Like we've been saying, this concept is a balancing act. We want to deliver as much of what the community needs and wants while also making sure the design is achievable and affordable.

What we are proposing at the moment is financially feasible, but without much room to move. We would love to include everything everyone wishes for but the reality is we have had to make some trade-offs.

Some examples of trade-offs we've made are:

  • To provide social housing, we also need to sell private housing to balance the cost.
  • To create new housing sites, public carparking must be relocated.
  • Ground conditions in Coburg mean underground parking is expensive. Above-ground parking must be carefully designed to make sure it doesn't have a negative impact on streets and open spaces.
  • Office, commercial and retail spaces that benefit the economy must meet the needs of different sizes and types of businesses.
  • Building heights need to create enough space for housing and parking while also minimising wind and shadows.
  • The conditions in Coburg mean money needs to used to minimise flood risks.

Activities

Balancing priorities

How would you balance the project?

In the activity below, we ask you to distribute points to the outcomes of the proposed concept you most want to see achieved, leaving out the aspects you want to trade off.

Instructions

Make sure you are logged into your Conversations Merri-bek account. See the instructions above.

You have 18 points to distribute among the outcomes.

The items you give the most points to are the ones you want to see prioritised.

For example

  • You can give 8 points to one outcome, 6 to your second priority and 4 to your third priority
  • Spread them evenly at 3 points each
  • Select a few to give more points to and then give less points going down your list of priorities.

Seeing your priorities helps us know how the community feels about how we have balanced this plan.

Survey

This is an ambitious long-term project that will be delivered in stages. You can explore how we are proposing to deliver the concept in our interactive story map.