Final link in walkway along Sydney Harbour foreshore opens at Barangaroo
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A missing link in an 11-kilometre walkway which follows the curves of Sydney Harbour’s foreshore from Woolloomooloo to the Anzac Bridge has opened, giving access to a part of the city locked away from the public for two centuries.
The last 300-metre stretch of the walkway at Barangaroo, on the western edge of central Sydney, features a tree-lined boulevard for cyclists, commuters and visitors. It was designed by landscape architect Peter Walker, who also drew up plans for the headland park known as Barangaroo Reserve.
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Patisserie owner Takako Osaki says there s one obvious factor that would make it easier for customers to visit her store on a congested stretch in Sydney s north, set to be bypassed by a multibillion-dollar motorway: less traffic. The traffic is terrible. Any time, any day. It s always so busy, she said.
L eclaire Patisserie owner Takako Osaki says taking traffic off Military Road would help her business.
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But retailers on Military Road say the motorway could be a double-edged sword, making it easier for locals to move around while taking away the business of motorists who drive through the shopping strip each day.