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134 135 5 LIVEAB LE STREETS DESIGN GUIDELINES T his section contains guidelines for the design of new and existing streets. The guidelines are separated into street types based on the street categories of the Knox Road Asset Management Plan. The guidelines are in text and illustrative form with before and after sections to illustrate the designs. Refer to Section 6 Implementation for the implementation process and action plan. 136 5. LIVEABLE STREETS DESIGN GUIDELINES 5.1 MANAGEMENT & STREET TYPES IN KNOX T he streets of Knox are managed by two main authorities, VicRoads and Knox City Council. Within the City of Knox various departments work together to plan, build, maintain and manage the streets. VICROADS MANAGED STREETS CITY OF KNOX MANAGED STREETS Vc i Roads manages all the main streets T he streets managed by the City of Knox can be throughout Knox City. In these instances the described as all streets within the muncipality City of Knox is a stakeholder and works with other than privately owned roads and those VicRoads to provide safe and amenable road managed by VicRoads. environments. Vc i Roads streets include: Declared highways: • Burwood Highway; • Dandenong Valley Highway (Stud Road) • Burwood Highway to Dandenong Creek; • Monash Highway (Wellington Road) –Dandenong Creek to Stud Road Declared Main Roads within the City of Knox are as follows: • Stud Road • Croydon Scoresby Road • Dorset Road • Boronia Road • Ferntree Gully Road • High Street Road • Kelletts Road • LysterfieldR oad • Napoleon Road • Wantirna Road • Wantirna-Sassafras Road (Mountain Highway) • Wellington Road DiagramDiagram 13 13 - VICROADS- VICROADS AND AND COUNCIL COUNCIL ROADS ROADS ROAD ROAD BARRY STREET ROAD Bayswater DORSET AVENUE BARRY STREET ROAD LIVERPOOL Bayswater DORSET ROAD AVENUE LIVERPOOL ALBERT ROAD The Basin Wantirna ALBERT Boronia MOUNTAIN VIEW SCORESBY Sassafras TheROAD Basin Wantirna ROAD Boronia MOUNTAIN VIEW SCORESBY Sassafras STUD ROAD ROAD FOREST ROAD STUD FOREST ROAD TEMPLETON STREET UNDERWOOD CATHIES LANE TEMPLETON STREET UNDERWOOD CATHIES LANE Studfield LEWIS ROAD Wantirna ROAD TYNER ROAD South Studfield ROAD LEWIS ROAD OLIVEBANK Wantirna JOHNSON DRIVE ROAD ROAD TYNER ROAD HIGH STREET South ROAD OLIVEBANK DORSET LANCELOT JOHNSON DRIVE ROAD CLOSE FOREST ROAD HIGH STREET MELANIE CLOSE DORSET LANCELOT CLOSE FOREST ROAD MELANIE CLOSE ROAD GULLY GLENFERN ROAD ROAD Ferntree Gully Knoxfield FERNTREE GULLY GLENFERN ROAD Scoresby Ferntree Gully Upper Ferntree Knoxfield FERNTREE Mountain Gully Scoresby Gate Upper Ferntree Mountain Gate Gully HIGHWAY ST LAWRANCE WAY VALLEY LANE HIGHWAY FULHAM ROAD ST LAWRANCE DRIVE WAY Rowville TAYLORS VALLEY DANDENONG LANE DANEDLION FULHAM ROAD DRIVE RowvilleBRAEBURN TAYLORS PARADE DANDENONG DANEDLION BERGINS BRAEBURN Lysterfield ROADPARADE LEGEND BERGINS Lysterfield CITY OF KNOX BOUNDARY ROAD EAST LINKK LNOX IVEABLE STREET PLAN 2012-2022 137 LEGEND VICROADS Legend CITY OF KNOX BOUNDARYKNOXKnox CITY City Council COUNCIL Streets STREETS City of Knox Boundary Link LINKRoad ROAD EAST LINK East Link CollectorCOLLECTOR Road ROAD VICROADS VicRoads IndustrialINDUSTRIAL Road ROAD Diagram 13 - VICROADS AND COUNCIL ROADS KNOX CITY COUNCIL STREETS ACCESS ROAD UNSEALED ROAD LINK ROAD DANDENONG FOOTHILLS COLLECTOR ROAD INDUSTRIAL ROAD ROAD ACCESS ROAD BARRY STREET ROAD Bayswater DORSET AVENUE LIVERPOOL UNSEALED ROAD ROAD ALBERT The Basin DANDENONGWantirna FOOTHILLS Boronia MOUNTAIN VIEW SCORESBY Sassafras ROAD ROAD STUD FOREST ROAD TEMPLETON STREET UNDERWOOD CATHIES LANE Studfield LEWIS ROAD Wantirna ROAD TYNER ROAD South ROAD OLIVEBANK JOHNSON DRIVE ROAD HIGH STREET DORSET LANCELOT CLOSE FOREST ROAD MELANIE CLOSE ROAD GULLY GLENFERN ROAD Ferntree Gully Knoxfield FERNTREE Scoresby Upper Ferntree Mountain Gate Gully HIGHWAY ST LAWRANCE WAY VALLEY LANE FULHAM ROAD DRIVE Rowville TAYLORS DANDENONG DANEDLION BRAEBURN PARADE BERGINS Lysterfield ROAD LEGEND CITY OF KNOX BOUNDARY EAST LINK VICROADS KNOX CITY COUNCIL STREETS LINK ROAD COLLECTOR ROAD INDUSTRIAL ROAD ACCESS ROAD UNSEALED ROAD DANDENONG FOOTHILLS Figure 1: Map of VicRoads and Council Streets and Asset Management Hierarchy 138 5. LIVEABLE STREETS DESIGN GUIDELINES 5.1 MANAGEMENT & STREET TYPES IN KNOX PROPOSED STREET TYPES HIERARCHY T he proposed street type hierarchy builds on the Road Asset Management Hierarchy and the Knox Urban Design Framework 2020, by addressing all scales of streets within the municipality. The Knox Urban Design Framework 2020 recommends major street types: • Dandenong Gateways; • Bush Boulevards; • Principle Avenues; and • Path into the Hills This Plan builds on these types by including: • Community Link Streets; • Neighbourhood Green Streets; • Industrial Streets; • Shopping Streets; • Residential Foothill Streets; • Residential Bush Suburb Streets; • Residential Garden Suburb Streets; • Residential Garden Court or Villa Court Streets; and • Residential Home Zones Streets. These street types reflect on the six character areas within the city, as identified by the City of Knox Neighbourhood Character Study (1999) and subsequent guidelines in the Knox Urban Design Framework 2020. Diagram 13 - VICROADS AND COUNCIL ROADS ROAD BARRY STREET ROAD Bayswater DORSET AVENUE LIVERPOOL ROAD ALBERT The Basin Wantirna Boronia MOUNTAIN VIEW SCORESBY Sassafras ROAD ROAD STUD FOREST ROAD TEMPLETON STREET UNDERWOOD CATHIES LANE Studfield LEWIS ROAD Wantirna ROAD TYNER ROAD South ROAD OLIVEBANK JOHNSON DRIVE ROAD HIGH STREET DORSET LANCELOT CLOSE FOREST ROAD MELANIE CLOSE ROAD GULLY GLENFERN ROAD Ferntree Gully Knoxfield FERNTREE Scoresby Upper Ferntree Mountain Gate Gully HIGHWAY ST LAWRANCE WAY VALLEY LANE FULHAM ROAD DRIVE Rowville TAYLORS DANDENONG DANEDLION BRAEBURN PARADE BERGINS Lysterfield K LNOX IVEABLE STREET PLAN 2012-2022 139 ROAD LEGEND Legend CITY OF KNOX BOUNDARY For the following streets, refer City of Knox Boundary Principle Avenues individual maps EastEAST Link LINK Paths into the Hills Industrial Streets DandenongVICROADS Creek Gateways Community Link Streets Shopping Streets and Bush Boulevards Neighbourhood Green Streets All Home Street types KNOX CITY COUNCIL STREETS Diagram 11 - Proposed Street Hierachy LINK ROAD COLLECTOR ROAD INDUSTRIAL ROAD ACCESS ROAD HIGHWAY MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN UNSEALED ROAD GS1 ROAD HIGHWAY DANDENONG FOOTHILLS GS2 HIGHWAY BARRY STREET ROAD MOUNTAIN Bayswater DORSET WANTIRNA ROAD AVENUE LIVERPOOL ROAD LINK ALBERT FH2 BORONIA ROAD GC1 BoroniaBS1 MOUNTAIN VIEW The Basin EAST Wantirna GC2 SCORESBY Sassafras ROAD ROAD STUD FH1 GS3 BORONIA ROAD FOREST ROAD BURWOOD TEMPLETON STREET HIGHWAY GS4 UNDERWOOD CATHIES LANE VC1 Studfield LEWIS ROAD Wantirna FH2 ROAD TYNER ROAD South ROAD OLIVEBANK JOHNSON DRIVE ROAD HIGH STREET BURWOOD GS5 DORSET LANCELOT HIGHWAY GC4CLOSE FOREST ROAD MELANIE SCORESBY CLOSE GC3 ROAD ROAD GULLY GLENFERN ROAD Ferntree Gully Knoxfield FERNTREE GC6 GS7 GS6 BURWOOD Scoresby GC5 Upper Ferntree Mountain FH3 HIGHWAY Gate Gully GC7 NAPOLEON ROAD KELLETTS LYSTERFIELD ROAD LINK ROAD HIGHWAY ST LAWRANCE WAY KELLETTS EAST VALLEY LANE GS8 FULHAM VC2 DRIVE ROAD ROAD Rowville NAPOLEON ROAD TAYLORS DANDENONG RP1 DANEDLION VC4 WELLINGTON MONASH ROAD HIGHWAY WELLINGTON ROAD WELLINGTON BRAEBURN ROAD PARADE VC2 BERGINS VC3 Lysterfield ROAD BS3 Figure 2: Proposed Street Types Hierarchy SCALE 1:70,000 140 5. LIVEABLE STREETS DESIGN GUIDELINES 5.1 MANAGEMENT & STREET TYPES IN KNOX PO R POSED STREET HIERARCHY City of Knox Road Posted Asset Management O wner/ Speed Limit T ype Streets Plan Category Authority Traffic Freeways Eastlink Declared state Eastlink 100km/h highways Bush Stud Road Declared state VicRoads 60-80km/h Boulevards highways and Monash Highway main roads (Wellington Road) Ferntree Gully Road Burwood Highway Boronia Road Mountain Highway Dandenong Boronia Road Declared state VicRoads 60-80km/h Creek Gateways highways and main Burwood Highway roads and others Fern tree Gully Road Wellington Road Stud Road Principal Kelletts Road Declared state VicRoads 50-80km/h Avenues highways and main Napoleon Road roads Dorset Road High Street Road Scoresby Road Wantirna Road Albert Avenue Link roads City of Knox 50-80km/h Colchester Road Liverpool Road Paths into Mountain Highway Declared state VicRoads 50-80km/h the Hills highways and main Boronia Road / roads and others Forest Road Burwood Highway (east of Dorset Road) Wellington Road (east of Kelletts Road) K LNOX IVEABLE STREET PLAN 2012-2022 141 City of Knox Road Posted Asset Management O wner/ Speed Limit T ype Streets Plan Category Authority Traffic Community Bergins Road Link roads City of Knox 50-80km/h Link Streets Taylors Lane Napoleon Road Fulham Road Glenfern Road Forest Road Underwood Drive Lewis Road Tyner Road Barry Street Cathies Lane Neighbourhood Collector roads City of Knox 50-60km/h Green Streets Industrial Streets Industrial roads City of Knox 50-60km/h Shopping Streets Fulham Road City of Knox 50-80km/h (Link Road) Braeburn Parade St Lawrence Way Any other street in which a commercial or retail focus occurs. Residential Access roads and City of Knox 40km/h Foothills unsealed roads Residential Access roads City of Knox 40km/h Bush Suburbs Residential Access roads City of Knox 40km/h Garden Suburb Residential Access roads City of Knox 40km/h Garden Court or Villa Court Residential Access roads City of Knox 40km/h Home Zones 142 5. LIVEABLE STREETS DESIGN GUIDELINES 5.2 LIVEABLE STREETS CHECKLIST T his checklist should be used to guide and assess the quality of all street projects, from large scale highway works to small scale residential