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Senior Geography Project Year 11 Geography

How effective are the management strategies to control road traffic in the Bondi Area?

Jake Chard

August 9 2013 Teacher: Mrs. Bourke

Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………3

Aims and Hypotheses……………………………………………………………………..4

Research Methodology…………………………………………………………………..4

Research Findings…………………………………………………………………………..5

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….11

Evaluation……………………………………………………………………………………..11

Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….12

Introduction

Bondi has been a large area since it was brought up and traffic has gone out of control throughout the years. Bondi is positioned with unique features such as Bondi Beach, Bondi junction and Bondi Westfield. Bondi is a major centre throughout travelling from place to place. Bondi has many main forms of traffic as Bondi junction has many types of transport throughout the junction. Bondi Junction is identified as a ‘major centre’ in the Metropolitan Strategy due to its strategic location On the rail transport network, with a full scale shopping mall, council offices, taller office and residential Buildings and central community facilities. A major centre acts as the principal shopping and Business centre for the surrounding area. The strategy endorses growth in both employment and Housing in Bondi Junction. Bondi has increased road traffic and popularity over the years having unique features and having Bondi junction as a major centre part of Sydney from getting to a place through a variety of transport such as trains,buses,cars,bikes are the main forms of traffic reached in the Bondi area through day to day.

Understanding Bondi’s unique features

Bondi’s main features that bring up road traffic include:

• Bondi Beach • Bondi Junction • Bondi Westfield

Aims and Hypotheses

Hypotheses

There is a big problem in controlling Bondi’s traffic flow. There will be a number of reasons for high traffic flow in the Bondi area due to the main forms of traffic, cars, buses, trains and bikes and Bondi being the main centre of Sydney through transport and its unique features Bondi Junction and Bondi Beach.

Project Aims

The inquiry will be to:

1) Identify the Road traffic in the Bondi area 2) Identify the road traffic affect on people 3) Ways we can reduce the heavy road traffic in Bondi 4) Identifying the reasons for heavy road traffic in the Bondi area.

Research Methodology

For this Senior Geography Project a variety of studies were undertaken based on simply the road traffic in the Bondi Area. Primary research studies took place in Bondi obviously by two ways. The first method was asking random people on the street (on the main road –Bondi Road) for their opinions on the problem and secondly asking some family friends and family who live in Bondi to complete a survey/questionnaire relating to the matter.

Primary research took place using two main sources:

1. Asking people from all areas o fill out a questionnaire on Bondi’s road traffic.

2. Interview- speaking to people about the problem. Secondary research took place using two main sources:

1. Waverly Council 2. Using the Internet to help find the research and topic for my question.

Data was collected by combining the primary and secondary research. A number of days were spent conducting fieldwork including assessing the range of responses from the public and the responses I received from emails.

SGP Mini Questions

What is the spatial dimension of this issue?

Bondi was brought up in the early 1900’s having a large impact over Sydney being the centre of traffic through Sydney people wanting to see its unique features including Bondi Beach, Bondi junction and Bondi Westfield overpopulating the traffic in the area of bondi.Bondi’s unique features, Bondi Beach and Bondi junction attracting tourists enlarging the population and traffic forms of Bondi.

There is a big issue in controlling Bondi’s traffic flow throughout Bondi beach, Bondi Westfield and Bondi Junction. These unique features of Bondi have created an increase in traffic flow over the years from the overpopulating area of Bondi and its tourists to see Australia’s most famous beach Bondi Beach. Waverley council has used management strategies to prevent the ongoing increased road traffic in Bondi.

Bondi is a mostly medium and high-density residential area centred on Bondi Road, where the shopping area is situated. Bondi Beach is a neighboring suburb and beach on the east side of Bondi. Bondi Junction is a neighboring suburb and commercial centre to the west of Bondi. Tamarama, Bronte and Waverley are situated on the south side of Bondi. It was brought up with a large population creating heavy traffic flows through Bondi .In 2011 it was recorded through a census that Bondi has a large population, there were 9,614 residents in Bondi.

Bondi Junction is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Junction is located 6 kilometers east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the Waverley. Bondi Junction is a largely commercial area which has undergone many changes since the late 20th century. There have been many major commercial and residential developments around the main street and surrounding area, notably a new bus/rail interchange and large shopping mall. Many of the original pubs have been maintained, notably, the Nelson Hotel, so named because of its location on Nelson Street, still exudes Bondi Junction's working class roots. Bondi junction plays many roles for a diverse range of people who live, work and play in and around the town centre. Each day Bondi junction functions as a shopping and commercial centre, a community meeting point, a place of work and a commuting hub for thousands of residents,workers,school students and tourists.

Bondi Beach, Australia’s most famous beach is located in the suburb of Bondi, in the Municipality of Waverley, seven kilometers from the centre of Sydney. Bondi Beach is a neighboring suburb to the east with a world-famous beach. Bondi and North Bondi are also neighboring suburbs. How to get to Australia’s most famous Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach is a suburb of Sydney and Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales. If you are coming to Bondi Beach, try to leave your car at home. Public transport in Sydney is pretty dismal but parking can be even more of a problem at the beach. Be warned of parking meters in the shopping streets close to the beach. There are residents parking schemes in most streets which limit visitors to 2 hours.

Buses run to the beach at 10 minute intervals or better all day from Bondi Junction. Services are less frequent after about 7:30 pm at night, with buses every 15 minutes until midnight and, as your last resort, a bus runs every hour all night. On Friday and Saturday nights there are buses every half hour all night.

The railway station at Bondi Junction is about 2 kilometers back from the beach. The train service is supposed to run every 10 minutes, and more frequently in peak hour. All, repeat all, buses from the beach to the city go via this railway station at Bondi Junction.

Westfield

What are the main forms of traffic in the Bondi area?

Bondi has a heavy traffic flow due to high population of area crossing it day to day and the many forms of traffic that are used to get to Bondi. Bondi is made up of different types of traffic; they are cars, buses, trains and bikes. In bondi junction in 2010 the main method of travel to and from bondi junction was made up of the following main forms of traffic, cars was the main form of traffic at 47%,train 18%,buses 14%,bike and motorbike 2% and the rest was others ways and walking.

Main method of transport to and from Bondi Juncon

Cars

Motorcycle

Walk

Bicycle

Train

Bus

Other

Cars 47% Motorcycle 1% Walk 18% Bicycle 1% Train 18% Bus 14% Other 1%

Transport around Sydney is very easy to view online through NSW Transport on Google. I have listed an example of bus routes via Elizabeth Street Sydney direct to Bondi Beach.

Search Site GO

• Home Home » Plan Your Trip » Trip Planner • » Plan Your Trip • o Trip Planner Trip planner results o Timetables o Country Transport Document Actions o Accessible Transport o School Bus • o On ferries •

o On Light rail • o Travel Tips • o Late night services o Info on the go You Searched: o Free shuttle buses o Free WiFi • Tickets New Trip | Help • Service Changes • Maps From: • Events • Attractions Elizabeth St, Sydney • Customer Service • About us To: • FAQs Bondi Beach

When:

Friday, 09 August 2013

Leave after:

7:55am

Mode:

Regular Buses, Trains, Ferries, STA School Bus

Accessibility:

All Services What is easy access / wheelchair accessible?

Change to show:

Travel Option Depart Arrive Transport time

1 7:52am 8:38am 46mins

2 7:55am 8:33am 38mins

3 7:59am 8:38am 39mins

4 8:03am 8:42am 39mins

5 8:12am 8:58am 46mins

6 8:15am 8:47am 32mins

7 8:22am 8:58am 36mins

8 8:22am 9:08am 46mins

What management strategies are used?

Waverley Council has many management strategies over the control of traffic in the Bondi area. The main management strategies that has been over the years and needed a lot of help to stop the heavy traffic flow become a serious problem through Bondi junction. The Waverley council has implemented a strategic plan over Bondi junction through a traffic and transport review to stop the high traffic flow and how they can help the area.

Bondi junction plays many roles for a diverse range of people who live, work and play in and around the town centre. Each day Bondi junction functions as a shopping and commercial centre, a community meeting point, a place of work and a commuting hub for thousands of residents,workers,school students and tourists.

The Bondi junction strategic plan is concerned with developing a vision for the future of Bondi junction that reflects community aspirations for the locality. This represents a new approach to local planning because it seeks to integrate and coordinate the following areas of planning for Bondi junction.

• Social • Built environment • Cultural • Safety • Open space and recreation • Traffic and transport • Economic • Financial and management planning • Facilities and infrastructure • Environmental

Arup was appointed by Waverley Council to undertake the traffic and transport assessment for the Bondi junction strategic plan.

Objectives: The objectives for the traffic and transport assessment for the bondi junction strategic plan are:

• Identify issues relating to pedestrian mobility within bondi junction including access routes, Linkages and any potential hazards, including disability access.

• Review public transport services (bus rail and taxi services) that serve the bondi junction area and identify any gaps in these services. At a minimum, consultation would be expected within the state rail authority, Department of transport, the state transit Authority, the roads and traffic authority, Woollahra council roads, Traffic and transport unit and the NSW Taxi Council.

• Identify issues relating to private vehicular traffic within and around Bondi junction, particularly in relationship to parking facilities and access issues.

Methodology

The study involves two main stages

• Data review • Evaluation and recommendations

The Waverley council reviewed the following in part of their strategy in Bondi junction.

• Pedestrian mobility • Parking • Public transport • Bicycle facilities • Road network • External impacts on traffic and transport

Waverley Councils aim in this management strategy is to identify all types of traffic in the bondi junction area and control the road traffic in Bondi so its stays controlled.

Consultation with Waverley Council

Arup met with Greg Stewart of Woollahra council to identify issues regarding traffic and transport in Bondi Junction. Key issues raised were:

• Woollahra generally does not favor the installation of traffic signals at the edge cliff rd/Adelaide street intersection. Adelaide Street is a narrow residential street and is not considered suitable to for a major increase in traffic flow accessing the junction. • Adelaide Street should not be used as a main access to Bondi junction and consideration should be given to closing it. • The impact of the cross city tunnel, due to be open by late 2005, needs to be understood although no modeling results have been publicly released. • Taxi zones need to be located close to the interchange. It will be important to ensure taxi drivers can operate satisfactorily in the junction in terms of approach and departure routes from a main rank and any secondary ranks. • The existing junction street exit from the Westfield car park may become more popular for access via Edge cliff road as a means of avoiding travel into the junction. This should be monitored.

Waverley Councils aim in this management strategy is to identify all types of traffic in the Bondi Junction area and control the road traffic in Bondi so its stays controlled.

Are these management strategies effective in reducing road traffic?

I have made a survey asking five people who live in the area Bondi and five people that go to the area asking them through a survey how effective the management strategies are in reducing road traffic.

Survey

Another survey from the internet

Questions

1. Which suburb do you live in?

2. What is your purpose of coming to Bondi?

3. Why do you choose to go to Bondi?

4. On average how often do you visit Bondi?

5. What type of transport do you use to travel to Bondi?

6. How would you rate Bondi’s traffic flow?

7. How satisfied are you with Bondi’s traffic flow?

8. How satisfied are you with the range of traffic flow in the Bondi area? 9. Are there any changes you would like to see occur about Bondi’s traffic flow? Please explain.

10. What do you think of these management strategies?

Survey evaluation Through the range of surveys, I understood from some responses that I didn’t make well constructed questions for this issue and there were some questions not answered well. Most surveys showed that management strategies made by the Waverley Council that they have done a great job overcoming the problem.

Conclusion

The majority of sources support that there is a big issue in controlling Bondi’s traffic flow throughout Bondi beach, Bondi Westfield and Bondi Junction. These unique features of Bondi have created an increase in traffic flow over the years from the overpopulating area of Bondi and its tourists to see Australia’s most famous beach Bondi Beach. Waverley council have used management strategies to prevent the ongoing increased road traffic in Bondi by using data collections and reviews and looking and researching particular areas that need the most help to overcome the problem. Waverley council have done a great job overall of overcoming this issue. The surveys I gave out agreed to the management strategies made by the Waverley Council that they have done a great job overcoming the problem.

Evaluation

The research process for my SGP were good, the main factors that contributed to this was good time management and a good amount of free time to do the research.

My research strategies may have been constructed a lot better than they were. The range of secondary research I thought was sufficient but the primary was anything but. The range of information was very minimal, thus making it hard to find relevant information.

Another problem I faced was going over the 2000 word limit. I reached 2000 words in the Research Findings section and as a result had to cut a huge part from the conclusion and this evaluation.