PEDESTRIAN, CYCLIST & TRAFFIC CALMING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, 24 APRIL 2012, AT 1.30PM

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1. Apologies 2. Disclosures of Interest 3. Matters arising from Councils resolution on the Pedestrian, Cyclist & Traffic Calming Advisory Committee minutes of 27 March 2012

4. Agenda Items SECTION A - TOWN PLANNING MATTERS No Items in this Section. SECTION B - TRAFFIC MATTERS Item No. Particulars Page No

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Marrickville Road, Marrickville (South Ward) Options for a pedestrian crossing near Frampton Avenue

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B2. Safe walking routes to Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville Marrickville South LATM Scheme (South Ward)

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B3. Cavendish Street, Stanmore (North Ward) Proposed street tree planting in parking reserve

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B4. Renwick Street, Marrickville (South Ward) Temporary road closure for Sewerage works

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B5. Bellevue Street, Tempe (South Ward) Proposed No U-Turn

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SECTION C - PARKING MATTERS Item No. Particulars Page No

C1. C1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C1.4 C1.5

Mobility Parking applications 32 Frazer Street, Dulwich Hill (Central Ward) 51 Charles Street, Marrickville (Central Ward) 17 Warburton Street, Marrickville (West Ward) 33 Holmwood Street, Newtown (North Ward) 67 Canonbury Grove, Dulwich Hill (West Ward)

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C2. Holmwood Street, Newtown (North Ward) Request for a Resident Parking Scheme Parking survey results

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C3. Terminus Street, Petersham (North Ward)

Request for a Resident Parking Scheme Resident survey results

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C4. Llewellyn & Juliett Streets, Marrickville (South Ward) Request for a Resident Parking Scheme Resident survey results

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C5. Belmore Street, Enmore (North Ward) Proposed statutory No Stopping restrictions at Phillip Street

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5. Late Items 6. General Business 7. Close of Meeting

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SECTION "B" - TRAFFIC MATTERS

Item No: B1

Subject: MARRICKVILLE ROAD, MARRICKVILLE (SOUTH WARD)

OPTIONS FOR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING NEAR FRAMPTON AVENUE

File Ref: S3210-04

Author: Ramy Selim Engineer, Traffic Services

SYNOPSIS Concept design plans for options to provide a pedestrian crossing on Marrickville Road, east of Frampton Avenue, Marrickville have been prepared and are presented in this report for the Committee to consider. It is recommended that Council endorse the proposed at-grade marked foot crossing (Option B) as the preferred option. Funding for the proposed pedestrian crossing would be considered as part of future Capital Works Program. OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION THAT; 1. The concept design plans for options to provide a pedestrian crossing on Marrickville Road,

east of Frampton Avenue, Marrickville be received and noted; and

2. Council endorse the proposed at-grade marked foot crossing (Option B ATTACHMENT - Design Plan No. 5781) as the preferred option and consider allocating funding for the proposed pedestrian crossing in a future Capital Works Program.

BACKGROUND

A request was received from the proprietor of a business on Marrickville Road, Marrickville for the provision of a raised pedestrian crossing on Marrickville Road, directly east of Frampton Avenue. The applicant advised that businesses on Marrickville Road are being affected by the lack of safe and easy pedestrian access between the Frampton Street car park and shops on the south side of Marrickville Road. The applicant stated that the existing fence running along the footpath on the south side of Marrickville Road restricts pedestrians from crossing the street and gaining easy and safe access to some of the shops (Refer to the attached locality map). Traffic and pedestrian counts were undertaken by Council on Marrickville Road at either side of Frampton Avenue, Marrickville in February 2011 and the results were considered by the Local Traffic Planning and Advisory Committee on 15 February 2011. The recommendations of the Committee were considered by Council at its meeting held on 8 March 2011, where it was

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resolved that Council investigate a new pedestrian crossing in Marrickville Road near Frampton Avenue, Marrickville. Concept design plans for options to provide a pedestrian crossing on Marrickville Road, east of Frampton Avenue, Marrickville have been prepared and are presented in this report for the Committee to consider. It should be noted that currently there are no funding allocated to this project. The project will be listed in Councils Traffic Facilities Capital Works priority program for future budget consideration. DISCUSSION

Marrickville Road is a Regional Road and the subject location is within the Marrickville Road shopping strip. At present, there is a central median island along Marrickville Road with gaps at intersecting local streets. The intersections of Marrickville Road with Victoria Road and Gladstone Street are controlled by traffic signals with pedestrian crossing facilities. The subject location of the requested pedestrian crossing at Frampton Avenue is approximately half way between these two sets of traffic signals and a pedestrian fence is installed along the footpath on the south side of Marrickville Road to protect people at the outdoor caf and dining areas. Traffic volume and pedestrian counts Traffic and pedestrian counts were undertaken on Marrickville Road at either side of Frampton Avenue, Marrickville in February 2011. The counts were conducted between the times of 8.00am 9.00am, 12.00pm 1.00pm and 3.00pm 4.00pm (Refer to the attached copy of the results of these counts). In the morning period, there were 41 pedestrians and 1,244 vehicle movements. In the midday period, there were 112 pedestrians and 850 vehicle movements. In the afternoon peak period, there were 58 pedestrians and 1,131 vehicle movements. The RTAs normal Warrant for the installation of a pedestrian crossing is for P (Pedestrians) to be 30 and V (Vehicles) to be 500 in any three separate one hour period on a typical day, with the product of the two figures to be equal to or greater than 60,000. The results of the counts indicated that the warrants for the installation of a pedestrian crossing have been met. Pedestrians The subject location has high pedestrian activity with pedestrians travelling between shops on both sides of the Marrickville Road. Three years ago, Council submitted a blackspot funding application to the RTA to address pedestrian accidents concern along Marrickville road and the suggested solution at the time was to place a pedestrian fence along the central median island to force pedestrians to cross the road using available crossing facilities at traffic signals. This application was not successful at that time.

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CONCEPT DESIGN OPTIONS Option A Raised pedestrian crossing (150mm high & flush with footpath)

Description: Raised marked crossing 150mm high - to accommodate gutter flow (75mm thick grate + 75mm high orifice for the runoff flow) and to be flush with the footpath in accordance with RMS Technical Direction: TDT 2001/04a Use of Traffic Calming Devices as Pedestrian Crossings - Figure 4 (attached), , with 2.25m long ramps grade 1:15. Existing street lighting will need to be upgraded in accordance with Australian Standards AS1158.4:2009 Part 4: Lighting of Pedestrian Crossings. Comments from the RMS: The following comments were provided by the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) for this option: - This is on a bus route and the raised threshold should be total length of 9m (with 6m

platform), - The ramps should be 75mm in height, - Ramp grade 1:20, - The position of the W5-10 signs will obscure the R3-1A signs, and - Concerned with the removal of the existing fence at the crossing location with outdoor

dinning in close proximity. Constraints: - Non compliance with the RMS requirements for a maximum 75mm high raised traffic

device on bus routes. - Impact on existing drainage - overland/gutter flow will be obstructed if the proposed

raised platform has a maximum height of only 75mm. - Outdoor dinning area on footpath will need to be removed or relocated to provide

adequate space for pedestrians using the proposed crossing. Cost estimate: Approximately $55,000.

Option B At-grade marked foot crossing

Description: At-grade marked foot crossing (at existing road level) saw cut and demolish 4m long section of existing central median island to accommodate a new pedestrian crossing. Provide new kerb ramps on both sides of the road.

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Existing street lighting will need to be upgraded in accordance with Australian Standards AS1158.4:2009 Part 4: Lighting of Pedestrian Crossings. Constraints: - Outdoor dinning area on footpath will need to be removed or relocated to provide

adequate space for kerb ramps and pedestrians using the proposed crossing. Cost estimate: Approximately $35,000.

Option C Raised pedestrian crossing (75mm high with side ramps)

Description: Raised pedestrian crossing - saw cut and demolish 6m long section of existing central median island to accommodate a new raised pedestrian crossing, 6m wide flat top, 75mm high with four ramps, 1.5m long ramps grade 1:20; Provide new kerb ramps on both sides of the road, flush with the side crossing ramps. Existing stre