Revitalising Perth’s laneways
Laneways can be forgotten spaces in the city, and through neglect, the small gaps between buildings can become spaces for gritty, unglamorous activities.
Many laneways are also in prime locations close to busy streets and shopping or entertainment precincts. Breathing new life into unutilised spaces has the ability to transform more than a laneway.
Like other cities around the world, the City has recognised the potential of our forgotten spaces. The City’s Forgotten Spaces – Revitalisation of Perth’s Laneways – Episode 2 has followed on from earlier work to comprehensively analyse all laneways in Central Perth and Northbridge. Each laneway has been assessed for its suitability to change, with priority laneways identified to focus efforts on.
The strategy aims to improve the contribution that laneways make to the city’s economy and vitality, while sustaining and protecting their physical form and functions.
Wolf Lane is a great example of how the City’s efforts have turned an unutilised space into a thriving and vibrant city destination offering a variety of activities and public art that draws visitors to the city centre.
Current focus
Wolf Lane remains a priority laneway under the Strategy. This year, the Wolf Lane refresh will be taken to another level with the installation of new amenity and aesthetics, including:
- Additional overhead functional and decorative lighting,
- Seating benches and steel planter boxes,
- Wider irrigated garden beds and new plantings,
- A new mural and distinctive Wolf Lane signage.
Works are expected to be completed by June 2025 and are not expected to impede access to the Laneway.