In 2018 the council commissioned a traffic and parking study in Eastwood to identify the best option for replacing the poorly designed 600 bay Glen Street Carpark. Following community feedback, the option now known as Eastwood Central was selected. The Eastwood Central development includes the relocation of the Glenn Street Carpark to the Shaftsbury Road Precinct, and the existing car park being transformed into a public plaza including potential community and retail facilities.
To progress the proposed development, council are now preparing a concept master plan and preliminary business case (PBC) for the Office of Local Government (OLG) and Treasury NSW.
STAR PMCA have been engaged to help guide Council as they align the PBC with OLG best practice for the proposed capital expenditure of the project. As client-side project managers, we support the City of Ryde with the PM peer review of multiple other development scopes that are secondary to the primary task of the PBC.
Issues that must be addressed through the master plan and business case include:
To date, we have assisted council with strategic planning and governance to better define the actions and required responses to the council resolution. Our primary objective is to ground truth the development aspirations to the physical/legal aspects of the development site. Due diligence investigations, funding strategies and option planning have progressed throughout 2021.
We have assisted council to:
A PBC of this magnitude and influence, if fully supported, is likely to be a journey of up 10 years. We are pleased to help guide the way for the City of Ryde to take this first step.
“Something they do that is unique to me is providing a road map of where we need to go, where we might go off course, and outlining what they need from me. I haven’t had to really worry too much as I have confidence in them.”
Wayne Rylands, City of Ryde
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