Jane’s Walk May 8 2021
You’re invited!
On Saturday 8 May, the Planning Institute of Australia and Queensland Walks are hosting free walks exploring the Kelvin Grove Urban Village as well as the Petrie Terrace neighbourhood, as part of the international Jane’s Walk Festival.
Kelvin Grove
Join urban designer John Byrne MPIA (Life Fellow) – a key driver in creating the urban village – and urban planner Nick Kamols PIA (Assoc) for a walking conversation around the Kelvin Grove Urban Village – a multi-award-winning renewal project on brownfield land close to the Brisbane city centre. This walk will explore how the wide mix of uses – retail, office, education, community and recreation – combined with a significant amount of affordable rental and market housing to create a vibrant neighbourhood.
Date Saturday 8 May 2021
Time: 10:45am for 11am start
Where: Meet in Parer Place Park on Gona Parade at 10:45am (see map)
Cost: FREE – Please register for numbers.
Petrie Terrace
Join prominent urban planner and Queensland Walks Board Member Greg Vann RPIA (Life Fellow) for a walking conversation around Petrie Terrace, where you will wander the back streets and alleys of one of Brisbane’s earliest communities. We will make our way to Caxton Street to the Barracks where you’ll be in time for afternoon tea or a drink.
Date Saturday 8 May 2021
Time: 1:45pm for 2pm start
Where: Meet outside Scout Café at 1:45pm (see map)
Cost: FREE – Please register for numbers.
About Jane’s Walk
Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by urbanist Jane Jacobs.
On the first full weekend of May every year, Jane’s Walk events take place in hundreds of cities around the world. Jane’s Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.
Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by urbanist Jane Jacobs.
On the first full weekend of May every year, Jane’s Walk events take place in hundreds of cities around the world. Jane’s Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.
Jane’s Walk Festival Weekend is May 7, 8 and 9 — online and around the world
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was a writer, urbanist and activist who championed the voices of everyday people in neighbourhood planning and city-building.
Jane’s Walks are organized by a network of City Organizers around the world. Learn about the history and the people behind the project.
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Jane’s Walk collects stories and photographs from Jane’s Walks that have taken place around the world and publishes them on janeswalk.org
