Kingston gets a touch up

miz said :

This might explain why some long-standing tenants, like that lovely fabric shop that sold stuff you couldn’t get anywhere else in Canberra, have been given the heave-ho. Obviously not considered ‘cool enough’.

I was told Gantner’s closed because the owners wanted to retire.

This might explain why some long-standing tenants, like that lovely fabric shop that sold stuff you couldn’t get anywhere else in Canberra, have been given the heave-ho. Obviously not considered ‘cool enough’.

With the emphasis on the new supermarket in Kingston, it seems the mysterious development height increase at the Dawes Street motels has slipped under the radar. This was definitely not discussed at the community consultation meetings I attended and I’m wondering on what basis the ACT government can simply increase the height at this block. Can they just do that?? Was there a development application that I’ve missed? I live next door and would hate to live next to a four-storey building!

creative_canberran said :

Andrew Barr tweeted: “New plan for Kingston features Melbourne-style laneways with shops and cafes”

What is with the lane ways? Seriously, in Europe they have charm because it harks back centuries to a different era. In Melbourne, it’s just a way to cover up city planning. Didn’t they learn anything from the Manuka fiasco, how the new lane way their failed and how Manuka Plaza didn’t succeed too well either with it’s pokey main lane. Let’s see some more area’s like The Lawns in Manuka, always busy with lovely trees. This is the freaking bush capital, not Melbourne’s dim witted cousin in the sticks.

I completely agree. I would love to understand local politicians’ apparent obsession with making Canberra feel like Sydney or Melbourne when many people live here to escape the drudgery of the big smoke.

This is really annoying. The shops and restaurants use that laneway for deliveries, garbage disposal, parking etc.

Andrew Barr tweeted: “New plan for Kingston features Melbourne-style laneways with shops and cafes”

What is with the lane ways? Seriously, in Europe they have charm because it harks back centuries to a different era. In Melbourne, it’s just a way to cover up city planning. Didn’t they learn anything from the Manuka fiasco, how the new lane way their failed and how Manuka Plaza didn’t succeed too well either with it’s pokey main lane. Let’s see some more area’s like The Lawns in Manuka, always busy with lovely trees. This is the freaking bush capital, not Melbourne’s dim witted cousin in the sticks.