A new $10.6 million pedestrian link and green public space, half the size of a football field, is being fast-tracked for Parramatta.
The NSW Government funding plans to support around 3,600 new homes by investing in opening the Civic Link in Parramatta.
Running through the “spine of Parramatta,” the improved pedestrian connection will link Parramatta Square to Powerhouse Parramatta, and the foreshore.
The project will also see the creation of new green public space, roughly half the size of a football field. The 3,300m2 ‘City Garden’ will offer public seating and spaces for outdoor dining to support local businesses, set within a landscape of large shady trees and water sensitive urban design gardens.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said the project will assist the NSW Government in meeting its commitment to provide enabling infrastructure alongside housing.
“NSW needs more housing to meet our state’s, and particularly Sydney’s, housing demands. And housing needs community infrastructure to thrive,” he said.
“We need all parts of the system and all levels of government working together, focused on delivering high quality homes with the right infrastructure and in places where people want to live.
“This project is a great example of collaboration between councils and the state that will provide the infrastructure needed to deliver thousands more new homes for people in growing communities.”
Member for Parramatta Donna Davis welcomed the announcement for the city’s CBD.
“This is such an important connection for Parramatta, providing pedestrian access from the river to four forms of public transport in the CBD,” she said.
“This link will provide a wonderful tree lined boulevard for pedestrians to traverse from Parramatta CBD through to the new Powerhouse Parramatta, and the foreshore.”
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.