NSW’s Favourite Urban Place 2025
Thank you for your nominations

Thank you to everyone who nominated their most loved civic laneways for the 2025 NSW’s Favourite Urban Place poll.

Please watch this space, as we will launch the poll in early October!

Civic Laneways (clockwise from top left): Loftus Ln, Sydney; Globe Ln, Wollongong; AMP Ln, Albury; Ash St, Sydney; Clarendon Pl, Burwood; Llankelly Pl, Potts Point.

What is NSW’s Favourite Urban Place?

Each year, the UDA runs NSW’s Favourite Urban Place poll, inviting the public to vote for their favourite streets from a themed shortlist of 20. It’s to celebrate our great urban places across the state — as voted by you.

This year, we’re shining a spotlight on civic laneways. From gritty charm to tranquil moments in the city, civic laneways can be the hidden gems in our urban environments, laneways can be powerful public spaces that bring character, connectivity, and surprise to our cities and towns.

What happens next?

The UDA will use your suggestions to create a shortlist of 20 civic laneways. Anyone can vote on the shortlist in October, and the winner will be revealed in November!