Peel Street will be closed to traffic from 10:00 am each Thursday until 6:00 am the following Monday, beginning 3 November 2016 and continuing for approximately three months through to the end of January 2017. During the timed street closures, there will be no on-street parking in Peel Street. Vehicles travelling to the private car park will still be able to enter and exit from Currie Street.

The decision to undertake a weekend closure of Peel Street for three months follows the success of a similar three-month trial between November 2014 and February 2015 that allowed traders to expand their business through outdoor dining. This trial closure saw a 30 per cent increase in pedestrian traffic on Friday lunchtimes and a significant reduction in pedestrian-car incidents.

The traffic changes are just part of the long-term plan to enhance Peel Street.

Renewal SA in partnership with Adelaide City Council will also improve lighting and street amenity to ensure Peel Street remains one of Adelaide’s pre-eminent laneways and destinations.