with both projects becoming a driving wedge between the interests of the Chamber of Commerce on the one hand, and of those local residents on the other.

As reported last year in the Manly Daily. Council is currently looking at a number of additional options with the view to finding a compromise. These include:

Retaining and retro fitting the existing Whistler Street car park
Rebuilding a new car park and commercial premises on the existing Whistler Street site
Building a smaller car park under Manly Oval while retaining the existing Whistler Street site.

These, and other options, are currently being explored by the General Manager, and full reports on each are expected to be presented at the 21 February workshop.

Is a smaller car park under the oval a viable idea? Not according to local experts who have reviewed the concept and come to the conclusion that the cost per parking space would be in the vicinity of $80,000 each , or $32m for the 400 space car park. (Download the full report at the bottom of this article)

In the meantime, as part of the Manly 2015 Plan, work has commenced on Raglan Street, which will include new bike paths and beautification of the footpaths, from Belgrave Street to The Steyne.

Also, installation of the retention tank in the existing Oval has begun, with the view to reducing flooding of this area during heavy rains. A government grant was obtained for that work.

Download Independent Civil Engineer's report on viability of 400 space car park under Manly Oval

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2 Comments

Tom Klein

20/2/2015 09:53:16 pm

Dear Candy,

Building a smaller car park under Manly Oval while retaining the existing Whistler Street site is the most silly idea ever proposed by anyone.
The expense of building a smaller car park under the Oval would be almost the same as the "larger" as proposed car park with all the same traffic and operational issues and associated cost problems. This in project management language this is known as a "compromising/reconciling" and the result is a "loose-loose" situation.
Does the Council really think that we are dumb?

Regards,

Tom

Betty Thomas

21/2/2015 09:09:04 am

I GREE ENTIRELY WITH TOM'S COMMENTS - AND I THINK YOU KNOW CANDY HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT - IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE GM'S REPORTS BRING FORTH. AND THERE IS STILL NO SOLUTION TO THE KENNETH ROAD SITUATION!!!!! MANLY'S TRAFFIC PROBLEM IS A DISASTER AT THE MOMENT AND IS GOING TO GET WORSE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT CERTAIN AREAS - IN MY OPINION NO TRAFFIC SHOULD BE PERMITTED IN THE INNER CORSO AREA - THIS PLUS THE FOOT TRaffic etc etc - makes IT A VERY DANGEROUS AREA AS I Have recently experienced. WHAT OPINION HAS BEEN SOUGHT FROM THE VARIOUS EMERGENCY SERVICES - LOOKS AS THO THEY ARE NOT A CONCERN TO COUNCIL - YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEIR OPINIONS AND ADVICE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOUGHT BEFORE COMMITTING RATEPAYERS TO A PROJECT SUCH AS THIS BETTY THOMAS

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