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Renaissance of Light Rail in Sydney – Key Environmental Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions Renaissance of Light Rail in Sydney – Key environmental challenges, opportunities and solutions David Gainsford (MEIANZ) Technical Director, Planning & Environment Services Transport Projects 31Sydney October Light 2014 Rail | 1 Outline • Brief history of trams in Sydney • Current projects • Inner West Extension • CBD and South East Light Rail • Lessons learned for future projects Sydney Light Rail | 2 Sydney Light Rail | 3 Sydney Light Rail | 4 Sydney Light Rail | 5 Sydney Light Rail | 6 Sydney Light Rail | 7 SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL One operator One network High standards of customer experience Opal card integration Sydney Light Rail | 8 Strategic context Sydney Light Rail | 9 Why light rail? Problem Objectives Benefits Improve journey reliability Faster and more reliable public transport Unreliable Improve access to major journey times destinations Reduced congestion Customer Increase sustainable Pedestrian transport amenity Congestion Improve amenity of public spaces Reduced public Operations transport costs Lack of Satisfy long term travel capacity to demand Environmental and support Community growth Facilitate urban health benefits development and economic activity Economic Increased productivity Sydney Light Rail | 10 Light rail capacity Sydney Light Rail | 11 INNER WEST LIGHT RAIL 12.8 km Inner West Light Rail, includes 5.6km extension from Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill, opened March 2014 9 new light rail stops, 23 stops in total Maintenance and stabling facilities at Pyrmont and Rozelle New CAF LRVs Sydney Light Rail | 12 Arlington 2010 Sydney Light Rail | 13 Arlington 2014 Sydney Light Rail | 14 Compensation site inclusions and funding Establishment and Ongoing first year Contamination testing Site management plans Hard establishment (fencing, access gates, ramps, capping, where required) Handover Maintenance payment to councils Soft establishment (site to preparation, weeding, council mulching, planting) First year maintenance Ecological monitoring (three year) Sydney Light Rail | 15 Taverners Hill 2011 Sydney Light Rail | 16 Taverners Hill 2014 Sydney Light Rail | 17 Public art Sydney Light Rail | 18 Sydney Light Rail | 19 Findings – public art Issue Findings/Action Implementation of public art • Part of Urban Design and Stop Incorporated heritage Access Plan interpretation Integrating into infrastructure e.g. platform screens, footbridge, paths Ensure local artists are engaged Sydney Light Rail | 20 Sydney Light Rail | 21 Sydney Light Rail | 22 CBD AND SOUTH EAST LIGHT RAIL 12 km route from Circular Quay to Randwick and Kingsford 20 stops and major rail, bus and ferry interchanges A 1km wire free Pedestrian Zone High capacity special events services Maintenance facility at Rozelle and stabling at Randwick Sydney Light Rail | 23 Congestion AM (2hr) peak bus volumes to Sydney CBD Source: TfNSW, 2012. Sydney Light Rail | 24 Sydney Light Rail | 25 Sydney Light Rail | 26 Sydney Light Rail | 27 Sydney Light Rail | 28 Sydney Light Rail | 29 Planning approval 1 6 7 Critical State Minister for Planning Post approval Significant determination Infrastructure (SSI) We 2 5 are here Assessment and Dept of Planning & consultation Environment assessment Ongoing design work throughout process 3 4 487 EIS public exhibition TfNSW Submissions submissions and feedback Report/Preferred received Infrastructure Report (PIR) Sydney Light Rail | 30 Key environmental issues • Significant trees and open space • Parking/traffic • Noise impacts Sydney Light Rail | 31 Key project partners City of Sydney Council Australian Turf Club Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust University of NSW Randwick City Council Sydney Light Rail | 32 • Sydney Light Rail | 33 Keeping Sydney open for business • Design - maintain local access including pedestrians • Road rental regime to incentivise PPP to stay on schedule • Get in. Get it done. Get out. Sydney Light Rail | 34 Lessons learned for future projects • Ensure early partnerships are formed with key stakeholders • Engage early with the community and look at opportunities for creating positive legacies • Take a precinct approach to assessment for long linear projects • Embed urban domain and public art opportunities into the project early to encourage greater accessibility and safety Sydney Light Rail | 35 Sydney Light Rail | 36 Questions? Sydney Light Rail | 37.
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