Option 1: Bicycle Street

Learn about the changes proposed with this design

To prioritise active transport, increase greenery and improve road safety outcomes for all road users. This option converts the northern section of Wellington Street into a Bicycle Street through a number of treatments and interventions. A Bicycle Street would make this section of Wellington Street mixed use with cyclists and motorists sharing the main traffic lanes. Speeds would be lowered and to calm traffic, vehicles would be diverted off the street through road treatments.

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Key considerations for this option

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  • Benefits

    • Creates a best-practice, safe and comfortable cycling route for people of all ages and abilities
    • Existing on-street car parking is mostly retained
    • Existing trees and garden beds are all retained
    • New trees and greenery significantly will improve canopy
    • Air and noise pollution are significantly decreased

  • Changes to parking

    This change will result in a minor impact with on-street parallel parking on both sides of the street. Currently there are 96 car parking bays between Alexandra Parade and Queens Parade.

    There will need to be a reduction of 13 on-street car parking bays within this section of the street bringing the total number of bays to 83.

  • Street trees

    Existing median trees and garden beds will be retained with a significant increase in new trees and garden beds to fill in gaps in the tree canopy and vegetation where feasible.

    Currently there are 29 trees and garden beds between Alexandra Parade and Queens Parade. Option 1 proposes an increase of 11 bringing the total to 40.

  • Traffic calming and access changes

    Speed humps will be installed throughout the street to slow traffic and improve safety.

    Non-local traffic will be diverted off Wellington Street through a series of partial modal filters, which are designed to redirect traffic to major arterial roads. These include:

    • a forced left turn onto Council Street for vehicles going north
    • a forced left turn onto Noone Street for vehicles going south
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Option 2: Protected bicycle lanes

Learn about the changes proposed with this design

To prioritise active transport and improve road safety outcomes for all road users, Option 2 transforms the northern section of Wellington Street with unidirectional protected bike lanes.

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Key considerations for this option

  • Benefits

    • Creates a best-practice, safe and comfortable cycling route for people of all ages and abilities.
    • Reduces the risk of conflicts between cyclists and motorists including risks of car-dooring.

  • Changes to parking

    This change would have impact to the on-street parallel parking only on the western side of the street. Currently there are 96 car parking bays between Alexandra Parade and Queens Parade.

    There will need to be a reduction of 66 on-street car parking bays including 2 accessible bays within this section of the street bringing the total number of bays to 30.

  • Street trees

    Existing median trees and garden beds will be removed across the section with new trees and garden beds planted where possible.

    Currently there are 29 trees and garden beds between Alexandra Parade and Queens Parade. Option 1 proposes an increase of 3 bringing the total to 32.

  • Traffic calming and access changes

    Speed humps will be installed throughout the street to slow traffic and improve safety.

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Tell us what you think

Share your preferred design for this section of Wellington Street before the consultation closes at 9am on Monday 13 October 2025.