For areas bypassed, take advantage of the opportunity to invest in walking and cycling and improve place value in collaboration with the local community.
Benefits and considerations
- Reallocates space to match desired place function made possible once through movement was reduced
- Improves the quality of public open space
- Makes adjoining businesses more accessible to a greater number of people
Example
After being bypassed by the upgraded Pacific Highway, Kempsey town centre has benefitted from improved public open space and an upgraded main street. Now named Macleay Valley Way, the space within the former highway corridor has been reallocated to create an environment encouraging staying and walking, appropriate to the civic and retail focus. Extra crossings have been provided in a short section of shared zone, bus stops have been upgraded and car parking reconfigured, all made possible by removing a vehicle lane.
Details
Location:
Macleay Valley Way, Kempsey between Forth Street and Belgrave Street
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Main roads | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway |  | Transit boulevard |  |
| Principal arterial | | High-activity high street | |
| Rural highway | | High-activity mall | |
| Rural link |  | Transit street | |
| Connector avenue | | ||
| Transit way | | ||
| Local streets | Civic space | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Connector street | | Destination high street | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Mall | |
| Yield street | | Civic lane | |
| Residential way | | Service lane | |
| Residential lane | | ||
| Street park | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
| Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |