Night-time economy

Leppington Town Centre Place Activation Strategy – Camden Council & Liverpool City Council

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Project: Leppington Town Centre Place Activation Strategy Organisation: Camden Council, Liverpool City Council Place: Sydney Year: 2021–2022 Project Type: Strategy, Policy & Research, Culture-led Placemaking, Night-time economy Header image: Leppington Station, NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment A peri-urban, predominantly farmland area known for its rail terminus and commuter carpark, Leppington is on the brink

Wanna Dance

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In 2021, City People produced a COVID-safe opportunity for dance in our urban landscapes. Wanna Dance is an interactive art installation that invites everyone to bring the city to life through art, music and dance. A collaboration between some of Sydney’s leading designers, sound artists, choreographers and dancers, Wanna Dance enabled people to dance in

Accelerator: How arts and culture can connect people in public spaces during COVID-19

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At City People our passion is creative placemaking: embedding arts and culture in public spaces so that people connect with each other and the place in which they live, work or visit. The health regulations aimed at restricting the transmission of COVID-19 currently prevent or diminish the ability of people to gather, as well as

Circular Quay Arts and Cultural Framework – Transport for NSW

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In 2018 City People was commissioned by Transport for NSW to develop an arts and cultural framework for Circular Quay as part of the Circular Quay Renewal Strategic Framework. Our role involved strategy, project planning, place visioning, research and identification of the projects’ core themes and values. Through targeted consultation and analysis of the unique policies, interests and values embodied in the site, we developed a set of arts and cultural principles.

The Rocks Village Bizarre // 2009 – 2016

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For many years, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) ran an evening music and market activation offering in The Rocks. However customer satisfaction and attendance at the event was waning and the activation did not represent the brand pillars for the precinct. Furthermore, the precinct had become stigmatised with a reputation for excessive drinking and antisocial behaviour, creating a precarious night time economy.