Report on the 13 September 2022 ISCCC Public Forum on Light Rail Civic to Woden and Urban Intensification
There was a great turnout – about 60 people in the room and about 32 online 13 September 2022, 7-9pm at Yarralumla Primary School Hall, 24 Loftus Street, Yarralumla.
Due to the topic being of strong interest to people in Deakin and Yarralumla, many residents were in attendance, but there were also others from beyond.
There was political representation with Elizabeth Lee and Mark Parton from the Liberals and Jo Clay from the Greens, although not any Labor MLAs or online.
The Chief of Staff to Senator David Pocock, Fiona Scott, was also there.
Speakers:
- Overview of the ACT Government’s current consultation on Stage 2A light rail (City to Commonwealth Park)
- Mr Ashley Cahif, Light Rail Project Director, Major Projects Canberra (click for presentation)
- Light rail stage 2 in the budgetary context
- Dr Khalid Ahmed, former senior ACT Government Treasury official (click for presentation)
- Reflections on Light Rail Stage 2
- Graham O’Loghlin, Fellow of Engineers Australia, former national engineering firm director and management consultant on major projects (click for slides and paper)
- Urban intensification on the City to Woden corridor, including findings of ACT Government-funded Mecone consultancy report
- Dr John Bell, President, Deakin Residents’ Association (click for presentation)
See also report by Meconne on Urban-Infill-
See also DRA Zoom meeting in light rail