Traffic Treatment and Parking - Proposed Parking Space Reallocation for Outdoor Dining - Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills

Decision Maker: Local Pedestrian, Cycling, Traffic Calming and Transport Forum

Decision status: Recommendations Determined

Decisions:

2026/523189

Recommendations

It is recommended that the Forum review the reallocation of parking and installation of outdoor dining treatments on the western side of Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills between the points 11.4 metres and 20 metres (one car space) north of Belmore Lane as "No Stopping".

Forum Members for this Item

City of Sydney

Transport for NSW

NSW Police – Surry Hills PAC

Representative for the Member for Sydney

 

Advice

The Forum raised no issues with this Item.

Background

In October 2020, the City and NSW Government entered a partnership to revitalise the city centre, establishing a $20 million CBD Revitalisation Fund to boost the local economy and invite the public safely back to the city. One of the initiatives in this partnership is the rapid roll-out of temporary outdoor dining areas by reallocating kerb spaces to increase dining capacities for businesses.

 

Report author: Alex Mozaffar

Publication date: 17/09/2026

Date of decision: 17/09/2026

Decided at meeting: 17/09/2026 - Local Pedestrian, Cycling, Traffic Calming and Transport Forum

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