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Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure Review of Environmental Factors Submissions Report OCTOBER 2014 RMS 14.472 ISBN: 978-1-925217-82-7 (blank page) Roads and Maritime Services Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure Submissions Report October 2014 Prepared by Jacobs ABN: 37 001 024 095 100 Christie Street St Leonards NSW 2065 Australia PO Box 164 St Leonards NSW 1590 Australia Tel: +61 2 9928 2100 Fax: +61 2 9928 2502 www.jacobs.com Document control and status Revision Date issued Reviewed by Approved by Date approved Revision type 0 5/09/2014 A. Spinks D. Williams 5/09/2014 First draft 1 19/09/2014 A. Spinks D. Williams 19/09/2014 Second draft 2 25/09/2014 A. Spinks D. Williams 25/09/2014 Final for issue 3 29/09/2014 D. Williams A. Spinks 29/09/2014 Final for client 4 10/10/2014 D. Williams A. Spinks 13/10/2014 Final 5 21/10/2014 D. Williams A. Spinks 21/10/2014 Final with revision Executive summary Roads and Maritime Services (Roads and Maritime) propose to remove, relocate and construct new bus infrastructure (the proposal) to support the NSW Government’s commitment to implementing the Sydney City Centre Access Strategy (Access Strategy) (Transport for NSW, 2013), including light rail. The proposal would include the following general features: Installation of new bus stops, bus shelters, bus zones and associated roadside furniture Removal of existing bus stops, bus zones, bus shelters and associated roadside furniture at some locations Reconfiguration of the existing bus lane network Reconfiguration of existing bus zones and layovers and provision of new bus layover zones Road and pavement adjustments, including modifications to existing kerb-lines and footpaths, lane markings and reconstruction of median kerbs Removal and relocation of taxi ranks, loading zones and parking bays where bus zones, bus lanes and bus layovers are proposed Installation or removal of signage as required. This Submissions Report documents and considers the submissions received for the review of environmental factors (REF) prepared for the proposal. The REF was exhibited between Monday 23 June 2014 and Friday 25 July 2014 at seven locations across Sydney, where electronic copies of the REF were made available. The REF was also placed on the Roads and Maritime website and made available for download. This report summarises the issues raised and provides Roads and Maritime’s response to each issue (see Section 2). Roads and Maritime received sixty (60) submissions during the comment period. These were comprised of submissions from the local community, business and the following agencies, groups or individuals: City of Sydney State Transit Authority of NSW NSW Taxi Company Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) Youth Hostel Association National Disability Services St Andrew’s Cathedral School Alex Greenwich, Independent MP for Sydney. The majority of submissions received related to the Circular Quay, Wynyard and Town Hall precincts or were general submissions that were not associated with any particular locality. The key issues raised by respondents related to: Concerns about the loss of on-street parking and/or loading zones The effect of the proposal on Clarence Street The effect of the proposal on O’Connell Street General bus network enquiries including, but not limited to, bus routes and network changes, and the Sydney City Centre Access Strategy. Various design refinements were made to the proposal in response to the issues raised and further technical investigations were undertaken. The most notable changes include: Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure Submissions Report i The relocation of HP23 to maintain access to the Elizabeth Street David Jones Store The retainment of TH17 The option of reduction of bus layovers on O’Connell Street and inclusion of bus layovers on Bligh Street The relocation of TH9 and WY32. Section 3 of the Submissions Report summarises the additional assessments that were undertaken as part of this Submissions Report to address these changes. All changes were found to result in minor impacts. After consideration of the issues raised in the public submissions, the environmental management measures for the project have been revised and updated in Section 4. Should the project be approved, the environmental management measures in Table 4-1 would guide the subsequent phases of the Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure development. Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure Submissions Report ii Contents Executive summary ..................................................................................................... i 1 Introduction and background ..................................................................... 1 1.1 The project ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The proposal ................................................................................................ 1 1.3 REF display ................................................................................................ 39 2 Response to issues ................................................................................... 41 2.1 Respondents .............................................................................................. 41 2.2 Overview of the issues raised ................................................................... 46 2.3 Summary of Government agency submissions ...................................... 46 2.4 Key issues raised by Individuals .............................................................. 47 2.5 Precinct 1 – Circular Quay ........................................................................ 49 2.6 Precinct 2 – Wynyard ................................................................................ 58 2.7 Precinct 3 – Martin Place ........................................................................... 64 2.8 Precinct 4 – Town Hall ............................................................................... 66 2.9 Precinct 5 – Hyde Park .............................................................................. 74 2.10 Precinct 6 – Museum Station .................................................................... 79 2.11 Precinct 7 – Central Station ...................................................................... 80 2.12 All precincts ............................................................................................... 82 3 Assessment of design changes ............................................................... 90 3.1 Assessment Approach .............................................................................. 90 3.2 Precinct 1: Circular Quay .......................................................................... 90 3.3 Precinct 2: Wynyard .................................................................................. 93 3.4 Precinct 3: Martin Place .......................................................................... 101 3.5 Precinct 4: Town Hall .............................................................................. 105 3.6 Precinct 5: Hyde Park .............................................................................. 110 3.7 Precinct 6: Museum Station .................................................................... 118 3.8 Precinct 7: Central Station Precinct ....................................................... 119 3.9 Ancillary facilities .................................................................................... 120 4 Revised environmental management measures ................................... 123 4.1 Environmental management plans ......................................................... 123 4.2 Summary of safeguards and management measures ........................... 123 5 References ............................................................................................... 139 Appendices Appendix A: Noise Assessment – O’Connell Street and Bligh Street Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure Submissions Report iii 1 Introduction and background 1.1 The project This Submissions Report relates to the review of environmental factors (REF) prepared for Sydney City Centre Bus Infrastructure and should be read in conjunction with that document. The REF was placed on public display and Roads and Maritime received submissions relating to the proposal and the REF. This Submissions Report summarises the issues raised and provides Roads and Maritime’s response to each issue (Section 2), describes and assesses the environmental impact of changes to the proposal (Section 3), and identifies new or revised environmental management measures (Section 4). 1.2 The proposal The proposal described in the REF involves the provision of bus infrastructure to support delivery of the NSW Government’s commitment to implementing a redesigned bus network and support the introduction of the CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) project as described in the Sydney City Centre Access Strategy (Transport for NSW, 2013). The proposal is located within the City of Sydney Local Government Area (LGA) and is within the Sydney city centre, which is characterised by a highly urbanised environment. The Sydney city centre comprises a mix of residential, commercial, retail, tourism and transport related land uses. The proposal is within the Roads and Maritime Sydney Region. Figure 1-1 shows the proposal in relation to its local context. This REF was limited to the assessment of the potential impacts associated with the removal, relocation and construction of bus related infrastructure

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