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62 Tuesday 11 July 2017 5.8.3 Public Transport

Public transport services in Seymour include rail services Public Transport Victoria (PTV) have additionally identified that operate along the Melbourne to Shepparton and a number of potential upgrades to Seymour Railway Station Melbourne to Sydney lines, as well as local bus services that including: provide connections around Seymour and to Puckapunyal. •• Increased car parking and improvements to its These services all connect to the Seymour Railway Station amenity. which acts as the primary transport interchange for the town. Regional bus services also operate between Seymour •• Provision of a shelter at the existing taxi rank. and a number of regional locations. •• Provision of wider and more open waiting areas within bus shelters. The railway station is a key asset for the town and a point of pride in the community. The convenience of the railway •• Improvements to cycle and end of trip facilities. station and its central location means that residents are only •• Improvements to allow for the reopening of the an hour and a half’s train ride from Melbourne. Services are station café. frequent relevant to its size. •• Build toilet blocks to service visitors/V Line The Structure Plan identifies short term and long term commuters. measures to improve public transport within Seymour. These initiatives are supported as part of this Structure Plan. Short term measures aim to increase public transport Longer term measures should be considered with residential patronage and improve the journey experience. Upgrades and employment growth and increasing and expanding to the railway station are also proposed so that it can better services to new development areas and regional areas facilitate its role as the primary transport interchange around Seymour. for Seymour. These measures include improving bus In the long term, staged upgrades to bus services can stop locations and facilities, as well as advocating for provide for future development and could possibly include: increased frequency of services along key bus routes, better coordination of bus and train services and improving •• Extend Route 1 as identified on Figure 18. wayfinding to the railway station and key bus stops. •• Diverting Route 2 to service proposed residential ■■ In the short term increasing bus service frequencies areas to the north as identified on Figure 18. along Routes 1 and 2, could possibly include: The PTV Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail also •• Route 1 outlines the medium to longer term opportunity to divert Seymour regional services via the Upfield line, reducing the •• Earlier start and later finish times for service. pressure on the Craigieburn Line, improving travel times •• Service to run every 20 mins during peak and for services and enabling additional short-starter regional every 30 or 40 mins off peak weekdays. services to be introduced from Wallan. •• Extension of Saturday timetable to provide Seymour was additionally identified as the preferred additional services later in the afternoon. alignment for the proposed High Speed Rail including the •• Possible hourly service on Sunday. provision of a regional railway station and railway corridor •• Route 2 within Seymour. The Structure Plan supports the provision •• Earlier start and later finish times for service. of the High Speed Rail, provided it is carefully designed. •• Service to run every 30 or 40 mins in peaks and Although Council is not responsible for the provision hourly off peak. of public transport within Seymour, it can advocate for •• Introduction of a weekend timetable. improvements to services and infrastructure through documents such as the Structure Plan. Council can also implement improvements to linkages from established areas to bus stops and the railway station.

0315-0166-40 R001 Draft Structure Plan_Rev21 63 Figure 19 Street Network Plan

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64 Tuesday 11 July 2017 5.8.4 Street Network

Road access is a key feature of Seymour. Residents fondly The majority of the roads within Seymour are local streets. talk about how easy and convenient it is for them to access While High Street and Wallis Street function as higher order Melbourne and other areas of Victoria and move around roads, there is no clear connector street hierarchy. The town. These roads provide connections between residential Structure Plan aims to establish a clear streetscape hierarchy neighbourhoods and to services and facilities. The road to help improve wayfinding and allow people to easily network can also establish the quality of land uses and navigate to key destinations within Seymour. The provision influence the character and identity of a place. of cycle lanes and shared paths along some of the streets in Seymour will also require adjustments in response to the The Structure Plan aims to balance the need to provide safe, profile of these roads. clear and efficient vehicular movements while encouraging more sustainable transport modes such as walking, cycling A number of indicative cross sections are identified in and public transport as well as enhancing the character and Appendix D that provide opportunities for local street identity of Seymour. Car dependency also has implications improvements that can be implemented incrementally for the environment and individual’s health and fitness (as through capital works and community led programs. people choose to drive rather than walk or cycle) which also needs to be considered. Heavy Vehicle Route Arterial roads within Seymour include the Hume Freeway, The low (3.4m) clearance at the rail underpass on Anzac Goulburn Valley Highway, Anzac Avenue and Emily Street. Avenue requires larger heavy vehicles to divert around the All are VicRoads controlled roads that connect Seymour to town centre on the secondary road network to cross the rail the wider primary arterial road network. While the Hume line. This current heavy vehicle route is shown on Figure 19. Highway bypass of Seymour, which opened in 1982, has There are currently approximately 700 trucks per day on seen the significance of the Emily Street precinct diminished, Emily Street, with 600 trucks per day on Tallarook Street Emily Street continues to prioritise the flow of through traffic and 270 trucks per day on High Street just east of the rail and freight over local pedestrian and cycle connections. It level crossing. It has been assumed that a high proportion is critical in establishing this street as successful ‘places for of smaller trucks would use the underpass to access Anzac people’ that this street is not dominated by car movements Avenue, while larger trucks would use the truck bypass to and parking. The Structure Plan identifies an indicative cross access the south eastern side of Seymour and Goulburn section to improve pedestrian and cycle movements, as Valley Highway. well as amenity outcomes along Emily Street. This should form the basis of further discussions with VicRoads and the The street network plan acknowledges that trucks need development of a master plan for the Riverfront and Emily to access the town centre to deliver goods, however aims Street once there is greater certainty with regards to the to keep much of this traffic away from the town centre. A flood levee design. number of measures have been identified in the Structure Plan that may help facilitate a greater percentage of trucks To understand future traffic demands generated by using the bypass. These have been identified on Figure 19 the Structure Plan, daily trips generated by future and include: development have been broadly assigned to the street network, considering key attractors within Seymour and ■■ Extending the dual carriageway on Goulburn Valley traffic proportions on the existing local and strategic road Highway east of Tallarook Street to the Wallis Street network, to provide an estimation of the traffic growth on intersection and provide a dedicated right turn lane into the network. It was found that the estimated future traffic Wallis Street; is expected to remain within capacity in the future on all ■■ Ensure the High Street / Wallis Street roundabout network links, with the exception of High Street west of approaches are suitable for larger trucks; Wallis Street, which may exceed capacity when the full ■■ Improving the rail level crossing at the eastern end of future development identified in the Structure Plan is High Street and improve the intersection with Tarcombe realised. The Structure Plan seeks to ensure that the street Road to allow easier and safer passage for larger trucks; network allows for future development and identifies and upgrades to a number of streets including Wallis Street (refer to Figure 36). ■■ Potentially signalising the Oak Street / Anzac Avenue intersection to allow trucks to turn right into and out of Oak Street more efficiently. It is also proposed that access is improved to the major retailers for trucks off Wallis Street from the north, reducing vehicles entering from the south.

0315-0166-40 R001 Draft Structure Plan_Rev21 65 Emily Street / Tallarook Street Intersection

A key challenge for the Structure Plan has been to facilitate The design should also seek to reduce pedestrian crossing improved connections between the town centre and distances and improve amenity through streetscape Goulburn River. The intersection of Emily Street and planting. Given the wide road reserves and neighbouring Tallarook Street provides a logical connection point between parkland, a signalised intersection should provide adequate these destinations, however its current configuration does space for ‘gateway’ features and appropriate landscaping not facilitate safe and convenient access between the two. It to create a more open and inviting streetscape around the is a hostile environment for pedestrians and cyclists. intersection. The Structure Plan sets out some clear design principles and outcomes that will guide the future design of this intersection and Emily Street. These include the provision of pedestrian lights across Emily Street, turning lanes which encourage pedestrian safety, improved landscaping and shared path and cycle path connections.

Figure 20 Emily Street / Tallarook Intersection - Indicative Concept

POTENTIAL TO OPEN UP OPPORTUNITY TO TERMINATE VIEWS TO GOULBURN ROBERT STREET TO REDUCE PINCH RIVER THROUGH IMPROVED POINT BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND LEVEE, GOULBURN RIVER AND MANAGING VEGETATION. EXISTING PROPERTIES.

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Legend VEHICULAR ACCESS PEDESTRIAN ACCESS - EXISTING Opportunity for improved pedestrian access. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS - PROPOSED STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT - Improved public amenity including INFORMATION shade, footpaths and seating. CENTRE PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY TREATMENT - PROPOSED - Raised threshold and / or paving treatment. PROMINANT CORNER USE / ACTIVE APEX PARK INTERFACE - POTENTIAL - Opportunity for high quality built form and uses that activate the adjacent spaces. WAYFINDING OPPORTUNITY - TALLAROOK Directional signage, landscaping and /or landmark (i.e. public art). STREET HIGH STREET PUBLIC SPACE ENHANCEMENT - Improved amenity for passive EMILY STREET recreational activities including picnic, bbq and seating areas. POTENTIAL SIGNALISED TREE PLANTING - EXISTING INTERSECTION / PEDESTRIAN TREE PLANTING - POTENTIAL CROSSING. KEY SIGHTLINES TO BE MAINTAINED

66 Tuesday 11 July 2017 5.8.5 Parking Considerations Railway Station Parking

It has been identified that there is inadequate supply of ■■ Releasing rail reserve land between Watson Street and car parking at the railway station to cater for current and the rail line, to the east of the existing car park, providing future demand. Additional parking needs to be balanced up to 40 additional spaces depending on the amount of with the reduced amenity of larger asphalt car parks. Some land available; and demand may be reduced by promoting alternative travel to ■■ Relocating the gated staff parking from within the the station such as cycling and enhanced bus services. If it is existing car park to the other side of the rail line to land necessary to increase the parking availability at and near the off McIntyre Street behind the CFA building, which station, potential areas have been identified and include: would release up to 23 additional spaces, as identified in ■■ Utilising the adjacent church car park for weekday the 2013 Seymour Township Parking Strategy. commuter parking when there are no church services, ■■ Formalising parking along the northern side of Watson providing up to 15 additional parking spaces as identified Street to provide angle parking. in the 2013 Seymour Township Parking Strategy;

Figure 21 Railway Station Parking Options

0315-0166-40 R001 Draft Structure Plan_Rev21 67 5.8.6 Access to Potential Industrial Development Larger Recreational Vehicle Parking off Goulburn Valley Highway

Consideration has been given to the provision of convenient The Structure Plan identifies Industrial Zoned land and parking for larger recreation and other vehicles such as future employment uses between the rail line and Goulburn charter buses that may not otherwise fit in existing on or off Valley Highway to the north of town. There may be a case street parking. for upgrading Avenel Road and the intersection with Seymour-Avenel Road and rail crossing, to provide a more It was identified that there would need to be parking close direct access between the future residential zoned land to to the town centre precinct, and also to the river and open the north east of town and the potential employment zone, space areas along the north side of Emily Street. reducing traffic through the town centre. Suitable locations include: ■■ Off Manners Street / Emily Street, providing access to the river and walking trails. This existing parking area has a covered picnic area and public toilet facilities, however the existing 15 minute time limit should be either removed or extended, and the line marking modified to accommodate larger vehicles; and ■■ Emily Street, to the west of the Tallarook Street intersection. Parallel parking bays may be provided on both sides of Emily Street, providing access to the river trails and also to the Visitor Centre and Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk off High Street.

68 Tuesday 11 July 2017 5.8.7 Strategies and Actions Walking and Cycling

S7.1 Provide a connected network of trails and paths S7.6 Improve pedestrian amenity and priority along key that area suitable for walking, cycling and horse existing streets as identified in Figure 16. riding, trails that connect homes to activity centres, S7.7 Provide cycle lanes in both directions along Anzac community facilities and open space and encourage Avenue. Cycle lanes will need to merge into general people to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Paths traffic to pass through the railway line underpass, to be provided generally in accordance with those where the width of the road reserve is restricted. shown in Figure 16. S7.8 Improve pedestrian and cyclist amenity through S7.2 Improve existing pedestrian and cycle paths and the provision of seating, drinking fountains, bike complete missing connections including: parking and shading along footpaths and shared •• Improvements to the footpath along the north side trails (through tree planting and other means), of Watson Street and Dowling Avenue, to provide where appropriate. better access to the station from the east. S7.9 Provide cycle parking, end of trip (including lockers •• Provision of a formal footpath along the east side and potentially toilets and showers) and storage of Bishop Street to help connect Coles & Aldi from facilities at key destinations within Seymour, and the east. as generally shown on Figure 16, ensuring there is S7.3 Encourage greater participation in walking and adequate space and lighting. cycling within the local community through active S7.10 Develop and implement a wayfinding and signage promotion of existing trials and trail improvements strategy to direct walkers, cyclists and motorists to and education on health and well being benefits key features, shops, transport services, community and opportunities for local participation. facilities, tourist destinations and open spaces. S7.4 Improve and formalise existing on road bike lanes S7.11 Ensure the provision of trails and cycle paths are so access is clearer i.e. along Tallarook Street, carefully considered to avoid impacting significant connecting the Anzac Avenue cycle lanes and Emily native vegetation, biodiversity values and drainage Street. watercourses. S7.5 Improve the existing cycle lanes along High Street to S7.12 Plan for the provision of an integrated network of the rail line, and extend the on-road cycle network pedestrian and cycle trails as part of the delivery of further along Tarcombe Road and Avenal Road as the Seymour Flood Levee. development increases in that area. S7.13 Investigate opportunities to restore the Old Goulburn River Bridge and connection this to a wider trail network. S7.14 Investigate the opportunity to relocate the pedestrian crossing on Anzac Avenue so that it is aligned to retail and education uses and key desire lines. S7.15 Investigate opportunities for recreational trails (i.e. for horse riding), particularly within proximity to the Seymour Racecourse and along the Goulburn River. S7.16 Improve existing pedestrian links under the railway line (including near Anzac Avenue and the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre), through increased lighting, the provision of wayfinding from both sides, landscaping at both approaches, opportunities for public art and upgraded and widened underpasses (longer term). S7.17 Identify opportunities for new links across the railway line, where appropriate. S7.18 Provide access for all levels of mobility through Precedent Image - Provide public transport amenities to compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act in enhance this as an alternative transport option. all public realm works.

0315-0166-40 R001 Draft Structure Plan_Rev21 69 S7.19 Investigate the opportunity to provide a pedestrian Street Network / cycle path between Seymour and Puckapunyal. S7.20 Undertake a feasibility study to consider a logical S7.32 Develop a street network that creates a clear alignment for the Seymour Great Victorian Rail Trail hierarchy of vehicular movement across Seymour having regard to the key shared trails and alignment generally in accordance with Figure 19. options as outlined in Figure 17. S7.33 Upgrade Emily Street, Anzac Avenue, Wallis Street, S7.21 Liaise with St Mary’s College to negotiate and secure High Street, Crawford Street and Oak Street in the provision of a pedestrian link along the south accordance with cross sections identified in this side of St Mary’s College to connect the town centre Structure Plan. Refer to Appendix D for cross to proposed trails along Whiteheads Creek. sections. Public Transport S7.34 Investigate opportunities to improve the appearance of residential streets by utilising publicly S7.22 Strengthen the railway station as the transport accessible space to allow for landscaping, green interchange for Seymour including the provision of space, traffic calming and stormwater treatments facilities and connections for pedestrians, cyclists, to improve amenity, safety, environment and use of public transport and carparks. this space. S7.23 Support Public Transport Victoria’s proposed S7.35 Ensure new road alignments respond to upgrades for the Seymour Railway Station and topography, capture views and respond to existing investigate other improvements to enhance the vegetation. amenity and appearance of this space for residents S7.36 Require new developments to provide a compact and visitors. street and block pattern and to have more than one S7.24 Improve pedestrian and cycle access to the railway point of access / egress, particularly for bushfire station to reduce demand for parking. safety, permeability and accessibility. S7.25 Investigate options for additional railway station S7.37 Facilitate the development of a Heavy Vehicle Route parking, in collaboration with Public Transport that allows for suitable freight access generally as Victoria, as identified in this Structure Plan. identified in Figure 19. S7.26 Advocate for bus and train services to be better S7.38 Work collaboratively with VicRoads to facilitate aligned and for the frequency of services to be improved connections along and across Emily Street increased. as part of a broader masterplan for the Riverfront and Emily Street. S7.27 Advocate for improved public transport connections between Seymour and surrounding towns, as well Parking Considerations as weekend and night time services. S7.39 Investigate options for large recreational vehicle S7.28 Advocate for improved bus stops around the town parking, as identified in this Structure Plan. centre and at key locations by providing shelters and service information and ensuring adequate pedestrian access. S7.29 Advocate for planned improvements to the Metropolitan Line to enable improvement to the frequency and speed of services to Seymour. S7.30 Advocate for upgrades to track signalising that allow for increased track speeds and improve travel times from Melbourne to Seymour. S7.31 Work with Federal Government and key stakeholders to identify a preferred route for the proposed high speed rail corridor and the railway station through Seymour.

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