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Rethinking Alcohol in the NTESuzie Matthews, Manager Late Night Economy, Safe City & Business PrecinctsOpen late for everyone1Approaches in other citiesRethinking the NTERethinking the problemOPEN SydneyTODAYS PRESENTATION

26.5 square km180,000 residents13.8% food & drink businesses1900+ licensed venues1 in 7 of NSW venues in LGA266 venues with 24hr approval70% of all NSW 24hr venues2APPROACHES IN OTHER CITIESVancouverNew YorkLondonCardiffManchesterEdinburghParisAmsterdamBerlinLegislationPlanning PolicyEconomic DiversityCompliancePrecinct Management

55 meetings May July 2010Churchill Fellowship

3Many cities had shorter trading hours than anticipated Vancouver 2-3amNew York 4amLondon 4/5amManchester 5/7amEdinburgh 3/4amParis 2am/7amAmsterdam 4/5amBerlin no terminal hourTERMINAL TRADING HOURS

4All cities (bar Berlin) had outlet density measuresSaturation zonesVancouver (via local by-law)London / England & Wales (via Licensing Act & Local Licensing Policy)Edinburgh (via planning controls & Local Licensing Policy)Amsterdam (via land use zoning)

Cluster controls Vancouver (via local by-law)New York (via Alcohol Beverage Control Act)Paris (via Code de la Sant Publique)

OUTLET DENSITY5Risk based complianceCardiff Traffic Light System

Liquor permit systemsVancouver 1 yearNew York 2 yearsEdinburgh 1 yearAmsterdam 1 yearParis 3 months 2 years (nightclubs only)

COMPLIANCE

At the City of Sydney our Late Night Trading Premises DCP provides extended trading hours on a trial basis.6WHAT IS THE NTE?Broader than we think. Includes retail, dining, theatre, drinking, culture, entertainment, education, stock markets, service industries, hospitals, events large and small, etc, etc.

WHEN IS NIGHT? Early evening - 6pm-9pm Evening - 9pm-11pm Night time 11pm-2am Late night 2am 6am

RETHINKING THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY7How are we defining the problem?

Before We asked how do we fix alcohol related violence?

Now We ask how can we transform our city at night?

RETHINKING THE PROBLEM

8A long term vision for Sydney at nightMajor public consultation: 10 forums, 333 street interviews, 11,000 visitors to online forumMajor research program:NTE Cost Benefit Analysis, LNMAR, Global Evidence Review

OPEN Sydney Discussion Paper 90+ submissions Oct-Dec 11OPEN Sydney draft Strategy & Action PlanWill inform future planning policiesRETHINKING THE PROBLEM: OPEN SYDNEY9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIx_nfpZN1URETHINKING THE PROBLEM: OPEN SYDNEY10FIVE KEY GOALS1. GLOBAL leadership, governance & coordinated action2. CONNECTED transport, tourism, business, visitors & events3. DIVERSE diverse choices & sustainable growth4. INVITING better public spaces & improved drinking cultures5. RESPONSIVE regulation, cutting red tape & local areas

RETHINKING THE PROBLEM OPEN SYDNEY11Delivered 6 x Sydney Business 101 workshopsIncludes, DAs, pop up events, food businesses, live music & small barsEmployment of specialist licensing compliance staffAdvocating for liquor freeze & outlet density measuresReview of live music and outdoor dining

WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW

12Many placed based new measures ie: Kings Cross Plan of Management New CCTV cameras live feed to police Sydney Food Trucks Moveable FeastPrecinct Ambassadors, portable urinals, NTE wayfindingSafe Space Trial

City of Sydney Night Time Economyhttp://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Business/CityEconomy/NightTimeEconomy.asp

Suzie Matthews smatthew@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

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