Following the overwhelming success of Street Scapes Griffith in 2021, Griffith City Council is pleased to announce it will be back this Spring.
Street Scapes is an activation of our city, and for six weeks locals and visitors can enjoy a series of activities, events and activations that invigorate the CBD and breathe life back into the City’s street scapes.
Street Scapes will transform the CBD into an outdoor cultural experience, this time the Memorial Gardens car park converted into a shared recreational space and will host an array of activities.
Thanks to funding from the NSW Government Streets as Shared Spaces Program, the car park will be activated through a pilot program.
Griffith Mayor, Councillor Doug Curran said Street Scapes will allow people to experience a larger park footprint, with the focus being on increasing green space in the CBD.
“Street Scapes will take place from 29 August and run for six weeks through until 7 October,” said Councillor Curran.
“Council’s Urban Design Team are currently in the planning stages but there will be plenty of events and activities to transform the car park into an accessible and pedestrian friendly zone.
“Last year saw Kooyoo Street turned into a hive of activity for the very first Street Scapes, which led to the successful grant application to completely transform the space for the benefit of the community – I cannot wait to see what comes of the event this year,” added Councillor Curran.
Along with events and activities, the car park will be fitted out with additional seating for the community to utilise, a temporary container kiosk with a pop up café run by local eateries, outdoor markets and the addition of plantings to bring the space to life and encourage residents to get out and about and enjoy Spring in Griffith.
Council’s Place Designer, Parinaz Motealleh said Street Scapes has been made possible through a $406k grant from the Streets as Shared Spaces fund and through contribution and support from Griffith City Council.
“Streets and laneways of our cities have always been about cars, and it’s about time we do away with that singular thought process and refocus our attention to the pedestrians,” Ms Motealleh.
“Street Scapes is a program to rethink the way we use our city areas, and re-prioritise the way we experience our urban environments.”
If you are interested in submitting an Expression of Interest for the ‘pop up café’ please contact Council’s Urban Design Team on 1300 176 077.
