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The laying of [[Riverside Drive, Perth|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stannage|first=Tom|title=The people of Perth|year=1979}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{citation|last=Faro|first=C.|title=To the lighthouse!The South Head Road and place-making in early New South Wales|journal=Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society|volume=December|year=1998}}</ref> Riverside Drive was widened when works on the [[Mitchell Freeway]] interchange commenced in the late 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/E%20-%20A-D/Esplanade%20Reserve%20%28I-AD%29.PDF|title=Esplanade Reserve - Assessment Documentation|work=Heritage Council of Western Australia|page=8|accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref> In the early 1960s, a proposal to build a major freeway along the foreshore was being prepared by consultants for the [[Main Roads Western Australia|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[s] the city like an iron collar [which] can only eventually choke the central city to death".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Alexander|first=Ian|coauthors=Phil McManus|title=A New Direction for Perth Transport?|journal=Urban Policy and Research|year=1992|volume=10|issue=4|pages=6–13|doi=10.1080/08111149208551528}}</ref> 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, Perth|William Street]].
==CityVision, 1988==
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The CityVision group has submitted a number of other designs for public discussion since then.
==Lawrence Government, 1990==
In December 1990, Premier [[Carmen Lawrence]] announced plans for an international design competition for a foreshore redevelopment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=113378&local_base=ERA01LAWRENCE|title=Speech by Carmen Lawrence, Perth Foreshore competition launch|date=9 December 1990|work=Curtin.ede.au|accessdate=09-03-2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6582420/another-premier-another-foreshore-plan/|title=Another Premier, another foreshore plan|author=Taylor, Robert|work=The West Australian |date=14 December 2009|accessdate=09-03-2012}}</ref> The competition had a first prize of $50,000 which was awarded to U.S. design firm Carr, Lynch, Hack and Sandell.
The winning design included a [[cable car]] from Barrack Street to [[Mount Eliza (Western Australia)|Mount Eliza]] and [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]].
==City of Perth, 2005–2030==
A 2004 plan endorsed by the City of Perth in 2005 titled "Western Foreshore Scenario 2 – City of Perth 2005–2030" shows a more westerly development towards the [[Narrows Bridge (Perth)|Narrows Bridge]] with minimal realignment of Riverside Drive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citygatekeepers.com.au/better-planning/|title=Better Planning|work=thecitygatekeepers.com.au|accessdate=07-03-2012}}</ref>
==Carpenter Government plans, 2008==
In February 2008, Premier [[Alan Carpenter]] announced plans for a $300 million redevelopment including multiple high-rise buildings with joint private and public funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-02-13/carpenter-announces-new-waterfront-plan/1042022|title=Carpenter announces new waterfront plan|work=ABC News|date=14 February 2008}}</ref>
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The Carpenter government was defeated at the [[Western Australian state election, 2008|2008 election]].
==Barnett Government plans, 2011==
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In February 2011 Premier [[Colin Barnett]] and Perth Lord Mayor [[Lisa Scaffidi]] confirmed plans for a new project and funding which included $270 million from the 2011/12 state budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/latest-perth-waterfront-redevelopment-gets-a-cash-boost-20110215-1auhi.html|title=Latest Perth waterfront redevelopment gets a cash boost|work=WAToday|date=15 February 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/8839568/city-waterfront-plans-revealed/ "City waterfront plans revealed"]</ref> The project will include construction of an artificial inlet where the [[The Esplanade (Perth)|Esplanade Reserve]] now stands, and modifications to the surrounding environs including [[Barrack Square]]. Nine large building sites will be constructed for residential apartments, commercial offices and retail space.
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