Participants acknowledged the great work of delivering the network to date but wished to see pathways and active transport routes better equipped to handle capacity and diverse uses.

It was highlighted that speed was the number one barrier to encouraging new users to the network. Respondents stated that an effective network should identify the type of users that would utilise particular routes with the aim of catering for a broader range of needs through suitable separation or other safety measures.

Participants from all suburbs wished to see a long-term plan for enabling residents across the LGA to interact with the blue grid.

In the short to medium term there is a common vision to naturalise the creeks and rivers in the LGA and activate the banks.

In the long term, our community wish for more opportunities to swim within the Inner West.

Participants didn’t wish to simply see biodiversity increasing across the LGA but wanted the Strategy to take a considered approach on where and how these assets are delivered and maintained.

The community want natural assets across the Inner West to remain for generations to come, despite our growing community.

The community commonly identified the opportunity for more dense and planned planting in open spaces that would not only increase biodiversity in our existing green spaces but enable the community to connect with nature.