Activating a public space makes it feel welcoming to a diverse range of people, and open to a variety of uses. Quality and appropriately activated public spaces are key to quality of life for communities across NSW.
In a highly globalised world, places intensely compete for investment, employment, knowledge, events, and people. To attract, retain, and enhance human and social capital, we must create liveable, enriching and desirable places. At a local level, and particularly in the COVID-19 recovery era, there is a renewed focus on maximising the availability and quality of public spaces within walkable distances of homes, local centres, and precincts. In both this global and local context, activation of public spaces is a key strategic priority.
This document as part of the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s Priority for Greener Public Spaces, which is being achieved through creating more, better, and activated public space. In line with this approach, the NSW Government wants to increase the number of people regularly using public spaces, appropriate to the spaces. We recognise that public spaces are diverse, and that the balance of busy space and quiet space will be unique to each place.
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