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The beauty of the main shopping precinct of Queen Street, is that it is flanked by two main roads on either side (Hurley Street and Moore-Oxley Bypass) that allow it to potentially be bypassed by traffic. It has multiple, large scale parking lots that are within 25 metres and are linked to the street by arcades and footpaths. Which means that it’s possible to test some ideas that would make it more of a people place than a parking space.

We're testing your ideas.

Parking space or people place?

Given the amount of parking within the Queen Street precinct, we want to try swapping some car parking spaces for open places that could be used for dining, relaxing or playing. You can choose from the ideas below, or add other suggestions of what you would like to see in these spaces that we could consider.

What's there now?

Queen Street (Cordeaux Road to Dumaresq Street) is 20 metres wide, including footpaths, car parking and the road.

It’s a one-way street that has 45(degree) angled, nose-in parking on one side and parallel parking on the other.

The footpath varies in size, from 5.5 metres wide in some sections, down to 2.8 metres in others.

In some sections, the kerb is extended to narrow the road to indicate entry into a slow speed traffic and high volume pedestrian area.

There is occasional seating, outdoor dining and trees, as well as shade cloth over the street in some parts.

There is a public square where Lithgow Street intersects Queen Street with shade canopies, which has event capacity.


Why should we try anything else?

We know that this is a busy street. It’s the spine of our city centre that connects people with destinations. By reducing the amount of traffic in the street we can make some adjustments to accommodate places for people to relax, interact, dine and play. These spaces will be attractive, add to the greenery and start to give the street a lift that would make it more appealing. More of a people place.

What we’ll trial.

Semi-Permanent interventions will include temporary measures along the street and structures for kerb build-outs to ensure accessibility and durability of interventions.

We’re going to install some temporary park-style areas in a number of parking spaces to see how they go. These installations could include grass, trees and seating for people to use to dine, relax and enjoy.

They’ll be installed in April and we’ll keep monitoring everyone’s feedback and watching to see how successful they are in making it a more safe, comfortable, attractive and flexible public space for everyone.

Alternative parking options

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Get Involved

Parking space or people place - leave your feedback using the below link.

The beauty of the main shopping precinct of Queen Street, is that it is flanked by two main roads on either side (Hurley Street and Moore-Oxley Bypass) that allow it to potentially be bypassed by traffic. It has multiple, large scale parking lots that are within 25 metres and are linked to the street by arcades and footpaths. Which means that it’s possible to test some ideas that would make it more of a people place than a parking space.

We're testing your ideas.

Parking space or people place?

Given the amount of parking within the Queen Street precinct, we want to try swapping some car parking spaces for open places that could be used for dining, relaxing or playing. You can choose from the ideas below, or add other suggestions of what you would like to see in these spaces that we could consider.

What's there now?

Queen Street (Cordeaux Road to Dumaresq Street) is 20 metres wide, including footpaths, car parking and the road.

It’s a one-way street that has 45(degree) angled, nose-in parking on one side and parallel parking on the other.

The footpath varies in size, from 5.5 metres wide in some sections, down to 2.8 metres in others.

In some sections, the kerb is extended to narrow the road to indicate entry into a slow speed traffic and high volume pedestrian area.

There is occasional seating, outdoor dining and trees, as well as shade cloth over the street in some parts.

There is a public square where Lithgow Street intersects Queen Street with shade canopies, which has event capacity.


Why should we try anything else?

We know that this is a busy street. It’s the spine of our city centre that connects people with destinations. By reducing the amount of traffic in the street we can make some adjustments to accommodate places for people to relax, interact, dine and play. These spaces will be attractive, add to the greenery and start to give the street a lift that would make it more appealing. More of a people place.

What we’ll trial.

Semi-Permanent interventions will include temporary measures along the street and structures for kerb build-outs to ensure accessibility and durability of interventions.

We’re going to install some temporary park-style areas in a number of parking spaces to see how they go. These installations could include grass, trees and seating for people to use to dine, relax and enjoy.

They’ll be installed in April and we’ll keep monitoring everyone’s feedback and watching to see how successful they are in making it a more safe, comfortable, attractive and flexible public space for everyone.

Alternative parking options

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Get Involved

Parking space or people place - leave your feedback using the below link.

Consultation has concluded
CLOSED: This quick poll has concluded.
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What do you want more off?

Seating
17%
Greenery
54%
Shade
11%
Public Art
17%
Total Votes : 35