Use playful elements to build character and sense of place, and assist integrating a street environment into a neighbourhood.
Benefits
- Adds interest and increased quality of a public space
- Introduces elements which appeal to a broad age group
Considerations
- Needs an appropriate scale and durability to be successful in. a street environment
Reference
TS 01592 Beyond the Pavement, Principle nine
Example
Archibald Avenue, Waterloo, combines the street environment with an adjacent park. As a shared space, elements including a playground, handball court and brightly painted finishes are situated in a way which reinforces that the street environment borders the main park space within.
Details
Location:
Archibald Avenue, Waterloo near Mystic Lane
Agency responsible:
City of Sydney
Application
| Local streets | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential lane |  | Destination high street | |
| Residential way | | Transit street | |
| Yield street | | Connector avenue | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Arterial high street | |
| Connector street | | Transit arterial |  |
| Urban centre street | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
| Main roads | Civic spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit only corridor |  | Civic high street | |
| Rural link | | Transit mall | |
| Rural highway | | Civic lane | |
| Secondary arterial | | Service lane | |
| Principal arterial | | ||
| Motorway | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
| Use with caution |
| Inappropriate treatment |
 | Not applicable |