Hunters Hill Bike Plan Municipality of Hunters Hill Final Draft Report
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Draft Hunters Hill Bike Plan Municipality of Hunters Hill Final Draft Report Prepared by: GTA Consultants (NSW) Pty Ltd for Municipality of Hunters Hill on 25/08/2020 Reference: N189290 Issue #: A Hunters Hill Bike Plan Municipality of Hunters Hill Final Draft Report Client: Municipality of Hunters Hill on 25/08/2020 Reference: N189290 Issue #: A Final Draft Quality Record Issue Date Description Prepared By Checked By Approved By Signed A 25/08/2020 Final Draft Liam Clark Volker Buhl Volker Buhl © GTA Consultants (NSW) Pty Ltd [ABN 31 131 369 376] 2020 The information contained in this document is confidential and intended solely for the use of the client for the purpose for which it has been prepared and no representation is made or is to be implied as being made to any third party. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of GTA Consultants constitutes an infringement of copyright. The intellectual property Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane contained in this document remains the property of GTA Consultants. GTA Report Adelaide | Perth CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Introduction 1 2. Background Review 2 2.1. Regional Context 2 2.2. Hunters Hill 6 3. Existing Conditions 9 3.1. Key Land Use and Locations 9 3.2. Travel Patterns and Journey to Work 11 3.3. Safety 13 3.4. Topography 14 3.5. Existing Cycling Facilities 16 4. Stakeholder Engagement 25 4.1. Community Consultation 25 4.2. Engagement with Adjoining Councils 27 5. Strategic Route Network 28 5.1. Introduction 28 5.2. Principles for Cycling Routes and Facilities in Hunter’s Hill 29 5.3. Proposed Strategic Routes 30 5.4. Future Route Network 58 6. Action Plan 60 6.1. Work Program 60 6.2. Standard Cycleway Treatments 70 6.3. Wayfinding Strategy 72 Figures Figure 2.1: 2018 Principal Bicycle Network 3 Figure 2.2: 2056 Principal Bicycle Network 4 Figure 2.3: City of Ryde Proposed Cycle Network 5 Figure 2.4: 2004 Bike Plan – Proposed Routes 7 Figure 2.5: Hunters Hill Bike Route 8 N189290 // 25/08/2020 Final Report // Issue: A Hunters Hill Bike Plan, Municipality of Hunters Hill Figure 3.1: Key Destinations Map 10 Figure 3.2: Method of Travel to Work 12 Figure 3.3: Bicycle Mode Share Across Time 13 Figure 3.4: Bicycle Crashes in Hunters Hill 13 Figure 3.5: Hunters Hill Topography 14 Figure 3.6: Mount Street 15 Figure 3.7: Existing Cycling Facilities (2020) 16 Figure 3.8: Shared Path at Tarban Creek 17 Figure 3.9: Cracked Shared Path at Hunters Hill High School 17 Figure 3.10: Satisfactory Linemarking at Alexandra Street 18 Figure 3.11: Unsatisfactory Linemarking at Waruda Place 18 Figure 3.12: Wayfinding at Tarban Creek 19 Figure 3.13: Wayfinding at Rose Street 19 Figure 3.14: Bike racks at ferry wharves 20 Figure 3.15: Burns Bay Road crossings 21 Figure 3.16: Fig Tree Bridge shared path 21 Figure 3.17: Gladesville Bridge tunnel 22 Figure 3.18: Bicycle route to and from Gladesville Bridge 22 Figure 3.19: Gladesville Bridge shared path 23 Figure 3.20: Wayfinding at Ashburn Place 23 Figure 3.21: PS-2 Bicycle Symbols at Ryde Road 24 Figure 4.1: Response Categories 25 Figure 5.1: Key Destinations 28 Figure 5.2: Proposed Strategic Route Network 31 Figure 5.3: Route HH1 33 Figure 5.4: HH1 Section 1 – Hunters Hill Village to Mount Street 33 Figure 5.5: Street objects at Ryde Road 34 Figure 5.6: Removal of Burns Bay Road slip lanes 35 Figure 5.7: Alexandra Street – Mount Street – The Avenue Concept Intersection Layout 36 Figure 5.8: HH1 Section 2 – Mount Street to Toocooya Road 37 Figure 5.9: HH1 Section 3 – Toocooya Road to Vernon Street 38 Figure 5.10: HH1 Section 4 – Vernon Street to Marist Sisters’ College 39 Figure 5.11: HH1 Section 5 – Marist Sisters’ College to Woolwich Wharf 40 Figure 5.12: Route HH2 41 Figure 5.13: HH2 Section 1 – Buffalo Creek Reserve Playground to Pains Road 42 Figure 5.14: Completed shared path at Pittwater Road 42 Figure 5.15: Construction of a shared path at Pittwater Road (June 2020) 43 Figure 5.16: HH2 Section 2 – Pains Road to Princes Road 43 N189290 // 25/08/2020 Final Report // Issue: A Hunters Hill Bike Plan, Municipality of Hunters Hill Figure 5.17: HH2 Section 3 – Pittwater Road to Ryde Road 44 Figure 5.18: Slow point at Farnell Street 45 Figure 5.19: HH2 Section 4 – Farnell Street to Milling Street 45 Figure 5.20: HH2 Section 5 – Augustine Street to Gladesville Road 46 Figure 5.21: HH2 Section 6 – Rocher Avenue to Ryde Road 46 Figure 5.22: Route HH3 47 Figure 5.23: HH3 Section 1 – Victoria Road to Makinson Street 48 Figure 5.24: Speed hump at Makinson Street 49 Figure 5.25: Example of contra-flow bicycle lane designated by signs only 49 Figure 5.26: Refuge island at Massey Street 50 Figure 5.27: HH3 Section 2 – Makinson Street to Tarban Creek Reserve 50 Figure 5.28: HH3 Section 3 – Tarban Creek Reserve to Waruda Place 51 Figure 5.29: HH3 Section 4 – Waruda Place to Huntleys Point Wharf 51 Figure 5.30: HH3 Section 4 52 Figure 5.31: Regional Route Interchange 53 Figure 5.32: RR Interchange Visionary Option - Satellite 54 Figure 5.33: RR Interchange Visionary Option - Panorama 54 Figure 5.34: Route RR1 Section 1 55 Figure 5.35: Route RR1 Section 2 55 Figure 5.36: Shared path on Victoria Road, Rozelle 56 Figure 5.37: Route RR2 Section 1 57 Figure 5.38: Burns Bay Road (South) – Space for Off-Road Path 57 Figure 5.39: Burns Bay Road (North) – Space for Off-Road Path 58 Figure 5.40: Future Cycling Network 59 Figure 6.1: Example of Road Hump Cycle Bypass (no zebra crossing) 61 Figure 6.2: Example of Road Hump Cycle Bypass (with zebra crossing) 62 Figure 6.3: Example of Raised Mid-Block Pavement 62 Figure 6.4: Proposed Bicycle Lanterns 64 Figure 6.5: Mary Street and Gladesville Road intersection – concept 65 Figure 6.6: Example of a separated bike lane at Wilson Street, Newtown 67 Figure 6.7: Massey Street and Venus Street intersection – concept 67 Figure 6.8: Shared Path at Kelso Park North, Panania 70 Figure 6.9: Separated Bi-Directional Cycleway Cross Section 71 Figure 6.10: Separated Bi-Directional Cycleway at Kent Street, Sydney 71 Figure 6.11: Bicycle Regulatory Signage 72 Figure 6.12: Example of Bicycle Wayfinding Signage 74 Figure 6.13: Sign Types 76 Figure 6.14: Hunters Hill Route Junctions 77 N189290 // 25/08/2020 Final Report // Issue: A Hunters Hill Bike Plan, Municipality of Hunters Hill Figure 6.15: Route HH3 Key Wayfinding Points 78 Figure 6.16: Route HH3 Fingerboard Signage Example 79 Tables Table 2.1: North District Plan – Cycling-related Actions 2 Table 2.2: Sydney Green Grid – Hunters Hill-related Opportunities 4 Table 2.3: City of Ryde Bicycle Strategy Routes 5 Table 3.1: Description of Key Destinations 10 Table 4.1: Consultation Responses 26 Table 5.1: Strategic Routes 32 Table 6.1: Route HH1 Works 60 Table 6.2: Route HH2 Works 63 Table 6.3: Route HH3 Works 66 Table 6.4: Loop and Loop Connection Works 68 Table 6.5: Regional Route Interchange Works 69 Table 6.6: Summary of Works 69 Table 6.7: Cycle Routes and Sign Types Used on Each Route Type 75 Table 6.8: Route HH3 Wayfinding Sign Schedule 78 N189290 // 25/08/2020 Final Report // Issue: A Hunters Hill Bike Plan, Municipality of Hunters Hill INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction GTA Consultants (GTA) has been commissioned by the Municipality of Hunters Hill to prepare a Bike Plan for the Hunters Hill Local Government Area. As a result of extensive consultation with stakeholders in the early 2000s, a strategic Bike Plan was published in 2004. As this document is now sixteen years’ old, a review is required to ensure that Council’s efforts are appropriate to the current planning and cycling infrastructure context. Beyond this review, the key objects of this commission are to: • Develop the updated Bike Plan, taking into account Council’s priorities, stakeholder input and the auditing of the existing cycleway network with reference to Council’s renewable roads program. • Develop a network of bicycle routes to meet the current and future community’s needs including route maps, concepts etc. • Identify any pinch points, intersection design issues or other site specific items and provide sketch plans of potential remedies. • Develop a cohesive bike network complementing existing facilities and providing consistent, logical links to regional routes and local destinations. • Align the Bike Plan and actions with NSW Government plans and strategies • Align the Bike Plan with NSROC Transport Strategies and neighbouring Councils’ Bike Plans • Align with Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) • Provide an understanding of the cycling context in Hunters Hill and the connecting area • Prepare a 4 year priority list of works, based on Council’s forecasted budgeting • Prepare a preliminary 5 to 10 year list of works, including indicative costings; and • Audit the current condition and compliance with standards and guidelines of Council’s existing bicycle network. N189290 // 25/08/2020 Final Report // Issue: A Hunters Hill Bike Plan, Municipality of Hunters Hill 1 BACKGROUND REVIEW 2. BACKGROUND REVIEW 2.1. Regional Context 2.1.1. The Greater Sydney Region Plan (2018) and North District Plan (2018) A Metropolis of Three Cities -The Greater Sydney Region Plan by the Greater Sydney Commission establishes a 40-year strategic land use plan for Sydney.