Liverpool Bike Plan

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Liverpool City Council Bike Plan 2018 Table of contents 1 INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________ 1 1.1 Scope and Objectives ____________________________________________________ 1 1.2 Background ____________________________________________________________ 2 1.3 Liverpool City Council Bicycle Framework ____________________________________ 3 1.4 Economic Benefits of Cycling and Cycling Infrastructure _________________________ 4 2 BICYCLE ACTIVITY IN LIVERPOOL __________________________________________ 6 2.1 Topography and Physical Barriers __________________________________________ 6 2.2 Key land uses and public places ____________________________________________ 7 2.3 Travel Patterns _________________________________________________________ 8 2.4 Journey to Work Data ___________________________________________________ 10 2.5 Bike use statistics and data _______________________________________________ 12 2.6 Users of bicycle facilities _________________________________________________ 15 2.7 Types of cycle routes ___________________________________________________ 17 2.8 Crash Data ___________________________________________________________ 22 3 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE _____________________________________________ 23 3.1 Existing bike routes _____________________________________________________ 23 3.2 Links to adjoining local government areas ___________________________________ 23 3.3 Recreational Facilities ___________________________________________________ 25 3.4 Maintenance & Hazards _________________________________________________ 26 4 LIVERPOOL LGA PRECINCTS _____________________________________________ 27 4.1 Liverpool CBD _________________________________________________________ 28 4.2 Green Valley __________________________________________________________ 30 4.3 Cecil Hills _____________________________________________________________ 32 4.4 Austral _______________________________________________________________ 34 4.5 Prestons _____________________________________________________________ 36 4.6 Casula _______________________________________________________________ 38 4.7 Wattle Grove __________________________________________________________ 40 4.8 Chipping Norton _______________________________________________________ 42 5 PROPOSED BIKE ROUTES AND INFRASTRUCTURE __________________________ 44 5.1 Strategic Route Network _________________________________________________ 44 5.2 Chipping Norton Route [1] ________________________________________________ 46 5.3 Moorebank Route [2] ____________________________________________________ 47 5.4 Wattle Grove Route [3] __________________________________________________ 49 5.5 The Rail Trail [4] _______________________________________________________ 50 5.6 Horningsea Park Route [5] _______________________________________________ 52 5.7 Prestons Route [6]______________________________________________________ 53 5.8 West Hoxton Route [7] __________________________________________________ 55 5.9 Miller Route [8] ________________________________________________________ 56 5.10 Cecil Hills Route [9] _____________________________________________________ 57 5.11 T-Way & Southern Cycleway [RR1] ________________________________________ 59 5.12 Cowpasture Road Cycleway [RR2] _________________________________________ 60 5.13 M7 Cycleway [RR3] _____________________________________________________ 61 5.14 Lurnea Route [RR4] ____________________________________________________ 63 5.15 Recreational Routes ____________________________________________________ 65 5.16 Key missing connectivity links _____________________________________________ 65 6 WAYFINDING AND SIGNAGE STRATEGY ___________________________________ 67 6.1 Overview _____________________________________________________________ 67 6.2 Wayfinding, Signage and Line-marking Strategy ______________________________ 68 6.3 Signage General Principles _______________________________________________ 69 6.4 Developing a Directional Sign Plan _________________________________________ 74 6.5 Wayfinding Methodology _________________________________________________ 74 7 PROMOTION OF BICYCLE USAGE _________________________________________ 83 7.1 Bike Maps ____________________________________________________________ 83 7.2 Community Initiatives ___________________________________________________ 83 7.3 Potential Events & Opportunities __________________________________________ 85 7.4 Bicycle Etiquette _______________________________________________________ 87 7.5 Public Domain Design and User Hierarchy ___________________________________ 88 Liverpool City Council Bike Plan 2018 7.6 Bicycle Sharing Schemes ________________________________________________ 89 8 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN _________________________________________________ 91 8.1 Funding ______________________________________________________________ 91 8.2 Infrastructure Implementation Strategy ______________________________________ 91 8.3 Bike Parking and amenities _______________________________________________ 98 8.4 Partnerships _________________________________________________________ 100 8.5 Bike Plan Review _____________________________________________________ 100 9 APPENDIX 1 – BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS _______________________________ 101 9.1 National Framework for Cycling __________________________________________ 101 9.2 NSW State Government Framework for Cycling _____________________________ 102 9.3 Other Resources ______________________________________________________ 107 Table of Figures Figure 1-1: Estimates of Economic Benefits for Active Travel ................................................................ 5 Figure 2-1: Existing Barriers to Movement in Liverpool LGA .................................................................. 7 Figure 2-2: Liverpool LGA Travel Zones ............................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-3: Employed Liverpool Residents Mode of Travel to Work (2011 Census Data) ................... 11 Figure 2-4: Liverpool Employees Mode of Travel to Work (2011 Census Data) .................................. 12 Figure 2-5: On-road cycleway, Hoxton Park Road Serviceway, Hoxton Park Road, Cartwright. ......... 19 Figure 2-6: Off-road shared pathway with markers and signposting, Mill Road, Liverpool .................. 19 Figure 2-7: Off-road shared pathway Maxwells Avenue, Ashcroft........................................................ 20 Figure 2-8: Off-road shared pathway with markers and signposting, Jedda Road, Prestons .............. 20 Figure 2-9: Parking facilities on the Transitway, Maxwells Transitway Station. ................................... 21 Figure 2-10: Bicycle routes and infrastructure for different user groups. .............................................. 21 Figure 4-1: Overview of Precincts ......................................................................................................... 27 Figure 4-2: Liverpool CBD Precinct ...................................................................................................... 29 Figure 4-3: Green Valley Precinct ......................................................................................................... 30 Figure 4-4: Cecil Hills Precinct .............................................................................................................. 32 Figure 4-5: Austral Precinct................................................................................................................... 34 Figure 4-6: Prestons Precinct................................................................................................................ 36 Figure 4-7: Casula Precinct................................................................................................................... 38 Figure 4-8: Wattle Grove Precinct ......................................................................................................... 40 Figure 4-9: Chipping Norton Precinct .................................................................................................... 42 Figure 5-1: Strategic Cycle Network ..................................................................................................... 45 Figure 5-2: Route 1 ............................................................................................................................... 47 Figure 5-3: Route 2 ............................................................................................................................... 49 Figure 5-4: Route 3 ............................................................................................................................... 50 Figure 5-5: Route 4 ............................................................................................................................... 51 Figure 5-6: Route 5 ..............................................................................................................................

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