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The north shore of Perth Water on the Swan River frontage to the city of Perth in Western Australia has been frequently changed since the arrival of Europeans in 1829. Various forms and structures have appeared and been removed over the last 180 years. Jetties, ports and various forms of reclamation have moved the shore considerably into Perth Water. The main eras of reclamation were in the 1870s, 1900s, 1920s-1937, 1955–1959, and 1967.〔(Lise Summers, ''Reclamation for recreation'' )〕 Since the 1980s various proposals have been mooted by government and others to redevelop the foreshore area. These proposals are sometimes referred to as the Perth waterfront developments and have generally focused on areas around Barrack Square and the Esplanade Reserve. The proposals are often characterised by opposition arguing that structures and facilities in the developments will create increased separation of the central business district from the river which will further reduce access to the amenity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Who cares if it has an umbilical cord, just get it done (Opinion) )〕 Conversely, others argue that the city/river vista to motorists along Riverside Drive will be spoiled. Some proposals have included traffic tunnels or landbridges to enable the city to ''re-attach'' to the river. ==Riverside Drive history== The laying of Riverside Drive as a subsistence project in 1937 provided an opportunity for the City of Perth to negotiate for control of the entire foreshore, which had previously been managed by the State Gardens Board. Designed as a boulevarde, the Drive encouraged tourists and Perth residents alike to travel along the river, in a 20th-century version of the 18th and 19th century tradition of promenading. Riverside Drive was widened when works on the Mitchell Freeway interchange commenced in the late 1950s. In the early 1960s, a proposal to build a major freeway along the foreshore was being prepared by consultants for the Main Roads Department. Perth City Council, town planner Paul Ritter, and others, argued that traffic volumes didn't warrant the plan, and that the new north-south freeway system was adequate. Visiting architect Theodore Osmundson suggested in 1968 that the city ring freeway project being considered would "encircle() the city like an iron collar () can only eventually choke the central city to death". Riverside Drive was further modified in the 1970s to provide access to the Mitchell Freeway and again in the late 2000s as part of the sinking of the railway to William Street. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perth waterfront development proposals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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