Vibrant Streets Package

The Vibrant Streets Package (the Package) is a $15 million investment to inject vibrancy into our streets and create thriving local spaces that support businesses, creative sectors, and the community, now and into the future. 

Under the Package, councils across NSW will have the opportunity to temporarily close streets to cars for community activities, and trial place management strategies that aim to reduce the cost and complexity of delivering events on streets. 

The Vibrant Streets Package will be delivered through two programs:

  • Open Streets – A grant program for NSW councils to temporarily close streets and bring them to life for a day, or series of days, with community events and activations. The program aims to transform our streets into vibrant, walkable public spaces for people to enjoy and safely access. Applications are now closed.  
  • Permit/Plug/Play Pilot – A program partnering with pilot councils to help reduce the cost and complexity of delivering street-based events through an innovative “local problems, local solutions” model to allow for global pre-approvals for streets as event sites.

MyMoree by the Moonlight. Heber Street, Moree. Summer Night Fund Program

 

The Package builds on significant and continued investment into our public spaces in transport hub precincts, including our streets, roads and laneways, that play a critical role in supporting local businesses, community connection and physical and mental well-being.

More information on the Vibrant Streets Package will be available soon.

Open Streets Program - Campsie

Open Streets Program

The Open Streets Program will support councils across NSW to temporarily close streets and bring them to life with community events and activities.

 

Contact us

For more information, please contact: PublicSpace@planning.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’ mailbox PublicSpace@planning.nsw.gov.au is managed by the Cities Revitalisation and Place team.