Lanes and alleyways of Sydney

By 1969, the pattern of site integration and the deconstruction of lanes had begun with the establishment of Australia Square, AMP and Gold Fields House.

[5] More than 10 lanes began revitalisation starting from 2021,[7] with the City of Sydney announcing a plan to modify laneways throughout the CBD by establishing new pedestrian walkways and art installations as part of the revivification proposal that will last a decade.

[8] Abercrombie Lane forms a portion of formerly vital pedestrian network delimited by George, Bridge and Pitt Streets, where it connects through NZI House to Bond Street and Australia Square, and provides the possibility to recapture a pedestrian district with a specific scale and quality in the CBD.

Sussex Lane is parallel to Kent Street and is characterised by several terraced stores, in addition to featuring Waterside Workers' Federation Building, a heritage listed edifice.

Rawson Lane near Pitt Street features heritage buildings and a view of the clock tower at the Central railway station.

Palings Lane is described by the Local Environmental Plans as a "rare example of a pedestrian route created when the north-south street grid was formed in early Victorian Sydney".

De Maistre Place features the Watson House and has pedestrian routes from Pitt and Hunter Street to Wynyard station.

Angel Place is part of a unique pedestrian precinct that was once enhanced by retail stores at ground floor.

[6] Lanes, alleyways and arcades in the city include:[9][10] The suburban areas generally feature fenced or walled lanes that are "cut-through" residential lots, whereby granting pedestrians easy access to nearby facilities including shops, public transport, parks and other areas of interest situated on other roads.

[15] In commercial areas of suburban Sydney, several back lanes exist to simultaneously offer carparking for proximate businesses and as well as pedestrian routes as a means of shortcut.