Access Docklands: a Strategy for the Docklands Transport Network
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ACCESS DOCKLANDS A STRATEGY FOR THE DOCKLANDS TRANSPORT NETWORK IN COLLABORATION WITH Produced by Places Victoria and City of Melbourne 710 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008 Publication date: March 2013 Maps and figures shown are for illustration purposes only and are correct as at publication date. ConTENTS P10 P28 P38 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE NEED FOR DOCKLANDS TRAVEL INFRASTRUCTURE TARGETS P12 VISION AND P29 P42 RECOMMENDATIONS SUPPORTING POLICIES MAIN CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES P13 SHORT TERM P32 P44 ACTION PLAN DOCKLANDS VISION AND OBJECTIVES TRAVEL PATTERNS P14 P45 CONCEPT PLAN P33 STRATEGIC APPROACH RESIDENT TRAVEL P20 PATTERNS P46 INTRODUCTION WALKING AND CYCLING P34 P22 WORKER TRAVEL P48 AIM OF ACCESS PATTERNS PUBLIC TRANSPORT DOCKLANDS P35 P50 P23 VISITOR TRAVEL ROADS DEVELOPMENT OF PATTERNS ACCESS DOCKLANDS P52 P35 PROGRAMS AND POLICIES P26 TRANSPORT USER NEEDS STRATEGIC CONTEXT P56 P36 IMPLEMENTATION P26 FUTURE TRAVEL DEMANDS MELBOURNE’S EMERGING CENTRAL CITY AREA P37 INNER WEST P27 TRAVEL DEMANDS GATewaY TO THE WEST 4 Access Docklands 5 ACCESS DOCKLANDS PRESENTS A VISION OF DOCKLANDS AS AN INTEGRATED, ACCESSIBLE AND VIBRANT waTERFRONT PRECINCT AT THE HEART OF MELBOURNE’S NEW CENTRAL CITY AREA. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXecUTIVE SUMMARY PURPOSE OF ACCESS DOCKLANDS STUDY METHOD KEY FINDINGS OF ACCESS DOCKLANDS Access Docklands has been prepared by Places Victoria Access Docklands has been developed through an extensive Docklands travel patterns Docklands as a demonstration of transit oriented development and the City of Melbourne, in conjunction with UrbanTrans. program of consultation and analysis, including: Melbourne Docklands is performing as a successful transit The transport challenge in Docklands and central Melbourne more Key contributors to the project include Docklands residents, • The deployment of travel needs and behaviour surveys to more oriented development, with very high proportions of walking, generally is to improve livability, accessibility and productivity workers, business owners and a range of government agencies. than 19,000 Docklands workers, Docklands residents and over cycling and public transport use and low levels of car dependency. in the context of limited road space, congested public transport 3,000 Docklands visitors; In many ways, Docklands exemplifies the sustainable transport services and rapidly increasing travel demands. Access Docklands examines transport issues and opportunities in benefits that can be derived from urban consolidation around and around the Melbourne Docklands precinct. The study provides • The development of a detailed transport model to estimate major infrastructure, activity and employment nodes. The challenge is particularly pronounced in Docklands, as recommendations for improving access and mobility at Docklands, likely future travel demands in and around Docklands over the vehicle access to the precinct is unusually limited by structural as well as between Docklands and surrounding central city areas. next decade and beyond; and Future transport demands barriers including the water, Port of Melbourne land uses, rail • Assessment of the capacity of infrastructure networks to infrastructure and congestion on the surrounding arterial network. Access Docklands will be used by government agencies and Very significant residential and worker growth is expected accommodate the forecast demand and the determination community stakeholders to prioritise and coordinate the delivery of in and around Docklands over the next decade and beyond. of high priority infrastructure and program requirements. Access Docklands responds to this challenge by embracing the transport infrastructure and programs to support the ongoing growth Existing and planned central city growth areas around Docklands opportunity to confirm and strengthen Docklands’ position as a and development of Docklands and the central city more generally. could accommodate up to 400,000 new workers and residents, world class transit oriented development. For government and representing potential travel demands equivalent to the entire the community, a commitment to this approach means: population of Canberra. • Delivering the highest quality walking, cycling and public transport 80000 Central city growth of this magnitude has the potential to infrastructure to and through the Melbourne Docklands precinct, deliver significant economic, social and environmental benefits even whilst parts of the precinct are still being developed; 70000 for Melbourne and Victoria. There is an opportunity to boost Melbourne’s competitive advantages and economic productivity, • Managing the road network better to reduce travel times, particularly peak hour travel times between Docklands and 60000 by bringing people and jobs closer together spatially and through the provision of high quality transport links. surrounding arterial roads; • Working with the strong residential and corporate community 50000 For Docklands specifically, the significant growth still to occur in Docklands to deliver innovative travel policies and programs in and around the precinct represents an enormous opportunity18000 which foster reduced vehicle dependence; and 40000 to further activate spaces and enhance the precinct’s social16000 and economic vitality. • Over the longer term, delivering regional transport projects 14000 which facilitate Melbourne’s growth as a true transit city. s 30000 Residents ip Tr 12000 Workers nt me 2025 Walking Trips Total 20000 oy 10000 pl 2025 Cycling Trips Residents and Workers Em 80000 8000 2025 Public Transport Trips 10000 2025 Vehicle Trips bound 6000 In 2025 Other Trips 70000 4000 2011 Public Transport Trips 0 2011 2025 2011 Vehicle Trips 2000 60000 Year 18000 0 Current (67%)16000 80% 90% 50000 Sustainable Transport Sustainable Transport Sustainable Transport Mode Share14000 Mode Share Mode Share s ip Tr 40000 12000 nt me 2025 Walking Trips oy 10000 30000 Residents pl 2025 Cycling Trips Em 8000 2025 Public Transport Trips Workers 2025 Vehicle Trips Total bound 6000 20000 In 2025 Other Trips Residents and Workers 4000 2011 Public Transport Trips 10000 2011 Vehicle Trips 2000 0 0 2011 2025 Current (67%) 80% 90% Sustainable Transport Sustainable Transport Sustainable Transport Year Mode Share Mode Share Mode Share Figure 1: Docklands Resident and Worker Growth, 2011-2025 Figure 2: Docklands Travel Demand Forecasts, 2025 10 Access Docklands 11 VISION AND RecoMMENDATIONS SHORT TERM ACTION PLAN Access Docklands presents four strategic objectives to guide Importantly, the strategic objectives aim to deliver the shared vision the completion of Docklands as a world class transit oriented for Docklands, developed through recent community consultation: NO. ACTION RESPONSIBILITY ESTIMatED CAPItaL COST development. The strategic objectives address Docklands’ In 2020, Melbourne Docklands will be an integral part of a creative, Extend the Collins Street tram service to Dock Square, Places Victoria / DoT / PTV 1 $20,000,000 transport challenges and opportunities at a precinct scale, well connected 21st century city. It will continue to be a key driver Victoria Harbour / Yarra Trams / Lend Lease as well as considering the vital role and function of the precinct of Melbourne’s economy and offer a unique urban waterfront which within a broader central city and metropolitan context. reflects Melbourne’s elegance, diversity and culture. Add traffic capacity on Bourke Street and Batmans Hill Places Victoria / CoM / 2 Drive, to improve traffic movements from Docklands to $150,000 VicRoads STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 - STRATEGIC OBJecTIVE 2 - STRATEGIC OBJecTIVE 3 - STRATEGIC OBJecTIVE 4 - Wurundjeri Way Reconfigure Docklands and Wurundjeri Way intersections, Enhance ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCE MOBILITY CREATE A PLACE FOSTER SUSTAINABLE Places Victoria / CoM / 3 to improve travel times from Docklands to the surrounding $100,000 VicRoads AND ACTIVATION AND CIRCULATION FOR PEOPLE TRAVEL arterial road network Further activate Docklands and Improve key walking, cycling, Improve the travel experience Bring key corporate, Investigate options to increase the capacity and frequency 4 PTV / Yarra Trams To be confirmed integrate the precinct with key road and public transport in Docklands, particularly community and government of the Collins Street and Latrobe Street tram services surrounding areas and major routes within the Docklands through active and interesting stakeholders together to Improve pedestrian weather protection on Collins Street, transport hubs, including the precinct, address gaps and pedestrian routes, better participate in delivery of 5 Places Victoria / CoM $200,000 CBD, North Melbourne, Port conflicts in infrastructure signage and wayfinding behaviour change programs between Southern Cross Station and Victoria Harbour Melbourne, South Melbourne provision and develop a finer systems and enhanced comfort and pilot projects which 6 Complete the delivery of the Jim Stynes Bridge DPCD / CoM $12,200,000 and major surrounding urban grain grid structure. and protection along key strengthen Docklands’ position renewal precincts such as movement corridors. as a world best practice, Improve the pedestrian and cycling connection between 7 CoM / Places Victoria $1,500,000 E-gate, Fishermans Bend and transit oriented development. the Jim Stynes Bridge and Docklands Park Arden / Macaulay. Construct a new pedestrian and cycling underpass at Places Victoria / CoM / 8 Footscray Road / Citylink, to improve pedestrian and $1,000,000 KEY RECOMMEndatIONS: