road and project area · 1 meeting
London Street, Newtown–Enmore
Mentions
- Trial closure supported for permanent retention.
- The closure will continue to provide additional pedestrian space and change vehicle access in the London Street area.
- The treatment is intended to improve pedestrian safety on Audley Street.
- Residents may experience increased traffic and speeding concerns on surrounding streets, although other surveyed locations remained broadly within projected volumes and the environmental capacity of local roads.
- London Street will remain closed following the trial, subject to detailed public-domain planning and design.
- A 40 km/h pedestrian safety treatment will proceed on Audley Street, Petersham.
Decisions
London Street closure to become permanent
The Forum supported making the London Street trial closure permanent, with detailed public-domain planning and design to follow. The trial ran from December 2025 to May 2026.
The closure will continue to provide additional pedestrian space and change vehicle access in the London Street area.
Audley Street 40 km/h pedestrian safety treatment approved
The detailed design plan for a 40 km/h High Pedestrian Activity Area between New Canterbury Road and Trafalgar Street, Petersham, was approved.
The treatment is intended to improve pedestrian safety on Audley Street.
Topics
Newtown–Enmore traffic impacts
Traffic increased on Cambridge, Belmore, Station Street North, Reiby and Marian Streets during the London Street and Simmons Street trials. Cambridge Street recorded the largest increase, from 1,576 to 2,445 vehicles per day, with an 85th-percentile speed of 41.7 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
Residents may experience increased traffic and speeding concerns on surrounding streets, although other surveyed locations remained broadly within projected volumes and the environmental capacity of local roads.