The Concept Plans

 MANLY2015 is about strengthening the aspects that make Manly a great place, repairing some of the problems that undermine Manly's potential, and in a lot of respects, returning to the key principles that were laid out by Manly's founding father Henry Gilbert Smith. In his 1853 plan for Manly, Henry Gilbert Smith envisioned a 'village' character for Manly with a 'public common' on the Triangle Site with Belgrave Street as a “Grand Boulevard”.

 MANLY2015 provides strategies to help the re-emergence of this village atmosphere and in doing so, to start to spread the intensity of activity of The Corso across the entire town centre. Further the increased participation by locals will start to balance the large numbers of tourists while reinforcing Manly as a people friendly, community minded village centre.

The key aims of MANLY2015 are;

  • Realising Gilbert Smith's vision for a 'Public Common' on the Whistler Street Triangle site by removing the Whistler Street Carpark to make way for new public spaces and community uses,
  • Constructing a new parking station beneath Manly Oval to augment the 5 other town centre parking stations,
  • The pedestrianisation of Sydney Road from Belgrave Street through to the Corso to form a 'Gateway Plaza' and 'High Street' for shopping as an alternative destination to The Corso,
  • Broadening the appeal of Manly for locals by introducing new community programs as well as new shops and services,
  • Revitalising Manly's laneways and streets, many of which are degraded and unsafe at night,
  • Increasing opportunities for walking and cycling,
  • Integrating water sensitive urban design initiatives into the design of new public spaces,
  • Incorporating sustainable energy generation within the design of the new community facilities, 
  • Introducing greater traffic calming within the town centre area including the introduction of shared use zones and the conversion of Whistler Street to oneway  heading north, and North Steyne and South Steyne to potentially one lane heading south between Raglan Street and Wentworth Street, although both a one-way and a two-way option are being looked at as part of the Manly2015 process.
  • Realising Henry Gilbert Smith's vision for a Grand Boulevard in Belgrave Street.

 The 7 Key Elements of MANLY2015  

  1. “Gateway Plaza” (current intersection of Sydney Concept plans
    Road and Belgrave Street)

  2. “Grand Boulevard” (Belgrave Street)

  3. “Village Centre and Civic Plaza” (Market Place/Manly Library and Whistler St)

  4. “North Quarter” (incorporating Raglan St, Central Avenue, Short Street and Henrietta Lane)

  5. “High Street” (Sydney Road)

  6. “Beach Terrace” (Ocean end of the Corso)

  7. Manly Oval"                                                                   (Incorporating new underground carpark)

 

Please note:
No changes are proposed to Manly Wharf.