{"id":3102,"date":"2019-06-21T09:31:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2019-06-21T09:31:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:31:35","slug":"carrington-upgrade-hailed-in-park-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/06\/21\/carrington-upgrade-hailed-in-park-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrington upgrade hailed in park celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nCity of Newcastle and the local community have celebrated the revitalisation of Carrington following a $3 million upgrade of its local centre.
\nDramatic infrastructure improvements – to roads, pathways and parking – along Young Street and the addition of street trees, bike racks and bins will be followed by the installation of a smart bus shelter that will provide free Wi-Fi coverage.
\nThe local centre overhaul was marked by the City staff and locals in Jubilee Park this morning.
\n\"Ribboncuttinginside.jpg\"The Lord Mayor\u00a0opening\u00a0the upgraded\u00a0Carrington Local Town Centre with the help of City staff, locals and students<\/strong>
\n\"Carringtonopeningsingersinside-(1).jpg\"(L-R) Laila Michelini, 6, and sister Allegra Michelini, 8, perform at this morning’s open day<\/strong>
\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to say that after more than 12 months of construction, Young Street is looking brand new and has been future proofed with new drainage and infrastructure to improve the amenity of the Carrington Local Centre,” Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said.
\n“The City continues to deliver on our vision for city-wide urban renewal, setting the direction for growth and revitalisation.
\n“We want our city’s local centres to reflect a sense of place and local character, and I\u2019m particularly pleased with finishing touches like the stone inlays celebrating Carrington\u2019s heritage.
\n“Planning for this project included extensive community consultation on all aspects of the upgrades, including the choice of Brushbox and Tuckeroo street trees and the provision of more designated on street car parking.\u201d
\n\u201cWe have also chosen best practise drainage solutions tailored to the area, including permeable paving and rain gardens.\u201d
\n\"MaxWeinholdinside.jpg\"Max Weinhold, 3, enjoying the jumping castle at Jubilee Park, Carrington<\/strong>
\n\"CarringtonYoungStreetinside.jpg\"Patrick Burgess, Sarah Horan and Chris Martin take a stroll across the revitalised Young Street<\/strong>
\nThe City consulted with locals to hear their ideas and ensure their feedback was incorporated into the public domain plan for the area.
\nThe Young St Carrington renewal project included:
\n\u2022 Drainage renewal
\n\u2022 Permeable paving to improve stormwater capacity
\n\u2022 Water sensitive urban design
\n\u2022 New site appropriate street trees
\n\u2022 Pedestrian-friendly street design
\n\u2022 Existing street furniture retained where possible, and new bike racks and bins
\n\u2022 New kerb, gutter and footpath
\n\u2022 Renewed road surface
\n\u2022 Road and pedestrian lighting upgrade
\n\u2022 Improved pedestrian crossings at both ends\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle and the local community have celebrated the revitalisation of Carrington following a $3 million upgrade of its local centre. Dramatic infrastructure improvements – to roads, pathways and parking – along Young Street and the addition of street trees, bike racks and bins will be followed by the installation of a smart bus … Continue reading “Carrington upgrade hailed in park celebration”<\/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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3102","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=3102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}