Clovelly Road Better Block: how a community greened their street

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 • clovellyroad@gmail.com

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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