By ANNA USHER

North Sydney Council wants to lay speed cushions down the length of Blues Point Road, reduce the speed limit to 40 km/h and rebuild crossings to run the hoons out of the neighbourhood.

Residents have until Sunday 30 August to have their say.

The catch sits in the concept plans. To widen footpaths and calm the traffic, the council would strip out on-street parking at several points along the road.

The drawings show about four spaces going near the Henry Lawson Avenue corner, about three near French Street, and about two each near Parker and McManus streets, with more lost to new planted kerb blisters.

Why the road is being torn up

Council says years of complaints have piled up over speeding, dangerous driving, traffic noise and the daily struggle to cross Blues Point Road safely.

The road is the spine of the peninsula, funnelling drivers and walkers down to the shops, the ferry, the parks and the waterfront at Blues Point Reserve.

Earlier this month Mayor Zoë Baker convened a roundtable, bringing residents together with NSW Police, Transport for NSW and neighbouring councils to find fixes.

“At its core, this issue is about being able to enjoy your home, getting a good night’s sleep, and feeling safe in your own neighbourhood,” she said.

“A small number of drivers are having a disproportionate impact on thousands of residents who simply want to enjoy peaceful, safe and liveable neighbourhoods.”

What’s proposed

Speed cushions would go in at spots including south of Princes Street, near Nottingham Street Reserve, north of Parker Street and along Henry Lawson Avenue.

Existing refuge islands at French Street and near Parker Street would be ripped out and replaced with raised pedestrian crossings, and a new crossing and continuous footpaths are planned for the Henry Lawson Avenue intersection.

An in-lane bus stop near French Street would be upgraded and shifted south of the new crossing, with a loading zone moved beyond it.

Gateway treatments would mark the way into McMahons Point, with continuous footpaths at Chuter and Thomas streets south of Union Street and a kerb build-out at Waiwera Street. Council is also promising new street trees and landscaping.

Together the works would back an application to Transport for NSW for a 40 km/h limit on McMahons Point streets south of Union Street and Lavender Street.

A wider crackdown

The plan lands as North Sydney chases hoons right across the harbourside. In July the council backed a push for noise cameras to catch weekend revheads in Milsons Point and Kirribilli, and last year police pulled dozens of defective cars off the road in a Milsons Point blitz.

Residents, businesses and visitors can read the concept plans and fill in the survey on council’s Your Say page. Feedback closes Sunday 30 August.