Mayor Reg Kidd said he hoped to see the street section between Peisley Street and Lords Place closed again for the annual Carols by Candlelight event in December.

"It would be great to see it from the rotunda [in Robertson Park] to the fountain [near the library]," he said.

Cr Kidd said he had received positive feedback from people who attended on Friday.

He said they enjoyed having more seats and more room to move around.

Cr Kidd said closing part of Byng Street was among the ideas floated by designers for the Orange Future City project.

"Our urban design consultants have found what locals have always known. We have two fantastic open spaces, Robertson Park and an open square surrounded by the gallery, library, museum and theatre. But we have a busy street between them," he said.

Cr Kidd said the design team would look at the practicalities in more detail.

"Any changes are still a long away off, but if it gets the nod, we'll be looking at ways to more conveniently close the street for special events," he said.

"That block of Byng Street is a busy road for cars, but there would be steps that could be taken which might make it a better space when there were only pedestrians.

"We might be looking at pop-up bollards to close the street. There might be a kind of paving or a road surface that was better suited for people on foot as well as cars. There would be ways of putting the entire area on one level by designing median strips and gutters in a different way.

"There are ways of making it clear it can be a shared spaced arranged with both cars and pedestrians in mind."

However, he said closing the section permanently would create traffic jams.

"I would [only] go along with it if we could get them to open the March Street [railway line] crossing," he said.

A Transport for NSW spokeswoman said they were opposed to new level crossings on safety grounds and they were not aware of any request for March Street to be considered.

The executive director for the Centre of Road Safety Bernard Carlon said level crossings carried an "inherent safety risk" for road users.

"Due to the speed and mass of a train, an impact with a motor vehicle at a level crossing can have catastrophic consequences," he said.

Orange Wine festival manager Charlotte Gundry said she had also received feedback saying closing the street for the markets had been welcomed as it had created a "community-friendly" space.

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