{"id":7403,"date":"2020-07-24T04:16:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T04:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2020-07-24T04:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T04:16:24","slug":"joslin-street-local-centres-multimillion-dollar-upgrade-to-include-expanded-public-open-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/07\/24\/joslin-street-local-centres-multimillion-dollar-upgrade-to-include-expanded-public-open-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Joslin Street Local Centre&#039;s multimillion-dollar upgrade to include expanded public open space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kotara\u2019s Joslin Street is the\u00a0latest\u00a0City of Newcastle local centre to be given a makeover with a $2 million upgrade to improve public amenity, pedestrian safety and access,\u00a0now\u00a0underway.<br \/>\nCity of Newcastle is upgrading suburban centres across the local government area including those recently completed in Carrington and Beresfield. Recently completed was the first two stages of Wallsend, including\u00a0the works at Bunn Street and the Tyrrell Street Bridge.<br \/>\nAlso upcoming in this\u00a0local centre upgrade program are the works in Llewellyn\u00a0Street, Merewether and\u00a0the next stage of Wallsend, the intersection upgrades at\u00a0Kokera\u00a0and Cowper\u00a0streets.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joslin-Street-Local-Centre-(Large).JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/getattachment\/Council\/News\/Latest-News\/Joslin-Street-Local-Centre-s-multimillion-dollar-u\/Joslin-Street-Local-Centre-(Large).JPG.aspx\" alt=\"Joslin-Street-Local-Centre-(Large).JPG\" \/><strong><sup>(L-R): Deputy Lord Mayor Declan Clausen, Project Manager Patrick Burgess and Councillor Peta Winney-Baartz at the Joslin Street Local Centre.<\/sup><\/strong><br \/>\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the Joslin Street upgrade followed comprehensive consultation with the local community and would make for a more accessible centre for local shopping and commerce.<br \/>\n\u201cKotara residents and Joslin Street businesses told us that pedestrian safety and amenity of the area were key priorities for an upgrade,\u201d the Lord Mayor said.<br \/>\n\u201cA key element of this upgrade is expanding the public open space on the corner of Joslin Street and Rae Crescent by removing the slip road and beautifying the area with landscaping and an interactive artwork sculpture.<br \/>\n\u201cStacked sandstone blocks, a picnic table and bench seating, as well as a bubbler with a dog drinking bowl will further add to the amenity of this currently underutilised and inaccessible space.<br \/>\n\u201cThe works we\u2019re\u00a0undertaking\u00a0now will make Joslin Street a more attractive and useable community space for Kotara\u2019s current residents while catering for the growing number of young families in the area.\u201d<br \/>\nA pedestrian refuge and speed humps will be installed to slow vehicle movements and better connect the shopping precinct and the new-look public open space, while lighting upgrades will provide a safer night-time environment.<br \/>\nConstruction on the Joslin Street Local Centre is expected to be completed within a year. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/localcentres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/localcentres<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kotara\u2019s Joslin Street is the\u00a0latest\u00a0City of Newcastle local centre to be given a makeover with a $2 million upgrade to improve public amenity, pedestrian safety and access,\u00a0now\u00a0underway. City of Newcastle is upgrading suburban centres across the local government area including those recently completed in Carrington and Beresfield. Recently completed was the first two stages of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/07\/24\/joslin-street-local-centres-multimillion-dollar-upgrade-to-include-expanded-public-open-space\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Joslin Street Local Centre&#039;s multimillion-dollar upgrade to include expanded public open space&#8221;<\/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-7403","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\/7403","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=7403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}