Small Streets and Laneways are the smaller spaces in the city, adding to the city’s detail and interest and fine-grained network, and provide convenient connections to the greater pedestrian network of the city.

In the city’s centre, these places are often very urban, with cars, people and on-street activities like outdoor dining competing for use, leaving less space for greening and other street enhancements.

The Small Streets and Laneways in North Adelaide, the south-east and the south-west of the city have a very different character. They are often quiet, low-traffic residential streets and lanes with lots of heritage character, such as McLaren Street with its row cottages.

Because they are so different, the design for these streets is explored on a case by case basis, but all of these types of streets should be designed to encourage use and social interaction.

In Small Streets and Laneways building frontages predominantly face onto the street to provide visual interest for people and assist with passive surveillance of the space.

There are four types of Small Streets and Laneways in the City of Adelaide: Small Streets and Laneways, Shared Small Streets, Service Lanes and Pedestrian Zones. Examples include Chesser Street, Peel Street, Solomon Street and Leigh Street.

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