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Construction of Milton Urban Common, a new urban common park for a variety of uses, is now underway.

After announcing the final concept design to the community in mid-2018, Brisbane City Council announced that the works for the new park already started in May 2019.

Situated at the corner of Manning Street and Railway Terrace in Milton, the park will feature green shady spots, seating walls, sheltered tables and ample open space for recreational activities.

Based on community feedback and site investigations, features that have been incorporated into the concept plan include:

a swing to replace the table tennis table
an additional shade structure
public art
a drinking fountain with a dog water bowl
additional large tree plantings
increased garden space, reducing the amount of pavement

View from Manning Street across park, showing swing, gardens, seating and shelters (Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council)

In early 2018, BCC collected community feedback on the concept plan for the first stage of works via an online survey and information kiosks.

The project aims to deliver a space that increases accessible green space in the area, promotes a sense of community, and encourages recreational activity in Brisbane’s wonderful subtropical climate.

Milton Urban Common is part of Council’s commitment to keeping Brisbane clean and green, making the city livable and sustainable for future generations.

Depending on weather conditions, works are due for completion in September 2019. For latest updates on the project, visit the Brisbane City Council’s website.

Work has already begun this month to transform an empty block in Milton into a vibrant park that will be called the Milton Urban Common.

The new urban common park will be located at the corner of Manning Street and Railway Terrace, a parcel of land acquired by the Brisbane City Council in 2014 after the Milton Station neighbourhood plan was developed.

It will feature a swing to replace the table tennis table, an additional shade structure, public art, a drinking fountain with a dog water bowl, additional large tree plantings, and an increased garden space to reduce the amount of pavement.

These features were added based on community feedback and site investigations done in early 2018.

The new park will add to more than 2100 parks across Brisbane and will deliver a space that increases accessible green space. Other benefits of the project include promoting a sense of community and encouraging recreational activity in the city’s subtropical climate.

Depending on weather conditions, the construction should be complete by September 2019.

About the Milton Urban Common

View from Manning Street southern park corner, looking towards Railway Parade (Photo credit: Brisbane City Council)

The project is part of the Brisbane City Council’s commitment to keeping Brisbane clean and green, making our city liveable and sustainable for future generations.

It will be able to be used for all kinds of recreation, from fitness to relaxing with a picnic; with the inclusion of green shady spots to have lunch, feature seating walls, sheltered tables and ample open space for recreational activities.

The works will be undertaken in stages, with the first stage of works proposing to deliver:

green open space
a large area of turf that will allow flexible uses, such as informal play and recreation, and will be framed by planting and feature seating
subtropical landscaping, including large feature trees and lush gardens
seating walls and a sheltered area with bench seating and tables
new accessible paths to allow easy pedestrian travel
a new fully accessible toilet block to provide much needed public amenities.

To stay updated about this new park in Milton, visit the Brisbane City Council website.

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