No parking: ‘parklets’ to improve inner-Sydney streetscapes for residents, urbanists say

Exclusive: Thinktank recommends councils convert footpaths into urban activations and green spaces, adding to pandemic-era policy

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Kerbs across Sydney could become pop-up markets, art exhibition spaces, herb gardens and pocket parks if governments chose to build on Covid-era rule changes that transformed the way Australians use streets.

Leading urbanists believe “parklets” – parking spaces turned into urban activations and green spaces – present an opportunity to improve inner-city suburbs where many people live without back yards.

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