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Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) Prepared for: AMP Capital 14 September 2020 JMT Consulting JMT Consulting Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name: Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Client: AMP Capital Project Number: 2018 Prepared By: JMT Consulting DOCUMENT HISTORY Document Title Revision Date issued Author Macquarie Centre Stage 2 Draft 09.07.20 JM DA - TMAP Macquarie Centre Stage 2 Draft 2 02.09.20 JM DA - TMAP Macquarie Centre Stage 2 Issue 14.09.20 JM DA - TMAP Use of this document by a third party to inform decisions is the sole responsibility of that third party. J J Milston Transport Consulting Pty Ltd Milston Transport Consulting Pty Ltd assumes no liability with respect to any reliance placed upon this document. 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ACN: 635830054 23 Leonard Avenue Kingsford NSW 2032 14 September 2020 Australia JMT Consulting Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Site description 1 1.3 Report purpose 2 2 Existing Conditions 8 2.1 Site context 8 2.2 Road network 9 2.3 Vehicle access arrangements 11 2.4 Parking 11 2.5 Public transport network 12 2.6 Taxis 14 2.7 Pedestrians 15 2.8 Cycling 16 3 Proposed Development 17 4 Framework Travel Plan 18 4.1 Framework Travel Plan Overview 18 4.2 Benefits of a framework travel plan 18 4.3 Objectives 18 4.4 Framework travel plan measures 19 5 Wayfinding and Signage 24 6 Travel Demand 27 7 Traffic Modelling 28 7.1 Traffic modelling undertaken to date 28 7.2 Stakeholder consultation 28 7.3 Response to TfNSW and Council feedback 30 7.4 Traffic model network 33 7.5 Traffic volumes 33 7.6 Forecast traffic generation 36 7.7 Traffic distribution 38 7.8 Potential road network upgrade 39 7.9 Traffic modelling results 40 7.10 Traffic modelling – concept DA 50 7.11 Conclusions – traffic modelling 50 14 September 2020 JMT Consulting Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) 8 Herring Road Bus Interchange 51 8.1 Current status 51 8.2 Proposed development in the context of Condition 39 51 8.3 Conclusion 53 9 Summary 54 Appendix A: Loading Bay and Service Delivery Management Plan Appendix B: Internal Traffic and Parking Assessment Appendix C: Draft Construction Pedestrian Traffic Management Plan Figures Figure 1 Aerial photograph ..................................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2 Site context .............................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 3 Existing road network .............................................................................................................. 9 Figure 4 Existing access arrangements ............................................................................................... 11 Figure 5 Sydney Metro network ........................................................................................................... 12 Figure 6 Macquarie Centre bus interchange ........................................................................................ 13 Figure 7 Macquarie Centre taxi rank .................................................................................................... 14 Figure 8 Mid-block pedestrian crossing opposite Macquarie Centre ................................................... 15 Figure 9 Existing bicycle parking and end of trip facility ...................................................................... 16 Figure 10 Example of promotion of travel plan .................................................................................... 19 Figure 11 Public domain plan .............................................................................................................. 22 Figure 12 Existing workplace challenges ............................................................................................. 23 Figure 13 Digital parking signage in Darling Harbour .......................................................................... 24 Figure 14 Digital parking signage at Macquarie Shopping Centre ...................................................... 24 Figure 15 Traffic model network .......................................................................................................... 33 Figure 16 Forecast traffic flows – ‘future base’ .................................................................................... 34 Figure 17 Forecast traffic flows – ‘future base + amended DA’ ........................................................... 35 Figure 18 Relationship between retail floor area and traffic generation .............................................. 36 Figure 19 Arrival distribution from wider road network ........................................................................ 38 Figure 20 Departure distribution from wider road network ................................................................... 38 Figure 21 Potential road network upgrade – Byfield Road / Waterloo Road ....................................... 39 Figure 22 Unreleased vehicles – future base ...................................................................................... 49 Figure 23 Unreleased vehicles – future base + amended DA ............................................................. 49 Figure 24 Key features of proposal ...................................................................................................... 52 Tables Table 1 Relevant conditions of consent ................................................................................................. 2 Table 2 Existing car parking ................................................................................................................. 11 Table 3 Existing and future trips generated by proposal ..................................................................... 27 Table 4 Responses to traffic modelling feedback ................................................................................ 30 Table 5 Forecast traffic generation ...................................................................................................... 37 Table 6 Existing and future GLA for Macquarie Shopping Centre ....................................................... 37 Table 7 Traffic modelling results – models with background growth ................................................... 40 14 September 2020 JMT Consulting Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) Table 8 Traffic modelling results – models without background growth .............................................. 41 Table 9 Traffic modelling results – first peak hour (4pm – 5pm) .......................................................... 42 Table 10 Traffic modelling results – second peak hour (5pm – 6pm) .................................................. 42 Table 11 Intersection level of service (4pm – 5pm) ............................................................................. 43 Table 12 Intersection level of service (5pm – 6pm) ............................................................................. 46 14 September 2020 JMT Consulting Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) 1 Introduction 1.1 Background JMT Consulting was engaged by AMP Capital to prepare a Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) to support the amended Stage 2 Development Application (DA) for the Macquarie Shopping Centre. 1.2 Site description Macquarie Centre is approximately 11.25 hectares in area and is located at the corner of Waterloo Road, Herring Road and Talavera Road, Macquarie Park. The site is legally described as Lot 100 in DP 1190494. The site is bound by Herring Road to the north west, Talavera Road to the north east, commercial uses to the south east and Waterloo Road to the south west. Located within the Macquarie Park Corridor, the site has excellent access to public transport, situated immediately adjacent the Macquarie University Metro Station and the Herring Road Bus Station. Located between the M2 Hills Motorway and Epping Road, the site also enjoys excellent vehicle connectivity. The shopping centre currently spans five levels accommodating 368 stores, including major retailers such as David Jones, Myer, Target, Big W, Aldi, Coles and Woolworths. The site currently has a gross floor area of 170,850m2 and accommodates 4,755 car spaces. Figure 1 Aerial photograph 14 September 2020 1 JMT Consulting Macquarie Shopping Centre Amended Stage 2 DA Transport Management and Accessibility Plan (TMAP) 1.3 Report purpose The purpose of this report is to summarise the transport implications of the proposal and more broadly address relevant conditions of consent arising from the Concept DA approval for the site. Conditions 21, 25, 35, 38 and 39 are addressed in the main body of this report. Conditions 22, 24, 26 and 43 are considered within the traffic report prepared by Colston Budd Rogers & Kafes which is provided as Appendix A of this document. The relevant conditions are summarised in Table 1 below. Table 1 Relevant conditions of consent Report Condition Condition Wording