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Commenting on the positive impact of landscape architecture on the community at large, jury chair Suellen Fitzgerald said, “This year’s winners demonstrate how the profession is responding to key environmental and social issues right across NSW including flooding, coastal protection, resilience to climate change, and restoring activation and economies in cities and towns in the aftermath of Covid-19.”

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The 27-year-old family-run business will close permanently after April 23

The streets of NSW will come alive post-lockdown, thanks to a raft of initiatives and $66 million in funding that will see alfresco dining, outdoor

Pictured above is an example of a permanent on-road, protected bike lane. Work on a protected on-road bike lane along Clarence and Beach Streets – an important component of the Woolgoolga Town Centre Masterplan – is expected to begin in late July 2021. “A bike path network that offers a pleasurable, easy and safe route for people to enjoy the seaside village atmosphere of Woolgoolga – and simply to get to the beach, shops or work – is a major feature of the Woolgoolga Town Centre Mast...

Northern Beaches A proposal to trial enhancements to the waterside precinct of The Strand, Dee Why making it more pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly has been approved by Council. Under the NSW Government-funded Streets as Shared Spaces Program, the proposal is to enhance outdoor dining and the pedestrian and bicyclist experience at the 220-metre seaside waterfront strip between Oaks Ave and Dee Why Pde. Enhancements included a trial of one-way traffic flow, to reduce the speed limit to 30km/h, ...

If you light it, they will come. Such was the successful reasoning of the Valencia Corridor Merchants Association as they sought to beautify and promote the Mission District avenue that has become a symbol of the areas resilience during COVID and its recovery as we move beyond it. On Friday, May 7 at 8pm, a ceremony between 16th & 17th on Valencia Street will officially launch the project that has electrified community support - and the neighborhood - with LED ambient string lights stretching a...

The legislation would require that all applications for a Shared Space receive a response...

Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco The director of the San Franciscos Shared Spaces Program says a lot of the red tape has been eliminated, streamlining the process for applying for outdoor dining. The city has seen a massive proliferation from a few dozen parklets, to more than 2,000 with 1,000 more in the pipeline. SAN FRANCISCO - The director of the San Francisco Shared Spaces Program says...

SFMTA Mulling a 20-MPH Speed Limit for the Entire Tenderloin Neighborhood The state usually sets speed limits, but the SFMTA has found a loophole by which they can lower the speed limit on many Tenderloin streets. The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency put up a fairly typical city website blog post on Wednesday entitled Tenderloin Streets Transform During COVID-19. It’s mostly just a rundown of things the SFMTA has already done in the neighborhood, like the Shared Spaces Program, Slow Str...