NORTH SYDNEY FORESHORE ACCESS STRATEGY G C or ove e GO RE B ERRY I CO VE RE ESERVE S R AV ERVE E S LAN T E M L ILR O A P D Y E A SMOOTH SHI R S LE Y T T EY R C Y PARK A O B RD N L Ba E S T ll BADAN RE A R s Hea VE I S V E ERV R B GI BADAN RE B E O ay S R ERVE R O D N G I A I OY STER CO VE RE SER VE d O X KI NG L S T E R Y T SUGA R WOR KS R R O A C O D A G S T R H Prepared for: E C I S A H S ERVE L I N S B O ST IC O H A H R C E O N L A N N L ET O O EX COAL LOADER/CALTEX SITE Y L R R B A C S S T S HEAD E T BALL D S R T Prepared by: I B V E ST Environmental A L XLEY L RD S L S LS T S L W S T A T L A O HEAD O W L C O BRENNAN O LA L O A T R PAR ME K HU I T D N K S T S T B W E I L X BP L errys Ba O L O ST H D S A O IT Z R N O E N E W IGH ST K E S I N L North Sydney Council G NE L 200 Miller Street LA Y H North Sydney NSW 2060 A S R R T R D I S O T T R D y N ES T B A Y R S BRO ST I OK D N C C PORT JACKSON L M M A A A A P P T E E I E A D D R S R E E I N S S C G T T S S L L A R R BO P A I I AT T R R A B A D U I R IL I N D N E ER M S S W S N L L ALK T I I S N N R E K K E E c E E T H Y Partnership (NSW) Pty Ltd A P T A T S T O R HAMILT N D ON FRED AVE RONG ST HUTLEY S T EDWARD ST M O U N C T A CASSINS LA R C WHE L A R O S I S D W I N G A R E V E E S F B N T LUE A R NO E B C L S S IVI RTH C E ERVE P JAMES PL C R O ST O INT C S R S N ENTR TUC YDNE KER ST T Y B L E Y U E MILLER ST MILLER ST M c ELLIO T ST M T S T S aho DEN ISON S T T W RD ST S A T n BARDSL s L DN M G P ITTLE SPRIN G ST HARNETT ST S E c o Laven O M S in W P T o a N t h h i n A a o t ER H ST r S WALK LYTTO n T R f A A ' X R D R D s M B E S S Y N P P S S B T D M Y E R D P O N O ay R ST E I A P S Y A A A P R R F F d F I T K S A S R S D T T T O R T K N E K er S A A A N O V D E HUR ST RID E S I W G T EET E A R ROAD CLOSU RE R T A H M M U I D R Y D D L S E LN M T I S R E S E S R R AY R V ESSW M XPR O E O D I E L WARR A BELLS AVE S ALFRED NORTH D WA RR W IN GA L E H LITT C A A L M I H N I M G R M ESERVE H E S c TREE R D A O T Y T P A E R R K N E S T M i ls o PARK n s P AVE o in O O t C areenin C H UR CH PRIMR I LL OS g K K K E E PARK S T E Cov R T T T O N P A A A R N K K D eutra E Hig N O B S e W h R S BA RY Street T har ay L L f A C OL WYCOMBE RE IN l SE D IA RV E S H E P L L L A K L D O irribilli Poin Y O G K B O O W E U T R ST N I URROWAY E N Kirri E T T t b illi Wh B E a r f I N T L O O K O U A B E N A D B D D U R E C O N A T O I LA O N K A L L I S RD T KurrabaKu Point E R S T A V E P R L O A A S P V R E D C E T T T T T T T A R A D V R ST LANGLEY D LAN E E PLACE GLEY AV MACPHERSON C R E R M E S E O R R V N E E April 2007 R E R S D E R OldO Cremorne V E C R E E E M O R N E Mosman C R E S remorne E W har B f ay Ro b P ertsons o i nt This page intentionally left blank for double sided printing NORTH SYDNEY FORESHORE ACCESS STRATEGY CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 5.0 ACCESS PLAN 51 5.1 Generally 51 1.0 INTRODUCTION 11 5.2 The Access Plan 51 5.2.1 Gore Cove - Area 1 56 1.1 Purpose of the Foreshore Access Strategy 11 5.2.2 Balls Head Bay - Area 2 58 1.2 Study Process 11 5.2.3 Berrys Bay - Area 3 60 1.3 An Access Vision 12 5.2.4 Lavender Bay - Area 4 62 1.4 How to use the Access Strategy 12 5.2.5 Milsons Point to Kirribilli - Area 5 64 5.2.6 Careening Cove - Area 6 66 2.0 EXISTING ACCESS REVIEW 13 5.2.7 Neutral Bay - Area 7 68 2.1 Existing Access System 13 5.2.8 Shell Cove - Area 8 70 2.2 Accessing the System 15 5.2.9 Mosman Bay - Area 9 72 2.3 Missing Links 16 5.2.10 Middle Harbour - Willoughby and Long Bay 2.4 Facilities 17 - Area 10 74 3.0 ACCESS MANAGEMENT 6.0 IMPLEMENTATION 77 FRAMEWORK 19 6.1 Criteria for priorities decision making 77 3.1 Generally 19 6.2 Design and Materials lifecycle assessment 79 3.2 Management Objectives 19 6.3 Costs Framework 80 3.3 Access Management Framework 20 6.4 Action Plan Overview 81 3.4 Walking Tracks System 29 6.5 Action Plans 84 3.5 Review of Access Strategies 30 6.6 Monitoring & Evaluation 96 3.5.1 Upgrade Existing Access 30 3.5.2 New Tracks 30 7.0 APPENDIX 97 3.5.3 Open Grassed Routes 30 7.1 Background Review 97 3.5.4 Links Adjoining Privately Owned 7.2 Capital Works Costs 105 Foreshores 31 7.3 Public Exhibition 3.5.5 Intertidal Access 32 Review of Submissions 107 3.5.6 Roadside Links 33 3.5.7 Craft Access 33 4.0 ACCESS SYSTEM 35 4.1 General Principles 35 4.2 Elements of the Access Hierarchy and related Design Principles 36 4.2.1 Walking Tracks (AS 2156) 37 - All Access Track (Class 1) 37 - Walking Path (Class 2) 38 - Walking Track (Class 3) 39 - Hiking Track (Class 4) 40 4.2.2 Shared Use Trails 41 4.2.3 Footpaths adjoining roads 42 4.2.4 Boardwalks 43 4.2.5 Grassed Access Links 44 4.2.6 Dedicated Open Space 45 4.2.7 Intertidal Access 46 4.2.8 Craft Access 47 Dinghy Storage & Launching 47 4.2.9 Craft Access 48 Kayak Storage & Launching 48 4.3 Material Finishes 49 April 2007 Page 3 This page intentionally left blank for double sided printing NORTH SYDNEY FORESHORE ACCESS STRATEGY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 Introduction Sydney Harbour is a magnet for both residents of the city and visitors alike, drawing us to its foreshores and to its waters for recreation, exercise, and to experience its physical beauty. North Sydney local Government area is blessed with a signifi cant portion of the harbour foreshores (18.6km) with approximately 60% of these as public reserves and parklands. Access to the foreshores has become a major community issue and a key aim of local government and other land managers. However sustainable and responsible access is not merely a matter of quantity, and physical provision.