Liveable City Strategy 2040

The Liveable City Strategy 2040 (LCS) is Manningham’s 20-year plan to improve the liveability of our municipality, from our urban/suburban neighbourhoods to our rural areas.

The LCS will help shape the future of the municipality over the next 20 years and ensure Manningham will continue to evolve as a liveable, resilient, and desirable place to be.

 

Strategic direction

The strategy covers the following key directions:

  • vibrant activity centres
  • thriving employment
  • housing choice and distinct communities
  • greening our city
  • sustainable transport and travel mode choice
  • building social and cultural connections. 

The LCS focuses on:

  • creating vibrant activity centres and community places
  • encouraging jobs growth in the suburbs
  • providing housing and transport choice
  • protecting Manningham’s valued landscape character.

Importantly, the LCS provides a plan for every neighbourhood as well as our activity centres.

 

Key concept

A key concept in the strategy is ‘Living locally - 20 minute neighbourhoods’ which is a core principle of Metropolitan Melbourne’s Plan Melbourne 2050

The aim of a '20-minute neighbourhood’ is to create a place where people can meet most of their daily needs within a 20-minute walk from home, with safe cycling and local transport options.

 

Community engagement

The LCS was created following feedback from Imagine Manningham 2040 (IM2040) – an extensive community engagement project undertaken in 2019 that captured the views of a wide cross-section of Manningham’s diverse and varied community. 
 

  • Liveable City Strategy 2040 – Summary Report
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  • Liveable City Strategy 2040 – Technical Report
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