Safer Cities: State partnerships

Transport for NSW is collaborating with a number of agencies within the state government to deliver projects under the Safer Cities Program.

These partnerships will carry out pilot initiatives to improve the perceptions of safety for women, girls, and gender diverse people as they are moving to, through and within public spaces and transportation hubs.  

Potential interventions that will be delivered through these partnerships may include: improved accessibility for those with disabilities and limited mobility, lighting, wayfinding, public art and activations. The integration of smart technology and digital plumbing will also be explored.

The program will deliver infrastructure improvements across NSW on state government-owned land in partnership with 

  • Cities Integration, Transport for NSW
  • Greater Sydney Parklands
  • Placemaking NSW
  • Smart Places & Net Zero Cities, Transport for NSW
  • South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
  • Transport Access Program, Transport for NSW
  • Western Sydney Local Health District.
Participants at a nightwalk around Stanmore Station use torches to envision potential lighting interventions
A group of school students presenting their ideas for improving perceptions of safety at Parramatta Park at a co-design workshop
A group of school students noting their observations around perceptions of safety during a ‘walkshop’ around Moore Park

More information on the Safer Cities: State partnerships will be available soon.

Transport for NSW is delivering public space improvements across NSW through the Safer Cities Program.

More information

If you have any other questions or would like more information on the program, please email the team at: SaferCities@dpie.nsw.gov.au

Please note that since the 1 April 2022 the Public Spaces branch from the Department of Planning and Environment was transitioned to TfNSW and renamed Cities Revitalisation and Place. The ‘Contact us’ mailboxes PublicSpace@planning.nsw.gov.au and SaferCities@dpie.nsw.gov.au are managed by the Cities Revitalisation and Place team.