North Sydney Council Traffic & Parking Area Scheme & Action Plan TAPAS Zone 3 DOCUMENT CONTROL North Sydney Council Traffic and Parking Area Schemes (TAPAS) Action Plans Title Draft Report Prepared for North Sydney Council Project Ref TBC Name Position Signed/Approved Date 24/02/2017 Senior Traffic Federico Ramos Engineer Originators 9/6/2017 North Sydney Michaela Kemp 27/7/2017 Council 7/11/2017 Associate Reviewer Andrew Brown 21/03/2017 Transport Planner Project Approver Colin Henson Development and Planning Manager Details of Revisions Rev Date Description WVR No. Approved 1 21/03/2017 Draft Report 24/02/2017 2 9/06/2017 Draft Report 3 27/07/2017 Draft Report (minor corrections) 4 7/11/2017 Final Report CONTACT DETAILS SMEC Australia Pty Ltd | www.smec.com Level 5, 20 Berry Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Tel: 02 9925 5555 Fax: 02 9925 5566 Representative: Federico Ramos P: 02 9925 5533 E: [email protected] SMEC | North Sydney Council TAPAS Zone 3 Action Plans Draft Report | Page i www.smec.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Community Strategic Plan ................................................................................. 5 1.3 Study Objectives ................................................................................................ 6 1.4 Data Collection and Review ............................................................................... 6 1.5 Community Engagement Feedback ................................................................... 7 1.6 Literature Review ............................................................................................... 7 1.7 Strategic Planning Context ................................................................................ 7 1.7.1 Disability Discrimination Act, 1992 ...................................................................... 7 1.7.2 Commonwealth Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport .................... 8 1.7.3 NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan .............................................................. 8 1.7.4 Transport for NSW – Sydney’s Walking Future .................................................... 9 1.7.5 Transport NSW Disability Action Plan 2012-2017 ................................................. 9 1.7.6 NSW Road Safety Strategy .............................................................................. 10 1.7.7 NSW Walking Strategy ..................................................................................... 10 1.7.8 NSW Ageing Strategy 2020 .............................................................................. 10 1.8 Local Planning Context .................................................................................... 10 1.8.1 North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2013 ................................................... 11 1.8.2 North Sydney Development Control Plan 2013 .................................................. 11 1.8.3 North Sydney Integrated Traffic and Parking Strategy ........................................ 12 1.8.4 North Sydney Integrated Cycling Strategy ......................................................... 13 1.8.5 Draft North Sydney Transport Strategy .............................................................. 14 2. STUDY AREA CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................ 16 2.1 Characteristics of Study Area .......................................................................... 16 2.2 Functional Road Hierarchy .............................................................................. 16 2.2.1 Administrative Road Hierarchy.......................................................................... 16 2.2.2 Functional Road Hierarchy ............................................................................... 16 2.3 Journey to Work Data (JTW) and Commuter Mode Share ................................ 17 2.3.1 Household vehicle ownership ........................................................................... 18 2.3.2 BTS Travel Zone System in the Core Study Area ............................................... 18 2.3.3 Population and Land Uses................................................................................ 19 2.3.4 Commuter Transport Mode Share ..................................................................... 20 2.4 Local Area Traffic Management Devices .......................................................... 22 2.5 Parking Facilities ............................................................................................. 22 2.5.1 Current Management Framework...................................................................... 22 2.5.2 On-street Parking Control Typologies ................................................................ 22 2.5.3 Current Permit Parking Scheme Operations ...................................................... 22 2.5.4 Restricted Parking Controls Operations ............................................................. 23 2.5.5 Mobility Parking Operations .............................................................................. 23 2.5.6 School Related Parking Control Operations ....................................................... 23 2.5.7 Car Share Operations ...................................................................................... 23 SMEC | North Sydney Council TAPAS Zone 3 Action Plans Draft Report | Page ii 2.5.8 Metered Parking Operations............................................................................. 23 2.6 Walking and Cycling Facilities......................................................................... 23 2.6.1 Walking Facilities ............................................................................................ 23 2.6.2 Cycling Facilities ............................................................................................. 24 2.7 Public Transport Facilities ............................................................................... 26 2.7.1 Bus Services ................................................................................................... 26 2.7.2 Rail & Ferry Services ....................................................................................... 27 2.8 Crash Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 28 3. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS................................................................................... 5 3.1 Sydney Metro..................................................................................................... 5 3.1.1 Crows Nest Station............................................................................................ 5 3.1.2 Victoria Cross Station ........................................................................................ 6 3.2 Traffic Impact Assessment of Ongoing Development ....................................... 6 3.2.1 Cumulative Traffic Generation Assessment ......................................................... 6 4. EXISTING TRANSPORT ISSUES IDENTIFIED THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 8 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Transport for NSW ............................................................................................. 8 4.3 Roads and Maritime Services ............................................................................ 9 4.4 Cycling Strategy ................................................................................................ 9 4.5 Matters Referred to Other Council Departments.............................................. 10 5. TAPAS ACTIONS PLANS ........................................................................................... 11 5.1 Action Plan Development ................................................................................ 11 5.1.1 Existing Conditions (Problem Score)................................................................. 11 5.1.2 Community Strategic Plan Criteria .................................................................... 11 5.1.3 Total Project Score .......................................................................................... 12 5.2 Parking Review ................................................................................................ 13 5.3 TAPAS Act ions – Parking ................................................................................ 13 6. APPROVALS PROCESSES ........................................................................................ 15 APPENDIX A – PRIORITISED ACTION PLAN ..................................................................... 16 APPENDIX B – ITEMS REFERRED TO TRANSPORT FOR NSW ......................................... 17 APPENDIX C – ITEMS REFERRED TO ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES........................ 18 APPENDIX D – ITEMS REFERRED TO OTHER COUNCIL DEPARTMENTS ......................... 19 APPENDIX E – ITEMS NOTED AS PART OF THIS STUDY .................................................. 20 APPENDIX F – ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND SCORING METHODOLOGY ....................... 21 SMEC | North Sydney Council TAPAS Zone 3 Action Plans Draft Report | Page iii List of Figures Figure 1: TAPAS Action Plan Study Area .................................................................................................................................................................................