weekender the inner city FRI 20 DEC 2013 • Issue 168
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Need help at your place this weekend? p.23
Laneway makeover Well-used lane to be transformed into safe shared pathway
Subheading over three lines p.18
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he Ka ys A venue E ast to Albermarle Street laneway is a drab and unin viting space. But w ork is set to commence late next year to transform t he laneway into a v ibrant, pedestrian and bik e-friendly zone complete with rain gardens. The ‘Connecting Marrickville’ project will make the l aneway mo re a ttractive, i mprove a ccess t o the new rail line and loc al shops, and impro ve the health of the Cooks Ri ver through na tural stormwater treatment. Marrickville Mayor Jo Haylen said Counc il had designed ‘Connecting Marrickville’ as an inno vative program to improve footpaths, streets, lanes, squares, parks and cycleways. “We are spendin g more money and apply ing better plannin g and design to our shared places and spaces,” she said. The ini tiative is a collabora tion betw een the community and the Council, that would promote social integration through community belonging. “We share such a highly urbanised en vironment, we all need to pull tog ether to protec t and
New blood in Jets lineup p.24
Holiday warning A message every parent should heed p.3
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The Kays Avenue East to Albermarle Street laneway. Inset: Mayor Jo Haylen and concerned residents. support our biodi versity, bushland, and wa terways. ‘Connecting Marrickville’ is helping us to achieve that.” Local residen ts are w orking w ith Counc il staff to ad dress the lanewa y’s issues such as urban design, public art, communi ty safety and access, biodiversity, transport, wa ter and en gineering, local flooding, stormwater treatment and pedestrian and cyclist access. When construction is complete, the community will ‘ co- deliver’ the projec t through a plan ting
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day, and then co - maintain the lane, k eeping i t clean and litter-free. Any issues that arise will be reported and resolved by Council. “[Once completed] Ka ys Avenue E ast to Albermarle Street lanewa y w ill be a g orgeous ha ven in the inner c ity – a safe and a ttractive place for everyone – people, plan ts, and animals, ” Ma yor Haylen explained. It is e xpected w ork w ill commence on the laneway in O ctober 2014 w ith completion a t the end of the year.
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