Big plans for Lords Place
Consultation has concluded
Orange City Council has unveiled the next stage of its FutureCity upgrade of Orange’s CBD, a bold plan to transform the section of Lords Place, between Summer and Kite Streets, into a place for meeting.
The project, which could begin as soon as October, will include:
- New plantings of advanced trees which will almost double the number of trees in the block
- New traffic arrangements designed to transform the area into a pedestrian-friendly precinct
- Outdoor dining zones on raised platforms in selected areas along the block
- Improved street lighting
- Expanded gardens with street furniture
The Council has started visiting business operators and property owners along the block, to spell out details of the plans and seek their feedback.
The concept plan was considered by a Council meeting on 6 September. That Council meeting decided to put the plans on exhibition for community comment.
A community forum is also planned for Wednesday 21 September (6pm) in the Civic Theatre foyer.
The deadline for this community consultation is 28 September, 2022. A report on the community response will be presented to a Council meeting in October and, if approved, work would begin soon after.
Here you can:
- find out more about the concept plans for Lords Place South
- see artist's impressions of how the street will look
And, have your say by:
- completing a quick online survey
- leaving an online comment.
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The deadline for completing this survey is 28 September, 2022.
This is fantastic. I'm really looking forward to a more walkable city.
This looks like another poorly designed bottle neck for our CBD. We live in a country regional town where the majority of our citizens drive or ride bikes into town. We don't have a metro or underground or sophisticated public transport network where people can easily get off at our "Lords Place" or "Anson Street" piazza stations! Deliberately reducing carparks and pushing people out to non-existent or full carparks, is only going to backfire on CBD businesses. We want the CBD to be easily accessible for all, particularly for businesses who have clients who need to park close to their service providers - this proposal is doing the opposite. And it is beyond me - why more trees are not already being planted on Lords Place. More trees, more carparks, more spaces for families and kids to hang out and support local businesses. Simples.
I don't see any reference to any sort of bicycle lane in this section of road. Given that the Lords Place roundabout at Byng Street is already problematic for cyclists, there need to be bicycle lanes included in the plans for any narrowed road. Where are they??