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Join Urban Design Forum Australia for a guided walking tour with City of Merri-bek and GLAS Urban 🚶♂️🏙️
Starting at Jewell Station (Wilson Ave), this walk explores how Brunswick along the Upfield Rail corridor has transformed since 2010 — from a light industrial area behind the Sydney Road spine into a rare example of high density, mid rise urban development in Melbourne.
Clusters of development at Wilson Avenue (Jewell Station) and Breese and Ovens Streets (Anstey Station), along with opportunistic new infill public space projects by the City of Merri-bek, have turned the area into a petri dish of experimentation — revealing both positive lessons and cautionary tales for the future impacts of the Activity Centre upzoning program.
Led by local resident and UDF Committee Member Andy Fergus, with Merri-bek Urban Designer Thea Roberts, two groups will spend 90 minutes walking from Jewell Station to Anstey Station, visiting recent private and public projects before finishing with a drink in Bulleke-Bek Park 🍻🌿
And yes, there will likely be impromptu chalk drawings explaining floor plans on the pavement ✏️🙂
📍 Meet up location: Jewell Station
🗓️ 18th February, Wednesday
⏰ 6:15–7:45 pm (arrive 5–10 minutes early)
🎟️ Open to members and friends (non members welcome). 50 person maximum — get in quickly!
Click on the link in our bio to grab your tickets 🔗
Starting at Jewell Station (Wilson Ave), this walk explores how Brunswick along the Upfield Rail corridor has transformed since 2010 — from a light industrial area behind the Sydney Road spine into a rare example of high density, mid rise urban development in Melbourne.
Clusters of development at Wilson Avenue (Jewell Station) and Breese and Ovens Streets (Anstey Station), along with opportunistic new infill public space projects by the City of Merri-bek, have turned the area into a petri dish of experimentation — revealing both positive lessons and cautionary tales for the future impacts of the Activity Centre upzoning program.
Led by local resident and UDF Committee Member Andy Fergus, with Merri-bek Urban Designer Thea Roberts, two groups will spend 90 minutes walking from Jewell Station to Anstey Station, visiting recent private and public projects before finishing with a drink in Bulleke-Bek Park 🍻🌿
And yes, there will likely be impromptu chalk drawings explaining floor plans on the pavement ✏️🙂
📍 Meet up location: Jewell Station
🗓️ 18th February, Wednesday
⏰ 6:15–7:45 pm (arrive 5–10 minutes early)
🎟️ Open to members and friends (non members welcome). 50 person maximum — get in quickly!
Click on the link in our bio to grab your tickets 🔗
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