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26DRAFT CCF FOR PALMERSTON NORTH key directions [ kd 2 connectors ]Skate park, Railway LandMain Street West ConnectorThere is an opportunity to create a clear connection betweenthe Railway Land open space, Te Manawa and the Square.The stretch of Main Street West outside The Globe Theatre, TeManawa, Library and the Convention Centre presents a uniqueopportunity for the ‘‘place’ focussed street enhancingconnections between both sides of the street and linking anumber of open spaces and mid-block links across thisprecinct. Connecting this precinct across the Ring Road (PittStreet) to the large area of public open space (Railway Land)will help the city become a more accessible, well connectedand welcoming city centre.Strategic Development Sites 5 and 6 present a number ofopportunities to help define this Connector. Enhancementopportunities to the Railway Land open space, such asextending the skate park facility and recognising the railwayheritage also play an important part in creating this distinctiveConnector on the Western side of the city centre.The informal arrangement of mature vegetation(predominately trees) will help define the East-West Connector.Cook StreetNorth-South ConnectorCook Street has been identified as one of the main connectorsto Arena Manawatu destination from the South. This presentsan opportunity to enhance the characteristics of Cook Streetso that it feels like it’s part of the city centre and acknowledgesits role in connecting Arena Manawatu with the city centre.Simple measures like street tree enhancements will helpdefine and reinforce the characteristic of this Connector.Intersections with Church Street, Main Street West and CubaStreet are important areas along Cook Street. Theseintersections help articulate entrances into and out of the citycentre and play an important role on how people navigateacross the city centre.