Exciting changes are coming to the Gosford CBD in late 2023. As part of the Safer Cities: Her Way program, Central Coast Council will be delivering pilot initiatives to enhance safety perceptions across Gosford in a collaborative partnership with Transport for NSW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These initiatives are based on what the community told us would make them feel safer when moving throughout the Gosford CBD such as lighting, public art, wayfinding, and events including six weeks of \u2018Good Times Summer\u2019 activations and weekly night markets! Additionally, Burns Place Park and William Street will undergo a quick refresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central Coast Council\u2019s Director of Community and Recreation Services, Melanie Smith said the program had an overwhelming response from the community during the recent consultation process, with over 136,000 pieces of data collected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe community shared their thoughts and experiences via a survey, interactive map, in-person walk-shops and an in-person co-design workshop with community members and key stakeholders including NSW Health, NSW Police, NSW Education, Busways, Transport for NSW and Council staff,\u201d Ms Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe data revealed three key themes affecting perceptions of safety (vision, beautification, and activation) and three main areas that the community believed needed attention (Burns Place Park, Kibble Park, and the broader Gosford CBD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a result of the engagement activities and the data collected, we\u2019re excited to announce Council will deliver and test five key pilot initiatives towards the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilot initiatives include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Administrator, Rik Hart said he is excited to see the projects commence this year and learn what the results from the evaluation show us in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe number of survey submissions is a testament to the community\u2019s dedication to making Gosford feel safer. I\u2019m excited to see the impact the pilot initiatives will have on the Gosford CBD and the flow-on effect to the region,\u201d Mr Hart said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To read the consultation report, watch the video and stay up to date with this program, visit yourvoiceourcoast.com\/herway<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exciting changes are coming to the Gosford CBD in late 2023. As part of the Safer Cities: Her Way program, Central Coast Council will be delivering pilot initiatives to enhance…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-6353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Safer-Cities-Initiative-Introduces-New-Safety-Enhancements-for-2023.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"Gosford CBD’s Transformation: Safer Cities Initiative Introduces New Safety Enhancements for 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>