Community Placemaking Reference Group

Community engagement continues to play an important role throughout the project design. It is particularly helpful when working through the urban design elements under and around the overpass.

The Marion Road and Cross Road Community Placemaking Reference Group (CPRG) provides a forum between the Tram Grade Separation Projects Alliance (TGSPA) and the local community.

The CPRG is made up of a broad mix of local community representatives. Community members can provide input on urban design elements directly to the project team. It helps the project team to better understand local issues, concerns and opportunities to inform the urban design.

Read the CPRG Terms of Reference. (PDF, 172 KB)

Meeting minutes

• August 2024 meeting minutes (PDF, 239 KB)
• June 2024 meeting minutes (PDF, 811 KB)
  Members saw how community feedback has helped shape the proposed design for the public spaces under the tram overpass so far.
• February 2024 meeting minutes
  Members participated in a walking workshop. It was a valuable time to stop at each location to see how it is used by the community. They explored opportunities to consider for the upgrade design.
  The group then returned to discuss possible themes and elements at each precinct, adding to previous feedback.
• December 2023 meeting minutes (PDF, 345 KB)
  Members met to understand the project and feedback received from previous engagement. They learned about urban design principles and discussed who the space should be designed for and shared their vision for the area.

  “We envision the spaces under and around the elevated tramline over Marion Road and Cross Road to be open, clean, green, safe and inclusive for locals and those passing through, better connecting us to each other, our homes and the places we visit.”
  - vision for the space prepared by the CPRG.