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Urban Features Collage

You are helping a community group plan a welcoming Australian city neighbourhood. Use the evidence on this sheet to identify urban features, then design and explain your own collage. Urban areas usually have many people and buildings close together, with services, transport and public spaces.

Spot the urban clues

Use this neighbourhood feature list for Questions 1–3: tram, train station, shops, school, hospital, park, playing field, creek, trees and planted creek edges. The park provides space for recreation and relaxation. Trees and creek planting provide shade, habitat and help absorb stormwater.

1.Which pair of features from the list most clearly provides access to public transport?

Tram and train station
Park and playing field
Creek and trees
School and hospital

2.Select three features from the list that provide services people may need every day.

3.How might the park and planted creek edges described above improve life in this neighbourhood? Give two different benefits.

Plan a better neighbourhood

A local council is deciding what to add to a growing suburb. Think about how urban features meet different needs and affect the environment.

4.A new housing area has many residents but only one narrow road and no bus service. What is the most useful improvement to help residents reach jobs and services without every trip needing a car?

Add a frequent bus route and safe walking paths
Build a larger car park far from homes
Replace the road with a shopping centre
Remove the footpaths to widen the road

5.Match each urban feature to the main need it serves.

Hospital
Train station
Library
Park

Travel between places
Recreation and open space
Health care
Access to books and learning

6.True or false: A neighbourhood with more people and buildings close together generally has higher population density than a rural area.

TrueFalse

7.Complete the sentence: A connected footpath and bicycle network can make short trips safer and may reduce use.

8.A new apartment building will add many residents. Name one urban service or feature the area may need more of, and explain why.

Create your urban features collage

Design a collage for a liveable Australian neighbourhood. Include at least six features: two services, two transport or access features, one public or green space, and one feature of your choice. Label each feature and use arrows or grouping to show how people might use the neighbourhood. Your design can be a bird’s-eye plan, a collection of labelled sketches, or both.

Draw and label your features. Make the connections between places clear.

9.Choose two features from your collage. Explain what need each one meets and how they work together to make the neighbourhood more liveable.

10.Identify one possible challenge created by having many people and buildings close together. Suggest one feature or design choice that could help address it.