Smith Street Streetscape improvements

Help us shape Smith Street!

Have your say on the upgrades for one of Darwin city’s major streets.

We want to make improvements to Smith Street, from Knuckey Street to Whitfield Street, to enable safer movement in the space, enhance amenity, and make it a cooler, greener and more dynamic pedestrian hub.

Streetscape works will include:

• planting more shade trees
• new micro-mobility (bike and electric scooter) lanes
• reducing the road width for safer pedestrian crossing
• additional pedestrian access crossing points
• relocation of the taxi rank
• pedestrian benches and rest zones
• public art
• reducing the number of on-street parking to make way for more trees, enable active modes of transport like cycling and provide safer crossing points for pedestrians.
• lighting improvements in the greenspace to improve night safety for pedestrians.

What will remain the same:

• The total number of disabled parking bays. No bays will be lost, instead they will be relocated, where required.
• Two-way vehicle passage.
• CCTV surveillance to support public safety and security.
• No loss of trees – a recent arboricultural impact assessment has been conducted to inform that trees are in good health and will stay.

There are two design concepts to consider, and we encourage everyone to have their say on what priorities should be considered for the final design.

The project is funded by the Northern Territory Government and delivered by City of Darwin.

Share your thoughts by completing the online survey below or visit one of the community engagement stalls in person (no booking required):

• Pop-up 1 – Thursday 13 June 2024, 12 pm – 2 pm, Smith Street Mall
• Pop-up 2 – Sunday 23 June 2024, 8 am – 11 am, Nightcliff Market
• Pop-up 3 – Wednesday 26 June 2024, 12 pm – 2 pm, Smith Street Mall

Survey closes 4 pm 28 June 2024.

For more information, please contact 8930 0300 or email engage@darwin.nt.gov.au.