North Sydney Council Local Area Traffic Management & Action Plan LATM Zone 4 Cammeray
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North Sydney Council Local Area Traffic Management & Action Plan LATM Zone 4 Cammeray T Prepared by Bitzios Consulting 9/2/2018 LATM Action Plan Zone 4 Document Control Sheet Report File Name Prepared by Reviewed by Issued by Date Issued to Michaela Kemp – P2945.001R North Sydney A. Piggott S. Brooke SP. Power 01/03/2017 North TAPAS Action Plan Zone 4 Sydney Council Michaela Kemp – P2945.002R North Sydney A. Piggott S. Brooke A. Piggott 13/04/2017 North TAPAS Action Plan Zone 4 Sydney Council North P2945.002R North Sydney M. Kemp A. Piggott M. Kemp 10/06/2017 Sydney TAPAS Action Plan Zone 4 Council North P2945.002R North Sydney M. Kemp A. Piggott M. Kemp 27/07/2017 Sydney TAPAS Action Plan Zone 4 Council P2945.002R North Sydney North TAPAS Action Plan Zone 4 M. Kemp A. Piggott M. Kemp 10/11/2017 Sydney Post Ex Council North P2945.002R North Sydney M. Kemp A. Piggott M. Kemp 09/02/2018 Sydney LATM Action Plan Zone 4 Final Council North Sydney Council Page i LATM Action Plan Zone 4 Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Background 5 2. Link to Community Strategic Plan 8 2.1 Scope and Methodology 8 2.2 Study Objectives 8 2.2.1 2013‐2023 North Sydney Community Strategic Plan (2013) 8 2.2.2 North Sydney Integrated Traffic and Parking Strategy (2015) 9 2.2.3 North Sydney Integrated Cycling Strategy (2014) 9 2.2.4 Draft North Sydney Transport Strategy (2017) 11 2.2.5 Public Domain Style Manual and Design Codes (2016) 11 3. Zone Characteristics 12 3.1 Study Area 12 3.2 Land Uses 12 3.2.1 North Sydney Local Environmental Plan (2013) 12 3.2.2 North Sydney Development Control Plan (2013) 15 3.3 Road Network 16 3.3.1 Road Hierarchy 16 3.3.2 Traffic Volumes 18 3.3.3 Speed Data 18 3.3.4 Crash Data 19 3.4 Public Transport Network 22 3.4.1 Bus Routes and Bus Stops 22 3.5 Walking Network 23 3.6 Cycling Network 24 3.7 Parking Demands 25 3.8 Public Consultation Data 27 3.9 Key Developments / Traffic Generators 32 3.9.1 Travel Patterns (JTW) 32 3.9.2 Key Trip Generators 33 3.9.3 Development Traffic Overlay Analysis 36 3.9.4 Issues and Needs Summary 40 3.10 State Government Projects 40 4. Council’s Current Traffic Actions 41 4.1 Section Outline 41 North Sydney Council Page ii LATM Action Plan Zone 4 4.2 Summary of Council’s Traffic Actions 41 5. Detailed Data Analysis 42 5.1 Section Outline 42 5.2 Crash Data 42 5.3 Traffic Speed 42 5.4 Traffic Volumes 43 5.5 Public Consultation 44 Transport for NSW 44 Roads and Maritime Services 45 Cycling Strategy 45 Road Safety Education 45 Matters Referred to Other Council Departments 46 6. Additional Traffic Actions Identified by this Study 47 6.1 Section Outline 47 6.2 Development of Additional Traffic Actions 47 6.2.1 Site Observations 48 6.2.2 Existing LATM Devices 48 6.3 Summary of Additional Traffic Actions 49 7. Project Scoring – Traffic Actions 50 7.1 Existing Conditions (Problem Score) 50 7.2 Community Strategic Plan Criteria 50 7.3 Total Project Score 50 8. Parking Review 52 8.1 Section Outline 52 8.2 Parking Review Methodology 52 8.3 Key Findings 52 8.4 LATM Action ‐ Parking 53 9. Approvals Processes 55 9.1 Process Outline 55 10. Summary 56 10.1 Traffic Actions 56 10.2 Parking Review and Actions 56 North Sydney Council Page iii LATM Action Plan Zone 4 Tables Table 3.1: Traffic Volume Summary (2011-2016) Table 3.2: 85th Percentile Speed Analysis Table 3.3: Crash Severity Summary (2011-2015) Table 3.4: Issue Descriptors Table 3.5: Parking Rates Table 3.6: Traffic Generation Rates Table 4.1: Council’s Current List of Traffic Actions Table 5.1: Detailed Crash Trends – LATM Zone 4 Table 5.2: 85th Percentile Speed Exceeding Posted Speed Limit Table 5.3: Exceeding Desired Speed Limit Table 5.4: Traffic Volume Exceeding AADT Threshold Table 5.5: Public Consultation Trends Table 5.6: Summary of issues raised for attention of Transport for NSW Table 5.7: Summary of issues raised for attention of RMS Table 5.8:: Summary of issues raised for attention of other Council departments Table 6.1: Defined List of Traffic Issues and Locations for Detailed Investigation Table 6.2: Defined List of Parking Issues and Locations for Detailed Investigation Table 6.3: Locations Omitted from Solution Development Table 6.4: Existing LATM Devices Table 6.5: Summary of Additional Traffic Actions Table 8.1: Sample Parking Occupancy Survey Summary Table 8.2 LATM Parking Actions Figures Figure 1.1: LATM Zones Overview Map Figure 1.2: Study Area – LATM Zone 4 Figure 2.1: Proposed Cycling Route Figure 2.2: North Sydney LGA – Precincts Figure 3.1: Study Area Figure 3.2: Land Use Zoning Figure 3.3: Heritage Items and Conservation Area Figure 3.4: DCP Planning Area Figure 3.5: Road Network and Hierarchy Figure 3.6: Crash Data Heat Map Figure 3.7: Crash Severity Map Figure 3.8: Bus Stops and Bus Routes in LATM Zone 4 Figure 3.9: Existing Cycle Routes Figure 3.10: Parking Demand by Residential Parking Area Figure 3. 11: Summary of Issues raised during Public Consultation – LATM Zone 4 Figure 3.12 Map of Traffic Issues from Public Consultation Data Figure 3.13 Map of Parking Issues from Public Consultation Data Figure 3.14: Journey to Work Assessment Area Figure 3.15: Journey to Work Travel Patterns – From Cammeray Figure 3.16: Transport Mode Share – Trips to LATM 4 Figure 3.17: Key Trip Generators Figure 3.18: Parking Rates with Residential Parking Demand Figure 3.19: Traffic Generation Rates with LEP Zones Figure 5.1: Road Classification Desired Maximum Traffic Volumes Figure 8.1: LATM Parking Principles Plan (Warrants) Appendices Appendix A: High Level Analysis Maps Appendix B: Detailed Analysis Maps Appendix C: Action Plan Appendix D: Items referred to Transport for NSW Appendix E: Items referred to Roads and Maritime Services Appendix F: Items referred to other Council departments Appendix G: Items not addressed as part of this study Appendix H: Assessment Process and Scoring Methodology North Sydney Council Page iv LATM Action Plan Zone 4 1. Introduction 1.1 Background The Integrated Traffic and Parking Strategy for the North Sydney Local Government Area (LGA) identified the need to develop Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) action plans. These plans provide specific measures to maintain and improve traffic and parking management. There are seven LATM zones within the North Sydney LGA, with three located on the west of the Warringah Freeway and four to the east, as seen in Figure 1.1. Source: Adapted from Integrated Traffic and Parking Strategy (2015) North Sydney Council Page 5 LATM Action Plan Zone 4 Figure 1.1: LATM Zones Overview Map Bitzios Consulting was commissioned by North Sydney Council to undertake an analysis of the four LATM zones to the east of the Warringah Freeway, including the following suburbs: . Cammeray (majority); . Cremorne; . Cremorne Point; . Kirribilli; . Kurraba Point; . Neutral Bay; and . North Sydney (partly). North Sydney Council Page 6 LATM Action Plan Zone 4 This report focuses on LATM Zone 4, located in the northern section of the North Sydney LGA. LATM Zone 4 lies predominately within the suburb of Cammeray and is bounded loosely by: . the Warringah Freeway to the south-west; . Palmer Street and Hamilton Avenue to the west; . Flat Rock Creek, Tunks Park and Long Bay to the north; . Primrose Park, Creek Lane and Park Avenue to the east; and . Cammeray Golf Club in line with Grasmere Road to the south. The extent of LATM Zone 4 is shown in Figure 1.2. Source: ECW Image provided by North Sydney Council Figure 1.2: Study Area – LATM Zone 4 North Sydney Council Page 7 LATM Action Plan Zone 4 2. Link to Community Strategic Plan 2.1 Scope and Methodology This study has been divided into the following key components: . review of LATM Zone 4 context and assessment of current traffic and transport issues; . assessment of emerging issues and expected developments, modal shifts and changes in traffic and parking demands in LATM Zone 4; . summarising Council’s current list of traffic actions for LATM Zone 4; . identification of additional traffic actions for LATM Zone 4 drawn from detailed analysis of principal- supplied data and site inspections; . development of a prioritised list of actions for LATM Zone 4; and . review of key on-street parking areas for LATM Zone 4, and development of a priority list for detailed parking surveys. The study relies upon data provided by North Sydney Council in conjunction with site investigations. Where data has not been available, potential traffic issues and modal conflict issues have been identified based on site observations and public feedback submissions by residents. 2.2 Study Objectives 2.2.1 2013‐2023 North Sydney Community Strategic Plan (2013) The North Sydney Community Strategic Plan (CSP) was developed by Council in consultation with the community of North Sydney LGA. This plan was revised from the identified priorities and strategies in 2009 for North Sydney to cover a 10-year horizon from 2013 to 2023. The plan is a broad strategy for the whole North Sydney LGA and does not identify by individual wards. To provide a unified vision across the whole LGA, the plan identified five key directions: .