Your feedback on proposed street trees on Thurlow Street and Lane, Redfern
Project Status: Closed
The Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee endorsed these plans at its meeting on 14 March 2024. Works are expected to start in late April 2024.
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What we’re doing
We propose to plant around 7 yellow bloodwood trees within landscaped median strips in Thurlow Street. The median strips will also help slow traffic and make the street safer. In Thurlow Lane, we propose to plant a leopardwood tree in a single landscaped kerb-side blister. To plant this tree, we would remove one parking space on Thurlow lane.
As well as beautifying our streets, these trees will provide shade and reduce the urban heat island effect. Speeding up our urban street tree planting is an important way we can increase the city’s canopy cover and help reduce the impacts of climate change.
Future improvement works
In 2025/26, we plan to improve access and safety for people walking at the intersection of Thurlow and Bourke Streets by installing a new continuous footpath. Although the works are a few years away, this proposal needs to be approved by the Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee at the same time as the tree planting proposal, as the projects are related.
How you can give feedback
Consultation closes at 5pm on Tuesday 3 October 2023.
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Complete our feedback form
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Email or post your feedback
You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:
Senior Project Officer
City Engagement
City of Sydney
Town Hall House, Level 7, 456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Feedback may be published in publicly available reports at the end of the consultation period. Your name or organisation's name may appear in these reports with your feedback attributed. If you would like your feedback to be kept confidential, please let us know when making your contribution.
