Distinctive City
Core lanes
ARCADES
ARCADES
Core lanes
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Retail arcades and narrow pedestrianoriented lanes and courtyards will provide primarily north/south links between key public spaces of City Mall, Cathedral Square, New Regent Street and the Avon River/Ōtakaro.
Right: Mid block arcades and courtyards are used as retail spaces and for dining.
Fringe lanes expand this existing network as part of a rebuild required on substantially cleared blocks. See Market City for International Quarter and Covered Market.
Right: Lanes and courtyards create a variety of spaces and experiences within big blocks.
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LANE
Edge lanes Following the later 1850s release of the historic Town Reserve for urban development, the larger outer blocks of the Central City were not as consistently developed as those within the original Town Belt. Many through-block links were not fully completed or provided at all. In transitioning the land uses in some areas, particularly in the southern parts of the Central City, greater connectivity and amenity is now required. New shared surface lane connections will be made to break up these long blocks and reconnect the grid.
This increases the permeability of movement through these areas in conjunction with the Central City Greenway project (refer Green City chapter).
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Edge lanes
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LANE
COURTYARD
The Lichfield Lanes precinct is an established lane network south of Lichfield Street and east of Colombo Street. The redevelopment of these lanes will be a key focus of this project. Lanes will be slightly wider for shared pedestrian and vehicle use and internal courtyards bigger than the Core Lanes to complement a range of entertainment and hospitality activities or communal use for local residents. There are opportunities to
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LANE
LANE
Fringe lanes
MOORHOUSE AVE
Right: Creating a greener setting within blocks for residents and small and medium-sized businesses.
Central City Recovery Plan Draft For Ministerial Approval
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