City of Port Adelaide Enfield Report for Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Final Report October 2011 This Report: 1. has been prepared by GHD Pty Ltd for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield; 2. may only be used and relied on by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield; 3. must not be copied to, used by, or relied on by any person other than the City of Port Adelaide Enfield without the prior written consent of GHD; 4. may only be used for the purpose of planning for the Port Adelaide Centre (and must not be used for any other purpose). GHD and its servants, employees and officers otherwise expressly disclaim responsibility to any person other than the City of Port Adelaide Enfield arising from or in connection with this Report. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all implied warranties and conditions in relation to the services provided by GHD and the Report are excluded unless they are expressly stated to apply in this Report. The services undertaken by GHD in connection with preparing this Report: x were limited to those specifically detailed in Sections 1 to 6 and 8 of this Report; x did not include Section 7 provided by Leedwell Strategic. The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this Report are based on assumptions made by GHD when undertaking services and preparing the Report (“Assumptions”), including (but not limited to): x data for the parking demand analysis was provided by Land Management Corporation as part of the McLaren Wharf Masterplan x information from the Cruickshank’s Corner Parking Demand Study completed for the Land Management Corporation in October 2010 was used in this report GHD expressly disclaims responsibility for any error in, or omission from, this Report arising from or in connection with any of the Assumptions being incorrect. Subject to the paragraphs in this section of the Report, the opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this Report are based on conditions encountered and information reviewed at the time of preparation and may be relied on until six months, after which time, GHD expressly disclaims responsibility for any error in, or omission from, this Report arising from or in connection with those opinions, conclusions and any recommendations. 33/15817/46085 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Final Report Contents Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction 9 1.1 Background 9 1.2 Car Parking Precincts within the Port Adelaide Centre 11 1.3 Study Objectives 12 1.4 Report Structure 13 2. Planning Context 14 2.1 Strategic Planning Documents 14 2.2 McLaren Wharf and Cruickshank’s Corner Precincts Master Plan 22 2.3 History of Car Parking Studies in the Port Adelaide Centre 24 2.4 Other Relevant Documents 32 2.5 Port Adelaide Enfield (City) Development Plan 34 3. Summary of Stakeholder Consultation 41 3.1 Government Agencies 41 3.2 Port Adelaide Businesses 46 3.3 Museums and Tourist Operators 54 3.4 Summary of the Key Findings from the Stakeholder Discussions 58 4. Public Car Parking Capacity Assessment 59 4.1 Existing Parking Controls and Land Ownership 59 4.2 Car Parking Surveys 62 4.3 Parking Occupancy by Comparing Aerial Imagery 66 4.4 Analysis of Car Parking Capacity in Port Adelaide 68 5. Traffic, Bus and Pedestrian Movements 81 5.1 Traffic Movements 81 5.2 Public Transport 89 5.3 Pedestrian Movements 94 6. Future Car Parking Demand 101 6.1 Development of a Strategic Parking Policy 101 6.2 Future Directions for Car Parking in the Port Adelaide Centre 101 6.3 Future Public Parking Demand by Precinct 102 7. Funding Mechanisms for Additional Car Parking 110 33/15817/46085 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Final Report 7.1 Background to the Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking Fund 110 7.2 Review of the Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking Fund 112 7.3 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking Fund Council Grant Scheme 113 7.4 Funding Options for Increased Public Car Parking 113 7.5 Port Adelaide Car Parking Fund Recommendations 123 8. Conclusions and Recommendations 124 8.1 Conclusions 124 8.2 Suggested Short Term Measures 125 8.3 Suggested Medium Term Initiatives 137 8.4 Suggested Long Term Strategies 138 Table Index Table 1 Existing Parking Capacity by Precinct 12 Table 2 Car Parking Generation Rates Proposed in the QED Parking and Movement Report 27 Table 3 Space and Vacancy Rates for Retail Premises in the Port Adelaide Centre 34 Table 4 Trading Hours at the Port Mall Shopping Centre 47 Table 5 Trading Hours at the Port Canal Shopping Centre 50 Table 6 Weekday Car Parking Demand Forecasts in the Port Adelaide Centre 103 Table 7 Car Parking Rates Used for the Future Car Parking Demand Analysis 104 Table 8 Additional Car Parking Demand from the McLaren Wharf Yield Table 105 Table 9 Public Car Park Funding Options 115 Table 10 Applicability of Public Car Park Funding Options 123 Table 11 Car Parking Rates at Hillarys Boat Harbour, Western Australia 143 Table 12 Car Parking Rates for the Albany Waterfront, Western Australia 144 Figure Index Figure 1 Overview of the Public Car Parking Capacity Assessment for the Port Adelaide Centre 2 Figure 2 Comparison of Parking Capacity to Future Car Parking Demand in the Port Adelaide Centre for the Long Term Scenario 4 33/15817/46085 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Final Report Figure 3 Suggested Parking Controls for the Port Adelaide Centre 5 Figure 4 Suggested Street Infrastructure Plan for the Port Adelaide Centre 6 Figure 5 Pedestrian Movement Network with Suggested Bus Stop Relocations 7 Figure 6 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Area 9 Figure 7 Car Parking Precincts Within the Port Adelaide Centre 11 Figure 8 Port Adelaide Policy Areas 15 Figure 9 Site for the Newport Quays Precinct 5 Development 21 Figure 10 McLaren Wharf and Cruickshank’s Corner Precinct Study Area 23 Figure 11 Off-Street Car Parking Strategy in the 1997 Car Parking and Traffic Management Plan 24 Figure 12 Parking Strategy Proposed in the 2003 QED Study 28 Figure 13 Options Proposed in the Port Adelaide Car Parking Study by Hassell in 2005 31 Figure 14 Port Adelaide Centre Traffic and Transport Concept Plan 38 Figure 15 Port Adelaide Car Parking Policy Areas 39 Figure 16 Ownership of the Port Mall Shopping Centre Car Park 42 Figure 17 Port Adelaide On-street Bus Interchange in Commercial Road 45 Figure 18 Tenancy Mix at the Port Mall Shopping Centre 47 Figure 19 Tenancy Mix at the Port Mall Shopping Centre 50 Figure 20 Existing Parking Controls in the Port Adelaide Centre 60 Figure 21 Existing Land Ownership in the Port Adelaide Centre 61 Figure 22 Precincts for the Parking Surveys in the Port Adelaide Centre 62 Figure 23 Percentage Occupancy for Off-street Car Parking 63 Figure 24 Average Duration for Off-street Car Parking 64 Figure 25 Percentage Occupancy for On-street Car Parking 65 Figure 26 Average Duration for On-street Car Parking 66 Figure 27 Occupancy Counts with a Comparison of Aerial Imagery 67 Figure 28 Comparison of Weekday Car Parking Demand with Parking Capacity in the Port Adelaide Centre in March 2011 68 33/15817/46085 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Final Report Figure 29 Off-Street Car Parking at the Port Mall Shopping Centre 69 Figure 30 Decked Car Parking adjacent to the Port Mall Shopping Centre 69 Figure 31 On-Street Car Parking surrounding the Port Mall Shopping Centre 70 Figure 32 Busy Car Parking Areas at the Port Canal Shopping Centre 71 Figure 33 Under-Utilised Car Parking Areas at the Port Canal Shopping Centre 71 Figure 34 Under-Utilised Car Parking Areas on the Southern Fringe of the Port Canal Mall 72 Figure 35 On-Street Car Parking Areas near the Port Canal Mall 72 Figure 36 Car Parking Areas in the TAFE and Education Precinct 73 Figure 37 On-Street Car Parking in the TAFE and Education Precinct 74 Figure 38 Off-Street Car Parking Areas at the Council Office 74 Figure 39 Car Parking Areas Near the Fishermen’s Wharf Markets 75 Figure 40 On-Street Car Parking near the Council Office 75 Figure 41 Off-Street Car Parking Areas in the Heritage Waterfront Precinct 76 Figure 42 On-Street Car Parking in the Heritage Waterfront Precinct 77 Figure 43 Off-Street Car Parking at the National Railway Museum 78 Figure 44 On-Street Car Parking Within the National Railway Museum Precinct 78 Figure 45 Overview of the Public Car Parking Capacity Assessment for the Port Adelaide Centre 79 Figure 46 Locality Map for the Port Adelaide Traffic Counts 81 Figure 47 Comparison of AADT Volumes at St Vincent Street and Nelson Street 82 Figure 48 Comparison of Total Truck Percentages at St Vincent St and Nelson Street 82 Figure 49 Comparison of Heavy Truck Percentages at St Vincent Street and Nelson Street 83 Figure 50 Comparison of AADT Volumes at Commercial Road and St Vincent Street 83 Figure 51 Comparison of Total Truck Percentages at Commercial Road and St Vincent Street 84 33/15817/46085 Port Adelaide Centre Car Parking and Movement Study Final Report Figure 52 Comparison of Heavy Truck Volumes at Commercial Road and St Vincent Street 84 Figure 53 Comparison of AADT Volumes at Commercial Road and Godfrey Street 85 Figure 54 Comparison of Total Truck Percentages at Commercial Road and Godfrey Street 85 Figure 55 Comparison of Heavy Truck Volumes at Commercial Road and Godfrey Street 86 Figure 56 Traffic Volumes in the Port Adelaide Centre Since 2008 88 Figure 57 800 m Walking Catchment around the Port Adelaide Railway Station 89 Figure 58 Existing Bus Stops in the Port Adelaide Centre 90 Figure 59 Bus Stops at the Bus Interchange in Commercial Road south of St