Willoughby Road Streetscape Upgrade - Stage 2

Feedback closed 20 November 2022

Council sought feedback on the design concept options for the streetscape (public domain) upgrade for Willoughby Road, Crows Nest.

The proposed upgrades include new paving, lighting, street furniture and planting. The existing planter boxes will be replaced with one of two contemporary design options. Option 1 features curved planter boxes (curvilinear design) with timber seating and Option 2 features modular seating/planter boxes (modular design).

The area to be upgraded extends from Burlington to Albany Street and includes many popular outdoor dining areas and entertainment venues. This upgrade is a progressive rollout of new materials and will incorporate similar materials to Alexander and Burlington Streets.

View the PDF summary of the concept design and planting options as well as the Lighting Strategy in the Document Library. Photomontages of the options are available in the Image Libraries.

The retail and commercial strip, including the outdoor dining bays, on Willoughby Bay Road, Crows Nest were designed and built in the mid to late 1990s and the palette of materials is tired and worn, and in some areas has performed poorly over the intervening period. Council has since prepared a Public Domain Style Manual and Design Codes that outlines the colour scheme and materials per locality, and is progressively working to upgrade public domains and streetscapes to suit the contemporary approach to urban design.

Stakeholder consultation, including via the Crows Nest Streetscape Committee, occurred between 2014 and 2017 to inform the draft Crows Nest Public Domain Masterplan. As this was over five years ago, and Council’s Public Domain Style Manual and Design Codes has subsequently been introduced, it is prudent that further engagement occur given the amount of time elapsed since the original consultation

The feedback form (below) asks for your priorities and preferences on the design option. All feedback received will be collated, analysed and where possible the design will be modified to include community feedback. The results of community consultation will be reported to Council with a recommendation on the final design option.

More information

Online Information Session (completed) held 1 November 2022, view the recording or view the Q&A summary.

Information Stall (completed) - held Sunday 16 October 2022 at the Crows Nest Festival.

Onsite Walkthroughs (completed) - conducted 26 October and 2 November 2022. Council staff and the designers provided an overview of the proposal with the opportunity for attendees to ask questions and provide feedback.

For further information contact Paul Yang, Council’s Engineering Project Manager on 9936 8100.