The following residents of the ACT draw the attention of the Assembly their concerns about the ACT Government's plan to allow general traffic to move through the West (CIT) Plaza in the Woden Town Centre.
The CIT Plaza is a new public space in the core of Woden next to the new CIT campus. It has been designed as a destination, a place where people naturally gather, spend time, and connect with one another.
It is intended to host markets, events, and social activities that strengthen local identity, belonging, and community life. Allowing traffic to move through, and park in this space will seriously degrade its value.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call on the ACT Government to:
• continue the current restriction on traffic moving through the CIT Plaza.
• implement flexible access control measures, such as retractable bollards, to allow vehicle access to the plaza when necessary to support events and for emergency response.
• relocate the accessible parking spaces from the CIT Plaza to a suitable location nearby, such as the decommissioned bus stop on Bowes Street, next to the Cosmopolitan Building.