$63 million green space infrastructure program for Sydney’s inner west

The City of Sydney is investing another $63 million on major projects that it hopes will transform suburbs in the city’s inner west over the next 10 years.

Projects include safer and more accessible streets and pedestrian walkways, new and refurbished childcare and community centres, bold public artworks and revitalised parks and streetscapes, involving an investment of $87 million over the life of the projects.

These projects are part of the $1.8 billion the City has set aside for a building and construction program over the next decade. Nearly 400 projects will provide new and renovated facilities for communities and businesses across the local government area.

City of Sydney Chief Executive Monica Barone said the council had delivered hundreds of important projects, including parks, playgrounds, childcare, pools, libraries, theatres and community and cultural spaces over the last 10 years, and was now working on hundreds more for Sydneysiders to enjoy into the future.

Barone stated “these state-of-the-art community facilities and infrastructure projects will help create more welcoming and connected neighbourhoods that meet the needs of our growing population of families and workers.

“From upgrading parks in Forest Lodge and building a new childcare centre in Annandale, to improving pedestrian crossings in Redfern and Camperdown, the City is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Sydney’s inner west residents.

“Our 10-year financial plan is a huge investment that will nurture the city’s liveability, boost the economy, encourage tourism, improve sustainability, create new public open spaces and enhance our cultural life.”

More than a dozen projects in the inner west suburbs are part of the City’s capital works program and dozens more are in the pipeline for delivery over the next 10 years.

They include:
• $5 million as part of the $11 million commitment in Forest Lodge towards a three-hectare green space with gardens, open space and cliff-edge walk and new community space at Harold Park;
• $12 million as part of a $20 million commitment on Johnstons Creek in Annandale with new open space along The Crescent linking with Federal Park, and upgrading Federal Park with a playground and a skate facility;
• $1 million as part of a $5 million commitment for a new 80-space childcare centre at The Crescent in Annandale, which is part of our overall $56.1 million commitment to additional childcare centres; and
• $4 million as part of a $5 million commitment for a major upgrade of Victoria Park including new paths, infrastructure and an exercise station and links to Sydney University in Camperdown.

The 10-year corporate plan includes more than 400 projects across the wider City of Sydney area.

They include:
• $328 million for public domain improvements, including footpaths, roadways and paving;
• $274 million to upgrade the City’s parks and green spaces;
• $97 million on cycleways, providing cycling connections between important destinations;
• $2 million in the next financial year to support local village economies; and
• $2 million every year on planting new street trees – over the next year, the City will plant 700 more native and exotic street trees across the local area as part of its plan to increase the city’s canopy size by 50% over the next 15 years.

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