Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development V200238 Prepared for Gywnne St Developments PTY LTD 12 November 2020 12 November 2020 Cardno i Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development Contact Information Document Information Cardno Victoria Pty Ltd Prepared for Gywnne St Developments ABN 47 106 610 913 PTY LTD Project Name 54-60 Cubitt Street, Level 4 Cremorne – Office 501 Swanston Street Development Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia File Reference V200238REP001F03.docx www.cardno.com Job Reference V200238 Phone +61 3 8415 7777 Fax +61 3 8415 7788 Date 12 November 2020 Version Number F03 Author(s): James Aloi Effective Date 12/11/2020 Engineer – Traffic, Transport & Parking Approved By: Eric Kydd Date Approved 12/11/2020 Associate – Traffic, Transport & Parking Document History Version Effective Date Description of Revision Prepared by Reviewed by D01 14/05/2020 First Draft James Aloi Eric Kydd D02 26/05/2020 Final Draft James Aloi Eric Kydd F01 29/05/2020 Final Report James Aloi Eric Kydd F02 13/10/2020 Final Report - RFI Response James Aloi Eric Kydd F03 12/11/2020 Amended Final Report James Aloi Eric Kydd © Cardno. 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V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence ii Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Background and Existing Conditions 2 2.1 Location & Land Use 2 2.2 Planning Zones 3 2.3 Road Network 4 2.4 Sustainable Transport 4 3 Proposed Development 8 3.1 General 8 3.2 Car Parking 8 3.3 Bicycle Parking 8 3.4 Waste Collection 8 4 Design Considerations 9 4.1 Site Access 9 4.2 Car Parking 9 4.3 Gradients 9 4.4 Bicycle Parking 10 4.5 Waste Collection 10 5 Car Parking Considerations 11 5.1 Statutory Car Parking Requirements – Clause 52.06 11 5.2 Car Parking Demand Assessment 12 5.3 Adequacy of Proposed Parking Provision 16 6 Bicycle Parking Considerations 17 6.1 Statutory Bicycle Parking Requirements – Clause 52.34 17 6.2 End of Trip Facilities 17 7 Traffic Considerations 18 8 Conclusions 19 Appendices Appendix A Architectural Plans Appendix B Swept Path Analysis Appendix C Bicycle Rail Specifications Appendix D Car Stacker Specifications V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence iii Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development Tables Table 2-1 Public Transport Services 5 Table 2-2 Share Car Locations 7 Table 5-1 Planning Scheme Car Parking Requirements 11 Table 6-1 Planning Scheme Bicycle Parking Requirements 17 Table 6-2 Planning Scheme End of Trip Requirements – Clause 52.34-3 17 Figures Figure 2-1 Locality Plan 2 Figure 2-2 Aerial Photograph 3 Figure 2-3 Zoning Map 3 Figure 2-4 TravelSmart Map for the City of Yarra 4 Figure 2-5 Public Transport Map 5 Figure 2-6 Principle Public Transport Network (PPTN) 6 Figure 2-7 Walk Score Travel Time Map (10 minutes) 7 Figure 5-1 Swan Street Structure Plan 16 V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence iv Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development 1 Introduction Cardno has been engaged by Pandolfini Architects to prepare a Traffic and Transport Assessment for Gywnne St Developments PTY LTD in relation to the proposed office development of the site located at 54- 60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne. It is proposed that the subject site is to be established as a six-storey office building with a roof-top terrace. The purpose of this assessment is to assess the anticipated traffic, transport and parking implications of the proposed development. In the course of preparing this assessment, plans of the development prepared by Pandolfini Architects have been examined and relevant background information has been reviewed. V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence 1 Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development 2 Background and Existing Conditions 2.1 Location & Land Use The subject site is located at 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne, which is approximately 80 metres north of Kelso Street as presented in Figure 2-1. It is comprised of two lots, 54 Cubitt Street and 60 Cubitt Street. The site is rectangular in shape and has an area of approximately 630 square metres with a frontage to Cubitt Street of approximately 22 metres. The site also abuts a mixture of single and double story commercial and residential buildings. Currently, 54 Cubitt Street is occupied by a mixed single and double storey brick warehouse, and 60 Cubitt Street is occupied by single storey terrace houses. Vehicular access is currently provided as follows: > 54 Cubitt Street has two single width crossovers, one providing access into the existing warehouse and the other providing access to a driveway; and > 60 Cubitt Street has no existing crossovers. An aerial photograph of the site and surroundings is presented in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-1 Locality Plan SUBJECT SITE Source: Melways Online (9 April 2020) V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence 2 Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development Figure 2-2 Aerial Photograph SUBJECT SITE Source: Nearmap (Dated 17 February 2020) 2.2 Planning Zones Figure 2-3 demonstrates that the subject site is located within the Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z). The permitted uses for the C2Z are listed in Clause 34.02 of the Yarra Planning Scheme. Figure 2-3 Zoning Map SUBJECT SITE Source: VicPlan (9 April 2020) V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence 3 Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development 2.3 Road Network 2.3.1 Cubitt Street Cubitt Street operates as a one-way northbound council local road, aligned in a north-south direction. Cubitt Street carries traffic from the south at Kelso Street through to Stephenson Street to the north. Within the vicinity of the subject site, a 6-metre-wide carriageway allows for northbound flows. Parking on the east side of Cubitt Street is a mix of ‘No Stopping’, ‘Loading Zone’ and time restricted parking. ’No Stopping’ restrictions occupy the entire western side of Cubitt Street. The urban default speed limit of 50km/h applies to Cubitt Street over its entirety. 2.3.2 Stephenson Street In the vicinity of the subject site, Stephenson Street operates as a two-way council local road however converts to one-way south of Dunn Street. Cubitt Street traffic flows out into the two-way section of Stephenson Street. Within the vicinity of Cubitt Street, Stephenson Street is configured with a 7-metre-wide carriageway, extending to 10.5 metres at Cremorne Street. There is time-restricted parallel parking allowed on the southern side of the road, with ‘No Stopping’ zones across the northern side. The urban default speed limit of 50km/h applies to Stephenson Street over its entirety. 2.3.3 Kelso Street Kelso Street operates as a two-way council local road, aligned in an east to west direction from Punt Road to the west to Stephenson Street to the east. Within the vicinity of the Cubitt Street, Kelso Street is configured with a 4.5 to 5.5-metre-wide carriageway. West of Cubitt Street there is a mixture of ‘No Stopping’, ‘Permit Zone’ and time-restricted parallel parking allowed on the southern side of the road, with ‘No Stopping’ zones across the northern side. East of Cubitt Street, there is no on-street parking allowed. The urban default speed limit of 50km/h applies to Kelso Street over its entirety. 2.4 Sustainable Transport 2.4.1 TravelSmart TravelSmart is a state government initiative that uses travel planning to reduce people's dependency on cars and encourages them to choose sustainable transport alternatives such as walking, cycling, public transport and carpooling. A view of the Yarra TravelSmart map is shown in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 TravelSmart Map for the City of Yarra SUBJECT SITE Source: Yarra City Council TravelSmart Map (2020) V200238 | 12 November 2020 | Commercial in Confidence 4 Traffic and Transport Assessment 54-60 Cubitt Street, Cremorne – Office Development 2.4.2 Public Transport The subject site exhibits good connection to public transport facilities. The site is located approximately 450m walking distance from the Richmond Railway Station which services the Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham train lines. The East Richmond rail station is also located within 750m walking distance which further services the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Lilydale train lines. Furthermore, tram route 70 operates along Swan Street, with the nearest stop being approximately 275m north of the subject site and tram route 78 operates along Church Street, approximately 450m to the east of the subject site. Bus routes 246, 605 and 969 (Night Bus) all offer stops within close proximity to the site. The nearby public transport service routes are presented in Figure 2-5 and list in Table 2-1.