Vision setting

​​Your feedback on completing George Street pedestrian boulevard​

Open for feedback

Share your feedback on the concept design, local access plan and REF.

Public consultation period to

What we’re doing

The City of Sydney and NSW Government propose to extend the George Street pedestrian boulevard from Essex Street to Alfred Street.

Our proposal includes:

  • closing the eastern side of George Street to traffic, converting it into a pedestrian space with seating, trees, lighting and paving up to the light rail tracks
  • keeping a vehicle lane on the western side of George Street for traffic travelling south
  • installing a 1.8m wide pedestrian refuge with bollards between the road and the light rail tracks
  • removing the signalised intersections at Essex and George streets, and at Alfred and George streets.

This proposal will continue the current design for the pedestrianised areas along George Street. It will also complement the NSW Government’s plans to make the outdoor dining areas in The Rocks permanent.

Why we’re doing this

The proposal is the last stage in the George Street pedestrianisation. It will complete our vision of a fully pedestrianised George Street from Circular Quay to Central, with 39,000 square metres of former roads reclaimed for people.

Concept design showing a city street with light rail tracks, modern buildings, trees, and people walking or sitting on benches on a sunny day.
Artist impression

Downloads

You can view and have your say on the following documents:

Concept designPDF · 1.47 MB · Last modified

Proposed plan of the new pedestrian areas.

Local access planPDF · 575.46 KB · Last modified

Proposed traffic and access arrangements.

Site access planPDF · 1.67 MB · Last modified
Review of environmental factorsPDF · 2.43 MB · Last modified

Addresses impacts of the proposal and how they will be manage.

How you can give feedback

Consultation closes at 5pm Monday 26 October 2026.

  1. Complete our survey

    You’ll need to log in with a City of Sydney account to complete the survey. If you don’t have an account, it’s easy to create one.

  2. Email or post your feedback

    You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:

    Kristina Kalnins
    Senior Project Manager, City Engagement
    City of Sydney
    GPO Box 1591
    Sydney NSW 2001

Next steps

We will consider your feedback and report back to Council for approval. We expect works to start late 2027.

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