Governance Greater Fostering greater cooperation Greater Hobart lacks a unified governance body or The Southern Tasmanian Regional Land Use Strategy cooperation and communication between strategic context, and consists of several independent 2010 -2035 was jointly developed by the Southern between the the State and local Local Government areas, each with their own Tasmanian councils and the Tasmanian Government. The State Government in land use objectives and priorities. This together with a historic parties will continue to work together to implement the Government and planning lack of clear State Government direction has Strategy including working to ensure that Planning local councils contributed to a sprawling polycentric city that lacks Schemes reflect the Strategy. coherent or integrated planning at a whole-of-city level. The State Government will continue to support the Greater communication between the local councils and Strategy through the work being undertaken in relation to the State Government will ensure greater alignment passenger transport planning, including the development between the objectives of the State Government and of Transit Corridor Plans. local Governments particularly around land use The Draft H.30 Hobart Capital City Plan 2011-2040 has planning. This will ensure the smooth implementation been developed jointly by State and Local Government. of Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035 (and other initiatives as they arise) which will curb urban sprawl, encourage denser developments and hence decrease car dependency in Hobart. Continuing Continuing cooperation and Continuing cooperation between these three parties The Tasmanian Government, HCC and UTAS will cooperation communication between will support UTAS' development of teaching, research continue to work together to support the development of between the UTAS, Hobart City Council and residential facilities in the CBD, which will increase UTAS' teaching, research and residential facilities in the Hobart City (HCC) and the Tasmanian the scale and invigorate the CBD, increase its scale CBD. This has included cooperation aimed at improving Council, State Government. and diversity, attract investment and improve the passenger transport options (including active transport and public transport links) for students and staff of the Government and economic performance of the region. UTAS University.
Governance Greater cooperation between the State Government and local councils Fostering greater cooperation and communication between the State and local Government in land use planning Greater Hobart lacks a unified governance body or strategic context, and consists of several independent Local Government areas, each with their own objectives and priorities. This together with a historic lack of clear State Government direction has contributed to a sprawling polycentric city that lacks coherent or integrated planning at a whole-of-city level. Greater communication between the local councils and the State Government will ensure greater alignment between the objectives of the State Government and local Governments particularly around land use planning. This will ensure the smooth implementation of Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035 (and other initiatives as they arise) which will curb urban sprawl, encourage denser developments and hence decrease car dependency in Hobart. The Southern Tasmanian Regional Land Use Strategy 2010 -2035 was jointly developed by the Southern Tasmanian councils and the Tasmanian Government. The parties will continue to work together to implement the Strategy including working to ensure that Planning Schemes reflect the Strategy. The State Government will continue to support the Strategy through the work being undertaken in relation to passenger transport planning, including the development of Transit Corridor Plans. The Draft H.30 Hobart Capital City Plan 2011-2040 has been developed jointly by State and Local Government. Continuing cooperation between the Hobart City Council, State Government and UTAS Continuing cooperation and communication between UTAS, Hobart City Council (HCC) and the Tasmanian Government. Continuing cooperation between these three parties will support UTAS' development of teaching, research and residential facilities in the CBD, which will increase the scale and invigorate the CBD, increase its scale and diversity, attract investment and improve the economic performance of the region. The Tasmanian Government, HCC and UTAS will continue to work together to support the development of UTAS' teaching, research and residential facilities in the CBD. This has included cooperation aimed at improving passenger transport options (including active transport and public transport links) for students and staff of the University.
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