Area 5 : ‘Eds & Meds’

Future Character Statement

Employment focused precinct with uses catering to workers, including an eat street on Chapel Road and residences

The Education and Health (Eds & Meds) area will be characterised by medium scaled buildings with multiple roof terraces, interconnected by a publicly accessible plaza and pocket parks, centred around the future Bankstown hospital, existing TAFE NSW and a network of supporting and related organisations and industries.

This will be an employment generator with workers and students commuting through day and night. Chapel Road North will be transformed into a vibrant eat street, with wide tree canopies to shade the outdoor diner and provide a connection to the rail and future Metro stations via a separated bike path and bus corridor.

The series of open spaces will comprise safe recess and break-out spaces for patients, workers and students, as well as recreational and local retail opportunities for residents. In high-density locations, such as French Avenue and Rickard Road East, a new park and new multi-purpose centre will be created to facilitate a livable centre for all.

Currently closed off or fragmented open spaces will be unlocked, embellished and connected by new access lanes and thorough-site pathways to encourage walkability to these breathing spaces for the people.

A new shared way and laneway network surrounding the existing TAFE NSW site will ensure minimal vehicle access and servicing is required off Chapel Road.