Your feedback on designs for the Surry Hills to Central quietway

We’ve developed a proposed design for a quietway through Cooper and Arthur streets in Surry Hills.

Project Status: Under review

Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.

Public consultation period14 May 2024 to 12 June 2024

Have your say

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Maab Ch

Senior Community Engagement Coordinator

: 02 9265 9333
: [email protected]

What we’re doing

Our proposed designs for the quietway will calm traffic and improve the environment for people walking and riding along sections of Cooper Street and Arthur Street in Surry Hills.

A diagram showing the length of Cooper and Arthur streets, divided into 5 sections.

- One-way separated contraflow cycleway on Cooper Street from Elizabeth Street
- One-way traffic on Cooper Street from Holt Street to Elizabeth Street. Parking will remain on both sides of the street
- Kerb extensions, pram ramps and shared paths
- Single lane slow point near Hercules Street with a new tree on both sides
- Proposed removal of 7 parking spaces on Cooper Street to create the 1km quietway
- Pedestrian crossing across Cooper Street near Waterloo Street and removal of some existing garden beds
- One-way separated cycleway on Arthur Street between Riley and Crown streets
- One-way traffic on Arthur Street, from Crown Street to Riley Street. Parking will remain on both sides of the street
- Footpath extensions on Riley Street near Cooper Street Reserve and removal of 4 parking spaces
- The crossing distance across Riley Street will be shortened for people walking and riding
- One new tree and garden bed at Arthur Street near Riley Street
- Kerb extensions, pram ramps, shared paths and bike crossing parallel to the Crown Street pedestrian crossing
- Continuous footpath across Arthur Street along Bourke Street
- Kerb extensions with new garden bed planting and pram ramps

Why we’re doing this

The quietway is an important link in the bike network between Elizabeth Street and South Dowling Street, through Cooper Street Reserve and Crown Street. It will connect people riding to the Bourke Street cycleway and Moore Park.

This series of traffic calming and landscaping treatments along sections of Cooper and Arthur streets will make the area a better, safer place to walk and ride while reducing the amount and speed of traffic.

Design plansPDF · 2.96 MB · Last modified 14 May 2024

Next steps

We will report all feedback and design changes to Council and will continue to a detailed design. We will keep you updated on the progress of this project.

An artist's impression of a section of the quietway. Two cyclists ride along cycle lane in one direction while a third rides along a mixed use cycle and car lane opposite them. Cars are parked on both sides of the one-way street, and there is outdoor dining along the nearby footpath.

An artist's impression of a section of the quietway. A road narrows to a single lane bordered by street trees and garden beds. There are parking spaces on the wider section of road, and a cyclist riding in the street.

How you can give feedback

Consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 12 June 2024.

Use the interactive map to have your say

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Talk to us

You can also attend an information session onsite:
- 12pm to 1:30pm on Thursday 23 May at Arthur Street Community Verge Garden
- 9:30am to 10:30am on Saturday 1 June at Cooper Street Reserve
Chat with our concept team to help us inform the concept design.

These events are subject to weather conditions.
Email or post your feedback

You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:

Maab Ch
City Access and Transport
456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Feedback may be published in publicly available reports at the end of the consultation period. Your name or organisation’s name may appear in these reports with your feedback attributed. If you would like your feedback to be kept confidential, please let us know when making your contribution.