Design process starts for temporary revamp of Whanganui s lower Victoria Ave
13 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Lower Victoria Ave is to have a spruce-up aimed at attracting people into the area to interact with each other and local businesses.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Lower Victoria Ave is to have a spruce-up aimed at attracting people into the area to interact with each other and local businesses.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Chronicle
A community co-design process to temporarily spruce-up Whanganui s lower Victoria Ave has started.
Whanganui District Council received funding through Waka Kotahi s Innovating Streets fund for lower Victoria Ave as well as adjacent Drews Ave. The fund enables councils to trial temporary upgrades, aimed at attracting people into the area to interact with each other and local businesses.
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