Wanneroo, Western Australia
Wanneroo, Western Australia
The City of Wanneroo’s population is set to soar, reaching 412,000 by 2041. With this growth, our current planning models will fall short. We need smarter planning to take us into the future. RailSmart Planning Wanneroo aimed to fuse the latest technology with land-use and transport planning to create a predictive urban development tool. This tool facilitates greater investment certainty and a better future for YOU as a local resident. RailSmart will be used to plan job-friendly, accessible rail station precincts at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep along the Metronet rail extension. Your community will be set up to thrive with new work and lifestyle opportunities close to home.
The dashboard has now been completed and can be viewed at railsmart.patrec.org - sign up is free. The site is an interactive planning support tool which both analyses the Perth Metropolitan area and predicts future population growth, public transport growth and helps to plan job creation by working out the competitive advantage of Local government areas within the Perth Metropolitan area.
The Planning & Transport Research Centre (PATREC) in a joint venture with City of Wanneroo will steer the RailSmart Project to maximise future employment and transport access along the Metronet rail extension.
Railsmart Planning Wanneroo introduces a future land-use and transport planning tool which will assist urban developers and the City of Wanneroo accommodate the needs of its rapidly growing population.
The Australian Government introduced the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program to give funding support to initiatives which use technology-driven solutions to improve the efficiency and liveability of cities and their suburbs.
Australian communities are growing fastest at the fringe. City of Wanneroo suburbs of Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep clearly illustrate this concept. You're invited to share your view – because it matters!
Friday November 2 marked the second demonstration of the RailSmart Project’s proof-of-concept web-based planning platform. The RailSmart Project, an initiative of the Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) in
RailSmart Planning Wanneroo (RailSmart) researchers, future users of the RailSmart tool including City of Wanneroo, and Department of Transport, along with consultants to the RailSmart Project, Arup – convened
With population growth and the ensuing suburban sprawl, the further our journey to work has become. It’s a fact, we love our cars. After all they’re an immediate option
Demographic data is forecasting Wanneroo’s population will double by 2041 to over 400,000 whilst by comparison, the City of Perth is set to grow far more conservatively from 28,000
RailSmart Planning Wanneroo is one of 49 projects under the Australian Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program to receive grant funding to devise innovative technology-driven solutions to various urban
Australian communities are growing fast – and fastest at the fringe. In urban growth areas across Australia, what are known as ‘greenfield neighbourhoods’ are popping up at speed. The
As part of the 2016 election campaign the Australian Government announced the establishment of a $50 million competitive Smart Cities and Suburbs Program to give funding support to projects
The most significant issue for the City of Wanneroo is its expected future population growth, especially in the outlying northern coastal areas. Metronet’s Yanchep Rail Extension will extend the
In 2017 the Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) in partnership with the City of Wanneroo applied for Federal Smart Cities Funding for a project entitled, Railsmart Planning Wanneroo.
