Flowers die. They send a message of love, thanks, appreciation or remorse…and then they die after a week or so. With that in mind I continue to marvel at the decision of Sydney’s Lord Mayor to use her budget to place 8 foot conical flower planters in select streets of East Sydney. Here is a quick top 5 thoughts for beautifying Sydney that may have a greater time horizon than 3 weeks:
1. Close the 24 hour bars on Oxford St that have ambulances and police cars seemingly permanently parked outside their front doors.
2. The first point will move drug and alcohol affected revellers on home rather than drift through the area smashing glass bottles, fighting and vandalising.
3. Clear up the area of the of vagrants drinking, urinating and passing out on Oxford St.
4. The city end of Oxford St gets cleaned several times a week but can’t lose that dirty feel. Remove the thousands of blackened chewing gum marks on the ground.
5. Get cars and buses off the street. Improve public transport (rail & light rail) and encourage cyclists and motorbikes.
No-one’s quality of life ever improved by walking past a planter box. Make a difference Clover! Don’t waste money dolling up the street of your favourite coffee shop for 3 weeks.
