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Proposed pilot living streets program for Taylor St Annandale

Leichhardt Council is proposing a pilot Living Streets program for one side of Taylor Street, Annandale.

Taylor Street Annandale, is at the Eastern side of Annandale and is intersected by Booth St. There are two hardware stores on opposite sides of Booth St, facing the intersection.

The northern half comprises single dwellings and a multi-dwelling complex with the street terminating in parkland.

The southern has a few single dwellings, a derelict printing works and some undeveloped land. There is a small playground at the end. There are also multi-storey-apartments, with street level retail spaces on the northern side of the street. These are elevated in line with a natural cliff face.

There is more potential for developing the Southern side of Taylor St.

The project objectives have been identified as:

• create a sustainble environment in the Leichhardt Living Street
• improve the sustainability of housing in the street
• improve actions and behaviours across a range of environmental issues
• improve social outcomes for residents

The project has also identified integration with a number of other local sustainability initiatives:

• Sustainable Transport picking up points from the Bicycle Strategy 2007
• Storm Water Management
• Greenweb and Greenway project
• Community Gardening
• Urban Forest Policy

International references include:

• The pedestrian council of the UK
• Woonerf "shared yard" in the Netherlands
• Home Zones in northern England (urban renewal)
• Living Streets in Christchurch, NZ (designing streets with community the community in mind)
• Sustainability Streets in NSW and Victoria (educational facility)
• The Chippendale project (community gardening and composting)

The council is inviting both halves of Taylor St to compete to be the site of the pilot. With nominations being sought for the steering committee in October/November 2009, construction being undertaken in 2010 and education programs in 2011.

"Leichhardt Council has received a grant of $250,000 to create a Living Street within the LGA" - Living Street

www.ramin.com.au/annandale/living-streets.shtml last updated 14 October 2009.