Kalamunda Kalamunda Road Upgrade - Phase 2 Community Engagement Report
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Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 have your say! City of Kalamunda Kalamunda Road Upgrade - Phase 2 Community Engagement Report City of Kalamunda 585 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Background The City of Kalamunda is seeking to identify the future Concept designs for this section of Kalamunda Road road functions and capacities for Kalamunda Road include: from Abernethy Road to Roe Highway, High Wycombe. 1. In the next few years Cardno has been appointed to create a Kalamunda Road Functional Review and Upgrade Plan, which will identify a. close Fernan Rd at Kalamunda Rd the long term optimum function of Kalamunda Road and b. a pedestrian crossing by Fernan Road, to be produce a forward plan for the upgrade of the road. upgraded to a signalised crossing The section of Kalamunda Road in the project area runs c. a new roundabout at the intersection of Range Court from Abernethy Road to Roe Highway, High Wycombe. It is and Kalamunda Road anticipated the works could evolve to different functional d. closure of the existing Range View Road access to outcomes depending on the planning and design that is Kalamunda Road with the opening of Range Court to undertaken, and the stakeholder feedback received. align with Hawkevale Road at a new roundabout. e. a new roundabout at the intersection of Cyril Road There are two functions that are most likely to develop: and Kalamunda Road 1. A Lower Capacity Main Street, and f. streetscaping upgrades from Cyril Road to Roe 2. A Higher Capacity Distributor Road. Highway. The chosen outcome will affect factors including the speed 2. From around 2025 and later and volume of traffic, the amount of trees and vegetation a. a new roundabout at the intersection of Stirling in the streetscape, and the amount of priority given to Crescent and Kalamunda Road pedestrian and cycling facilities. b. streetscaping upgrades from Abernethy Road to The road upgrade will be of strong interest to many people Wittenoom Road. in the area; and to a lesser extent, users of the road who 3. From around 2035 and later live further afield. A well designed road will improve safety, amenity and access whilst balancing the needs of different a. Streetscaping upgrades of all remaining sections road users. b. Retention of the roundabout (as is) at Newburn Road and Kalamunda Road. As part of long-term planning for the City of Kalamunda’s transport network, the City asked for community input on 4. Across all sections the new concept designs for Kalamunda Road between a. New on-road cycle lanes Abernethy Road and Roe Highway, High Wycombe. b. Improved shared paths on both sides of the road. Page 2 City of Kalamunda 586 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Phase 1 Community Consultation Consultation process Survey results The engagement and consultation process shared In total, 224 survey responses were received with good information to interested stakeholders to raise representation from residents (91% of respondents) and businesses (9.8%). The majority of respondents reported living awareness of the project and collect feedback. This in High Wycombe (72.3%), Maida Vale (5.8%) or Kalamunda feedback informed the design options. (4.9%), with the remainder living in suburbs outside the City of Feedback was collected via a survey form on the Kalamunda. City’s Engage Kalamunda website and printed copies The main form of road transport used by respondents was the at City-managed locations. motor vehicle with 50.7% of all responses. Other forms of transport included - 37.3% walking, 16.9% Stakeholder information sessions public transport/bus, 9.5% cycling, 4.5% taxi/rideshare, 2.5% • A community workshop held at High Wycombe Library on 8 motorcycle/scooter and 0.5% heavy vehicles. April 2019 Many people in the area reported shopping locally with • A business breakfast held on 9 April 2019 High Wycombe Village Shopping Centre the most common • Public submissions destination (48.5%). The next three most common • Direct engagement with non-residential stakeholders destinations were Kalamunda (37.4%), Perth City (31.0%) and including schools, businesses and public agencies. Midland (29.8%). Phase 1 Survey Level of satisfaction with road features The survey requested feedback about: • Existing conditions on Kalamunda Road – respondents rated their satisfaction (very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, neither, satisfied, and very satisfied) with several aspects of the road, including road features, streetscape, bus facilities, bicycle facilities, and pedestrian facilities. • The preferred new layout for Kalamunda Road – respondents selected their preferred layout (illustrated in Figure 1 and Figure 2). The following significant concerns related to the road features were raised: • Intersection designs – 63.1% dissatisfied or very dissatisfied • The amount of traffic on the road - 59.9% dissatisfied or very dissatisfied Figure 1: Lower capacity main street • Interaction with pedestrians and cyclists while driving - 50.3% dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. Figure 2: Higher capacity distributor road Page 3 City of Kalamunda 587 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Level of satisfaction with streetscape Level of satisfaction with pedestrian facilities 52.8% of respondents were either ‘very dissatisfied’ or ‘dissatisfied’ with the number of trees and quality of landscaping along the road. The majority of respondents were unhappy with current streetscape. The majority of respondents were generally neutral towards Level of satisfaction with bicycle facilities the overall pedestrian experience. However, they expressed strong dissatisfaction with specific aspects of pedestrian facilities such as number of facilities (47.9%), safety of pedestrians (44.7%) and quantity of shade available (43.5%). Layout preference The majority of respondents were mostly dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. Level of satisfaction with bus facilities The majority of respondents were mainly satisfied or provided Respondents were asked to rate different aspects of the two no indication in relation to both location and quality of bus options (lower capacity vs higher capacity) with 58% of all stops and safety and ease of getting to and from bus stops. respondents indicating a preference for the Lower Capacity option, 36% selecting the Higher Capacity option and about 6% indicating no preference for either. Response Based on the community’s response and feedback, the City of Kalamunda endorsed Kalamunda Road between Roe Highway and Abernethy Road becoming a lower capacity local road and began developing the proposed concept design. Traffic analysis Critical intersections were analysed using Industry standard Sidra traffic analysis software to assess the impact and performance of the proposed concept design intersection treatments. Page 4 City of Kalamunda 588 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Phase 2 Community Consultation Community Consultation for the project was delivered in line with a Communications and Engagement Plan prepared in line with IAP2 best practice principles. Engagement was designed for transparency and inclusiveness through measured collaboration with the City of Kalamunda community and project stakeholders. The Survey received 29 responses. The top suburbs represented Phase 2 consultation ran from 21 April 2020 to 18 May 2020 and 83.3% was supported by an High Wycombe integrated marketing campaign. 11.1% 2 Local business/ Maida Vale community groups Local 5 Daily 29 3 commuters community Residents users 10 Regular road users in the area Page 5 City of Kalamunda 589 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Engage Traffic 62.5% of respondents were female 37.5% of the respondents were male hard copy surveys were Engage Traffic delivered to 5000 addresses adjacent 517 Total visits to the proposed road works. 180 Maximum visits per day 129 Informed Visitors 459 Aware Visitors Sources of Traffic Survey 62% via Social Media 64 Viewed 26% Direct 29 Completed 12% Other 100 participants downloaded a document 92 downloaded the Summary Report 37 downloaded Poster 1 17 downloaded Poster 2 12 downloaded the FAQs Page 6 City of Kalamunda 590 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Top performing post “Definitely upgrade it’s “Fix the ridiculous entry and exits from Coles shopping centre. Despite looking very tired and old and many emails and suggestions you do nothing but blame the shopping we need to stop all the trucks centre owners. YOU approved the plans so YOU need to fix before going through the suburbs.” someone gets injured by the idiots doing ILLEGAL right hand turns coming out onto Kalamunda Road.” “Love the new grass “Because they won’t be trees and rocks on considerate and ride single file, Comments on Kalamunda road. I we will pamper them and look Facebook haven’t seen it finished after the minority with new (by commentators who yet, but it’s about time paths to keep them off the chose NOT to complete a the presentation and roads - which they won’t use Survey.) gardens got some because the roads don’t align attention. with where they want to go. I think High Wycombe Getting rid of the traffic lights needs more of this.” at Roe and Tonkin highway would of been a better way to spend the money!” Page 7 City of Kalamunda 591 Public Agenda Briefing Forum - 14 July 2020 Attachments Attachment 10.2.1.5 Survey Results 3.4% Strongly Disgree 27.6% Mostly Disagree 27.6% Support for Strongly Agree the proposed concept plans 62.1% Agree 31% Disagree 6.9% Neutral 34.5% Mostly Agree Q2. Please tell us why you rated the proposed plan as you did and any other comments. Respondent Comment Addresses the issues likely to be experienced at Hawkevale Road intersection with Kalamunda Road when the Karingal Green Aged Care Precinct opens.