clovelly road better block: how a community greened their street
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Clovelly Road Better Block
Phil Stubbs, Co-ordinator
“How a community greened their street”
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In 2009 locals transformed Clovelly Gully Garden
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In 2010 I moved up the road (to Clovelly Road)
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For the following years I thought: surely this could be better
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It’s even zoned as a ‘Neighbourhood Centre’!
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In Feb 2013 Andrew Howard presented Better Block here in Sydney
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Better Blocks are one day demonstration events: they’re temporary, quick and show what’s possible
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I was also inspired by this talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntwqVDzdqAU
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There had been 40 Better Blocks in the US
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Rallied first community meeting here in August 2013
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The Better Block event happened 27 October 2013
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400 trees and plantsThursday, 1 January 15
2000+ people
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(Green change = happy people)
Greenery changed the look and feel of the block
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Cars drove slower
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Local artists on the street (Inky)
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Local artists on the street (anonymous)
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Local photographers (52 Suburbs)Thursday, 1 January 15
Local muso’s on the street (‘Ising on the Cake’)Thursday, 1 January 15
Local business on the street (Top Hat)
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Local business on the street (Massage by the Sea)
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Local business on the street (Creativity Unlimited)
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Kids were welcomeThursday, 1 January 15
Seniors were welcomeThursday, 1 January 15
Dogs were welcome
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Bikes were welcomeThursday, 1 January 15
Furniture on the street
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Library in the bus stop
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A liveable streets gallery
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Local schools involved (St Anthony’s & Clovelly Public)
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Community garden started (near Beach St)
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Locals pitched in - 100 volunteers
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Together “a sense of community”
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People = Votes
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Cars were (and are) just one part of the mix
on the street
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A utilitarian corridor to get vehicles from A to B
A valuable public place where people live
Change your thinking about your street
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Green, liveable streets
• attractive
• safer
• sustainable
• build community
• better for business (people shop locally)
• promote healthier lifestyle
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Intangible outcomes
• community more connected!
• people realise change is possible!
• politicians and Council staff listening
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Other local outcomes
• Clovelly East Village Association formed
• inspired another Better Block up the road
• inspired whole of Clovelly Road change
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Next steps
1. Research best practice
2. Seek advice - from experts in landscape design, community engagement, Council
3. Engage neighbours
4. Plan for permanent change
5. Implement change in stages over 5 years
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This is what we’ve got
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Let’s leave it better
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• search ‘Clovelly Road Better Block’ • facebook.com/clovellyroad • [email protected]
Think different about your street
It’s a valuable public place where people live
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Clovelly Road Better Block key supporters
trees
insurance & traffic
truck
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Clovelly Road Better Block on social media
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClovellyRoad
• Twitter https://twitter.com/clovellyroad
• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ClovellyRoadTV
• Instagram http://instagram.com/clovellyroad
• Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/clovellyroad
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What’s happening with liveable streets worldwide
• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ClovellyRoadTV/playlists
• Vimeo https://vimeo.com/clovellyroad/albums
• Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/clovellyrd
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Videos of the 2013 Clovelly Road Better Block
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNk4QfsOn44
• https://vimeo.com/90522679
• https://vimeo.com/73519431
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• https://www.flickr.com/photos/clovellyroad/sets/
72157637141344413/
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/clovellyroad/favorites/
More photos of Clovelly Road Better Block
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How Better Blocks work
• http://betterblock.org/how-to-build-a-better-block
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntwqVDzdqAU
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Phil Stubbs is an educator at
Media School Australiaand producer of
The Environment Show
https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipstubbs
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