Matthew Williams Director, MWA 19 Dumbarton Street McMahons Point, NSW 2060 M 0410232939 E info@mw-arch.com.au W www.mw-arch.com.au Monday, 4th May 2020 Dear Mayor, Thank you for your encouragement to meet with Duncan McQueen last year, regarding community wellness opportunities at the North Sydney Pool facility. We did meet with Duncan and put forward our ideas for the provision of a Yoga Centre and Creche as part of that redevelopment project, however we did not hear further following that meeting. I understand that project has gone into abeyance pending future budget allocations. I was interested to see how the inclusion of commercial income streams might improve the utility value of the investment from Council’s point of view, as well as in the long run reducing the overall cost. I would be happy to take those conversations forward in the future. I write today to convey some thinking I have been doing regarding the North Sydney Waverton Park / Carradah Park / Balls Head open space network. This is an invaluable open space network from a community perspective and we are very fortunate that such a network exists for our enjoyment. I am aware of the North Sydney ‘High Line’ Project; that of transforming the secondary rail line running from Waverton Station to Luna Park, to an elevated pedestrian walkway. My house actually fronts this rail line and certainly the prospect of a pedestrian corridor in this location is an interesting one. I do not know of what functional significance is the rail line to the rail network. I do see trains on this rail line occasionally. I noticed the other day, that it may be possible to connect the pedestrian pathway originating from Balls Head Road and back to Carradah Park, at a high level (refer image and markup below). I understand from recent RMS announcements, that RMS intend to use the land adjacent this walkway for storage of spill arising from tunnel excavations associated with the forthcoming Harbour Tunnel and Rozelle Exchange. Interestingly I was project architect for this significant infrastructure project. So it would seem that we are going to lose the equal access public access along the water edge in any case. There is the pathway that traverses up to the lookout, but it is not an easy route and after climbing up, it is necessary to climb back down to Forming this connection at along the higher pathway, wil allow for pedestrians to continue to utilise this open space zone whilst the tunnel is in construction. This likely will be a very positive strategy from the point of view of community engagement. I am happy to visit the site and point out how the pathways can be connected.
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