A stunning design has been unveiled for Bank Street Park, transforming land fenced off from the community for decades into a green and accessible waterfront park against the backdrop of the iconic ANZAC Bridge in Pyrmont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Accessibility to the water and to Sydney CBD is a key feature of Bank Street Park. Plans include a new cycleway and walkways to and from the area, and new and improved access to Blackwattle Bay for recreational water users such as kayakers and other paddle craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The park design features a foreshore promenade, the next piece in the puzzle towards completing a 15km continuous harbourside walk between Woolloomooloo and Rozelle Bay, which will be one of Australia\u2019s longest harbourfront walkways and a \u2018must see\u2019 attraction in Sydney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Providing more than 1ha of open space, the new park was designed by landscape architect OCULUS with Collins + Turner, Greenshoot Consulting and Greenaway Architects and marks a significant step towards the area’s redevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Building the park first means people can start enjoying recreational benefits before new homes and jobs are created in the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key features of the new design include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The local community and key stakeholders have been integral in informing the park\u2019s design, and the wider community is now encouraged to have their say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Get more information on Blackwattle Baylaunch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Lands and Property, Steve Kamper said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are excited to unveil this iconic waterfront park, that will be loved by the community and a space that can be enjoyed by all on Sydney\u2019s stunning harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am proud to reveal the design of Bank Street Park today, which involved close collaboration with First Nations representatives, the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, and Black Diggers, which is of special significance given its connection to the ANZAC Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBank Street Park will be the first piece in the wider development of Blackwattle Bay, which will see the current Fish Market site transformed into new homes, retail and public space.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe heard from the community they would like to see some of the buildings retained and we have engaged local architects to assist in the adaptive reuse of one building for public amenities and provide an \u2018Interpretation Garden\u2019 using the existing foundations of another building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe community has been actively involved in shaping the park\u2019s features and activities, and we will continue to bring them on the journey as the park is brought to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnce complete, Bank Street Park will ensure Sydney Harbour is more accessible for leisure activities, including private paddle craft, walking and cycling. The community will be able to kayak or paddleboard right up to the park, where they can enjoy a coffee from the caf\u00e9 and walk along the foreshore before visiting the new Sydney Fish Market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A stunning design has been unveiled for Bank Street Park, transforming land fenced off from the community for decades into a green and accessible waterfront park against the backdrop of the iconic ANZAC Bridge in Pyrmont. Accessibility to the water and to Sydney CBD is a key feature of Bank Street Park. Plans include a … Continue reading “Vibrant waterfront design unveiled for Bank Street Park”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24563,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24562\/revisions\/24563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}