Post on 21-Jun-2020
Road User Safety and Sustainable Transport in the City of Port Phillip
Presented by Stefan MitrikCoordinator Transport Safety Engineering For the Comparative Study Tour 23 April 2015
Location of the City of Port Phillip
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Port Phillip’s Attractions – St KildaLuna Park St Kilda Pier
Acland Street
St Kilda Beach
Port Phillip’s Attractions - St Kilda Festival
•Community Event with a 30 year history•Crowds of up to 400,000•Held on the second Sunday in February
Port Phillip’s Attractions –South Melbourne and Port Melbourne
Station Pier
Station Pier
Port Phillip Snapshot
• Inner City Municipality to the South of Melbourne• Population 105,000 and growing• 53,000 people come to work here• A popular tourist destination all year round • Significant traffic volumes up to 100,000 vehicles per day • Extreme parking pressures
Combined Number of Fatal and Serious Injury Collisions City of Port Phillip - 2002 – 2013
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50
100
150
200
250
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
No. of fatal & se
rious injury collisions
Year
Acknowledgement
Sustainable Transport Strategy and Road User Hierarchy
WALKING
BIKE RIDING
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
FREIGHT
MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY
VEHICLES
SINGLE OCCUPANCY
VEHICLES
• Bike Plan 2011-2020 Walk Plan 2011-2020Safer Streets 2013-2020
‘To eliminate fatalities and reduce the risk of injury on our roads so that people of all ages and abilities can
travel on our road network safely andthat vulnerable road users have
confidence to travel freely within theCity of Port Phillip’
Council’s Vision for improving Road User Safety
Car Share within the City of Port Phillip
Station Pier
Car Share Locations within the City of Port Phillip
Tram Stops – Bridport Street / Victoria AvenueCouncil’s innovation of an easy access tram stop
Council working with other Authorities for the benefit of Sustainable Transport Improvements
Pedestrian Fatality Risk in relation to the impact speed of a car
Map of 40kph Speed Limit Local Areas
40kph Speed Limits
Our Community Celebrates and Supports Safety
Bike Network Map
Cecil Street, South Melbourne - Copenhagen Style Bike Lane
Jacka Boulevard on road bike lane 2009
BeforeNow
Beach Road Bike Lane
Before
After
Beach Road Bike Lane
Before
After
Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea on road bike lane (2013)
Before Now
Acland Street, St KildaContra Flow Bike Lane (2011)
Now
Greeves Street, St KildaContra Flow Bike Lane (2015)
Use of Sharrows at Roundabouts to improve cyclist safety
A Sharrow is a ‘shared-lane arrow.’
They tell cyclists where they should ride on the road, and indicate to drivers that they’re in a popular cyclist area and should drive with caution.
Cecil Street / Coventry Street Roundabout, South Melbourne Background
• 5 pedestrian accidents in a 5 year period• Barrier to safe pedestrian access to/from the South Melbourne Market • Difficult for cyclists to negotiate • Cecil Street ‐ 8,800 vehicles per day• Coventry Street ‐ 2,500 vehicles per day
Cecil Street / Coventry Street Roundabout, South Melbourne Raised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (2004)
• Controls vehicle speed• Encourages drivers to process the
situation in detail and not quickly pass through
• Pedestrian safety improved • Pedestrians have priority• Pedestrian do not have to step down• Safety for cyclists improved• No more accidents
Cecil St / Coventry St Roundabout Raised Pavement Pedestrian (Zebra) Crossing Benefits
Cecil Street / Coventry Street Roundabout, South Melbourne Raised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (2004)
Bridport / Montague Roundabout, Albert ParkRaised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossing (2009)
Before Now
Bridport / Montague Roundabout, Albert Park
Before
Now
•Victoria Avenue / Moubray Street, Albert Park Staggering of Intersection and Kerb Extensions (2008)
Before Now
Tennyson Street / Byron Street, ElwoodRaised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossing (2008)
Before Now
Moray Street / Bank Street, South MelbourneKerb Extensions and Median Closure (2010)
Before Now
Carlisle Street, BalaclavaRaised Pavements with Yellow Top (2010)
Before Now
Inkerman Street, between Chapel Street and St Kilda RoadImplementation of Bike Lane and Pedestrian Refuge (2011)
BeforeNow
Alma Road, between Chapel St and St Kilda RdImplementation of Pedestrian Refuge (2013)
Before Now
Ormond Road Shopping Strip, ElwoodRows of Raised Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (2006)
Now
Ormond Road/St Kilda St - Stage 2, ElwoodRaised Pedestrian Zebra Crossings at Roundabout (Future)
Now
Future
Rothesay Avenue, ElwoodPedestrian Friendly Style Crossovers (2008)
Crash Statistics of some treated sites2000 - 2013
Location/Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cecil Street/Coventry Street 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ormond Road Shops 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1
Scott Street/Mitford Street 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victoria Avenue/Moubray Street 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennyson Street/Byron Street 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bridport Street/Montague Street 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Moray Street/Bank Street 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Carlisle Street b/w Camden Street and Westbury Street 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
Inkerman Street b/w Chapel Street and St Kilda Road 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 3 1
Ormond Road/St Kilda St 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1
Alma Road b/w Chapel Street and St Kilda Road 3 0 2 3 3 7 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 2
Legend Before Installation After Installation
Walking Tour
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Legend
•1 Carlisle Street•2 Carlisle / Camden•3 Inkerman Street•4 Greeves Street•5 Carlisle Street•6 Barkly Street•7 Tennyson / Dickens
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