Slowing down the town – feedback sought on permanent street features for Lennox Head

A council survey gives residents the chance to have their say on pa number of options suggested for to improve a North Coast town.

The Park Lane: A Slow Path – Not A Fast Short Cut project included Installing decorative paving treatments to provide visual indicators of inter-block pedestrian connection points with the Lennox Head main street and enhance legibility of the town centre.

How do you think safety and amenity can be improved in Lennox Head?

Council was asking for community feedback to help design more permanent streetscape features at a future stage of the Lennox Village Vision project.

A new survey will gather the community’s views, and it’s available online now.

Ballina Shire Council received funding through the NSW Government’s Streets as Shared Spaces program to pilot temporary traffic calming and streetscape features that aim to improve safety and amenity in and around Park Lane, Lennox Head.

This project included the roundabout on Allens Parade, speed limit reduction to 30km/h, raised speed thresholds (speed humps) and defined places to cross the road, a relocatable parklet, mural and pavement art, bike facilities, pathway extension and lighting.

The Park Lane: A Slow Path – Not A Fast Short Cut project included a new mural on the skate park wall fronting Park Lane and solar lighting along the shared path adjacent to the Williams Reserve sports fields to improve vibrancy and pedestrian safety at night.

The streetscape features for the Park Lane: A Slow Path – Not A Fast Short Cut project included:

• Providing recycled rubber raised thresholds and kerbs to reduce traffic speed and improve pedestrian safety.
• Limiting car speeds in Park Lane (extending to the main street block) to 30km/hr through signage, traffic calming and road marking.
• Installing a temporary roundabout at the interaction of Allens Parade and Ballina Street.
• Installing a bike maintenance station and bike parking near the Lennox Head Cultural Centre (LHCC).
• Completing the Park Lane path connection with the main street providing users with the ability to walk on a consistent pathway surface around the whole block.
• Installing a relocatable parklet with public seating, greenery and shade in car spaces at two different locations over the duration of the project (outside the LHCC and the skate park).
• Installing decorative paving treatments to provide visual indicators of inter-block pedestrian connection points with the Lennox Head main street and enhance legibility of the town centre.
• Installing a mural on the skate park wall fronting Park Lane and solar lighting along the shared path adjacent to the Williams Reserve sports fields to improve vibrancy and pedestrian safety at night.

The Park Lane: A Slow Path – Not A Fast Short Cut project included a relocatable parklet with public seating, greenery and shade in car spaces at two different locations over the duration of the project.

The survey allows residents to rate each one of these features, and asks them which one should be kept as a permanent upgrade to the village.

Council was asked to consider a formal zebra crossing in Park Lane and Ballina St (near Rutherford St)

This would involve removing carparking within 10m either side of a zebra crossing to comply with traffic guidelines.

In the survey, residents will be able to offer their views on this idea.

The online survey will be open until Thursday, July 22.