Project Information
The City of Adelaide has identified Gouger Street as a major project as part of its Main Streets Revitalisation Program.
Located in the heart of Adelaide, Gouger Street is a lively and diverse cultural centre that attracts both locals and visitors. Known for its dynamic dining scene, bustling markets, and rich cultural heritage, including the iconic Adelaide Central Markets and Chinatown, the project will ensure Gouger Street remains an inviting destination into the future.
The Gouger Street project area spans from King William Street to Morphett Street, considering technical feasibility, budget constraints and existing Council assets. The project scope will encompass a variety of design elements including upgrades to roads and footpaths, public art opportunities, improvements to parking, safety and connectivity enhancements, landscaping and more.
Throughout the duration of the project, we are dedicated to engaging with the community and gathering valuable feedback. We will offer various avenues for participation including one on one conversations, face to face meetings, information sessions, construction drop-ins, surveys and regular updates.
Read more below to find out the latest news and how to get involved.
More information
For more information, please visit the Gouger Street Project website where you can also register for Project updates.
We are keen to hear from our community. Please let us know how you would like to see Gouger Street enhanced and what improvements are important to you as part of this project?
Make it simple and safe for people to cross the street through a combination of the following: wombat crossings, reduced speed limits, narrowing of roadway. People on foot should be the #1 priority here!
Conversion of on-street parking into outdoor dining and walking spaces would be a big boost to local businesses, and encourage more people to spend time on Gouger street.
Make it a place you want to spend time, not just pass through - that means more space for outdoor dining, tree coverage, pedestrians, and cyclists. As a nearby resident, I know how hectic it is for parking on Friday nights and Saturdays, so I am not sure removing parking is the answer, but there should be other ways to encourage people to visit and spend time at the markets and Chinatown precinct.
All of the side streets leading onto and from Gouger (Field, Compton, Market, Mill, Coglin) Should have pedestrian Zebra crossings (ideally raised crossings) as walking traffic is a lot more than car traffic.
Gouger should be a Destination and pedestrian focus street, surrounding streets are better used for through traffic, If yo're not going for Full pedestrianisation (which would be the ideal) placing Bollards to block passing all the way through the street will limit traffic to only traffic coming to the markets and deliveries.
