Below are a list of initiatives the local councils in our area have implemented to support social distancing requirements. (Will update as we go).
NSW Government
Transport
- Crossing buttons automated in the CBD and health precincts (eg. Randwick). Link.
Planning, Industry & Environment
- $15m Streets as Shared Spaces grant funding for local councils. Link.
- Survey of ideas for local streets. Link.
Centennial Parklands
- Car free weekend trial (over Easter weekend) extended to weekends in April and May. Link.
Randwick
- The recent eNews included the following items.
- Encouragement to order “Slow down in my street” Road Safety bin stickers. Link.
- Anonymous Covid Survey to gather ideas around community changes –
From businesses altering their product offering, to cafes switching to take away, to cyclists becoming more common than cars and kids and parents both working and schooling from home – all while social distancing has become the norm. And we want to hear how you’ve coped – the good and the bad; the ups and the downs. Link.
- As a side effect of beach carpark closures, many families with school kids have been utilising the open space for learning to cycle.
Waverley
TBC
Woollahra
TBC
Other areas
See https://www.spaceforhealth.org/
