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City Plan - Adelaide 2036

City Plan – Adelaide 2036 is the spatial plan of our city that communicates how the City of Adelaide will grow and develop to create a better experience for a growing resident, business and visitor population.

City Plan principles

Respecting our past

Respecting our past acknowledges the City of Adelaide’s rich history, cultural heritage, and the contributions of its diverse communities. It emphasises the preservation and celebration of the city’s unique identity while fostering inclusivity, understanding, and appreciation of different cultures, traditions, and perspectives.

Building resilience

Building resilience for future growth recognises the challenges and uncertainties that lie ahead. This principle focuses on enhancing the city’s ability to withstand and adapt to various social, economic, and environmental changes.

Welcoming for all people

A city that welcomes all people, embodies inclusivity, accessibility, and social cohesion.

This principle seeks an environment that embraces diversity, fosters equality, and provides opportunities for all individuals and communities.

City Plan Priorities

A greener and cooler city

Environmental sustainability is a cornerstone of City Plan with a focus on increasing green spaces and streets throughout the city and the Adelaide Park Lands supported by water sensitive urban design principals.

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Transport diversity

The City Plan emphasises the importance of a well connected and efficient transportation network, with a focus on mode shift to active transport and greater transport diversity.

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A city of neighbourhoods

As a city of neighbourhoods, the City Plan will prioritise the enhancement of the many individual identities and places within the broader city fabric and embed place-based objectives for growth.

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Housing diversity for a growing population

The City Plan supports diversity in housing options, neighbourhood design and will cater to a range of needs and demographics including the missing middle of housing.

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City Wide Strategies

City wide strategies have been developed to unlock the city's growth potential and target policy change and investment in sustainable growth.

Grounded in the evidence base provided by the city wide spatial analysis, the strategies provide direction for future investigations, investment, advocacy, planning and policy

Strategy 1 A green city grid

Through the City Plan we will create cooler, greener streets and connect our City Squares to one another and the Adelaide Park Lands.

Strategy 2 Open space at your door step

In alignment with their National Heritage Listing and Garden City principles, the Adelaide Park Lands and the City Squares will be reimagined as places at the heart of local communities.

Strategy 3 Strengthening the city spine

The City Plan will strengthen the central urban spine of the city to connect North Adelaide to the CBD, and people to places through active and public transport.

Strategy 4 Activating north-south connections

Extending the success of Peel and Leigh Streets in the west of the city, the City Plan will activate more north-south streets and laneways for pedestrians, businesses and visitors.

Strategy 5 Enhancing east-west streets

The City Plan will encourage people to use all parts of the city through diverse offerings, ground floor activation, and ease of access on foot, wheel and public transport.

Strategy 6 Establishing the city loop

The City Plan’s focus on transport diversity and walkable experiences will be complemented by a public transport loop that provides for sustainable movement, public transport-oriented growth and connected neighbourhoods and places.

Strategy 7 New housing models

A focus on the ‘missing middle’ will deliver a broad range of housing options to welcome all ages, cultures and socio-economic cohorts.

Strategy 8 Designing for urban life, diversity and density

The City Plan sets principles for height which seek to unlock the growth potential of the city and ensure it is a desirable place to live, work and visit.

Implementation Plan

The City of Adelaide recognises that it doesn't control all the levers to achieve the strategies identified in the City Plan.

To achieve the ambitions set out in the City Plan council will:

Lead

The City of Adelaide will invest time and/or resources

Partner

The City of Adelaide will invest time and/or resources

Facilitate

The City of Adelaide will utilise levers available to support implementation.

Advocate

The City of Adelaide will seek out support and/ or partners to undertake state or nationally significant actions.

Regulate

The City of Adelaide will fulfill legislative roles and requirements.

Explore the City Plan map

Use the interactive City Plan map to explore 13 local areas across the City of Adelaide - use the pins to highlight the areas and find out key details, with an option to click through and discover more about the unique identity, place principles, and investment priorities for each area.