Design process

The public domain improvements described here have been implemented gradually over time. The Pine Street road closure and park development occurred in the mid 1980s and were implemented by the then Sydney City Council. Many of the other improvements were the responsibility of the then South Sydney Council in the late 1990s, and were implemented either directly by Council or by developers as in-kind voluntary developer agreements and planning controls. The local resident group (Chippendale Resident Interest Group) was also actively involved in lobbying for and planning many of these changes. The area now falls within the boundary of the City of Sydney Council, and various further improvements to the public domain are planned as part of the Citys 2007 Local Action Plan for the inner west.