Four Melbourne laneways are set to be turned green with the announcement of the city council’s “Green Your Laneway” project.
Coromandel Place, Guildford Lane, Katherine Place and Meyers Place are expected to look a lot more verdant in the coming months, with $1.3 million being invested to install vertical greening and trees to the CBD’s laneways, the City of Melbourne has announced.
“Melbourne’s laneways are internationally renowned for their quirky and eclectic culture and feel,” Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said.
”We can add another layer to their attraction by enhancing the sustainability of our laneways and making them ‘green’ and therefore more efficient at cooling the city, intercepting and cleaning stormwater and improving air quality and ambience.”
The selected laneways were chosen by the local community from more than 800 public nominations and expert advice from a panel of sustainability professionals and landscape architects.
Preliminary designs for the “green makeovers” have been released, with the public encouraged to share feedback online.
Meyers Place, one of Melbourne’s oldest laneways home to a number of bars and restaurants, will be the first location to “go green”.
The laneway will be closed to traffic between Little Collins Street and Bourke Street until November 10.
A design display “pop-up” for the project in Meyers Place can be visited until November 14.