Jennifer West Senior Safety Strategy Consultant Adelaide City Council The West End Hindley Street Precinct has A total venue capacity of 50000 An area of 327800 square metres ID: 604295
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COMPLEX SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE WEST END
Jennifer WestSenior Safety Strategy Consultant Adelaide City CouncilSlide2
The ‘West End’
Hindley
Street
Precinct
has
A
total venue capacity of 50,000
An area of 327,800 square metres
T
otal
distance around the precinct is
2.8kmSlide3
STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION
ISSUE BASED
CITY WIDE &
AREA FOCUS
AREA BASED &
WEST END
PRECINCT
Adelaide West
End Association
West End
Reference Group
Safe Communities
Healthy Neighborhoods
Senior Officers
Group
Vibrant City
Senior Officers
Group
CCTV
Strategic
Group
CCTV
Management Group
Adelaide Liquor
Licensing Accord
Council, Police and
Licensing Liaison
Group
Capital City
Safety StrategyGroup
Business Watch
Safety focused I Area
Based Time Bound & OngoingStrategic & OperationalPublic & Private Sector
STRATEGIC
WoG
PRIORITIES
A COLLABORATIVE APPROACHSlide4
Complex Issue -
Vibrancy versus Safety
Council’s strategic goals work to balance multiple outcomes
City
V
ibrancy
Business & residential growth
Amenity
S
afety
Key Questions:
Does an increase in vibrancy and activity automatically translate to an increase in safety?
Will Liquor Licensing Reforms improve safety
in the West End?Slide5
Does Vibrancy automatically mean increased Safety?
Arguments
Against
Vibrancy
Venues not equipped
to deal with issues
that accompany increased patronage. (
eg
violence)
Sheer numbers
of people
create
un-
managable spacesArguments
For VibrancyFoster
creativity and ensure an exciting and broader range
events and activities in a variety of venues Activate under utilised city streets and public spaces Facilitate growth in creative business and industriesThe Splash Program aims to do all this and attract visitors.Slide6
Fashion Ave – Accessible City, Economic Development
Imagination Playgrounds – Active City, City Community, Public Realm
Nights on North Terrace - Waymouth Street Party – Public Realm, Economic Development, Events Management, Accessible City, City Safety & Customer Service
Adelaide Fashion Festival – Public Realm, Economic Development
Giant Edible Food Sculptures - Central Markets, Public Realm, City Community
Vertical Gardens – City Community, Sustainable City, Public Realm
Outdoor Reading Rooms – City CommunityInternational
Zouk Flashmob – Rundle Mall ManagementArt Bike Trail – City Design, City Planning, Capital Works & Infrastructure Summer Daze Program – Active City, City Community Zombie Walk – Rundle Mall Management, Accessible City
Giant Pandas – City Design, Mobile Food Vendors – City Safety George Street Closure – Accessible City
Outdoor Dining - City Safety
Splash Activities 2012/13 include:Slide7
Impact
of Liquor Licensing Reform
Potentially conflicting aims
The freeing up of regulations on small venues
The advent of greater regulation after midnight
Issues
for
Council
Public
realm management
Potential
amenity conflict
between residential and other land uses
Ask
licensees
to take more responsibility
for their patrons?
Patrons
of licensed venues have significant impacts on the public realm while licensees reap the economic benefits
Are queues and outdoor dining mutually exclusive?Slide8
WEST:-West End Safety Trial
A multi-agency collaborative project involving State Government, Council and non Government Agencies
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initiatives each with a lead agency:
Some issues WEST attempted to address:
Lack of public transport use and knowledge
Dispersal from the city
Vulnerable Users of the area 18-24 age group
Highly vulnerable under-age young peopleBinge drinking culture – community and traders
Complex issues require
multi-faceted
solutionsSlide9
Council specific WEST initiatives
Signs
Cleaning
Activating
Late-Night Safety
Audits
Informing and involving the community
The GREEN TEAM Australian
Government
Binge
Drinking Strategy Funded Project Slide10
Lessons learned
Build ongoing partnerships between agencies and community
WEST as a whole has highlighted the benefits of a coordinated, holistic approach across State Government agencies and Adelaide City Council in conjunction with key stakeholders in the West
End
Continue
to
lobby for liquor licensing reform and partner with activation projects – monitor and evaluate the increase or decrease of actual and perceptions of safety
Ensure that the Vibrancy Agenda considers Safety