The renewal of Peter Lalor Walk in the Lalor shopping strip, designed by Andrew Brophy at Urban Initiatives in 2013, aimed to better serve the mix of social and retail functions of a busy laneway. The project was designed to create a safer, more attractive ambience, by day and night. 

Working with structural engineer and architect Tim Hall, an earlier roofed structure was replaced with a finer, contemporary canopy with half the number of supporting columns and a translucent roof that ensured good daylighting and unobstructed airflow. The brief called for clearer circulation, improved access, new lighting, furniture, pavements and landscaping. The resulting reconstruction of the walkway pavement has allowed for clear delineation between the trading, circulation and resting spaces.