Central Street
Central Street is a short CBD laneway that functions primarily as a service street with a secondary role as a shared street pedestrian connector.
It supports back-of-house access and loading, with limited ground-level activation.
Central Street plays an everyday, functional role in the CBD's laneway network, enabling movement and servicing rather than operating as a destination.
A usable George-to-Pitt link, but a route rather than a destination.
Busy at lunch with little reason to stay. A working lane, not built for evenings or weekends.
Not much open at street level. Mostly service doors, with few shops.
At 5.3–6.8 m the width suits both servicing and walking. The width is right; what is missing is shops.
A plain high, medium or low read on each of the four. Read across the four to see where the lane is strong and where it falls short.
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