Safe zonesare just one element being implemented across the CBD using Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, a range of initiatives to improve public safety.
Safe Zones will be strategically located in areas with good natural surveillance as well as Closed Circuit Television and associated signage to encourage good behaviour. They will be co-located with public amenities such as toilets or water fountains and have clear wayfinding signage for location identification.
They will be in pleasant places so residents and tourists can sit outdoors during the day and will be well-lit and visible at night.
Safe Meeting Places
These places will be strategically located in areas with good natural surveillance and will include shading, seating, CCTV, and lighting. They will be designed in a way that does not cause entrapment and located near public amenities such as toilets and emergency phones. Signage will be developed to identify an area as a safe zone with CCTV.
Safe zones will be pleasant places where people can sit outdoors during the day and be well-lit and visible at night.
