Community Information Session: Traffic and Parking Impact Study Outcomes Planning Proposal (Bunnings) 461-495 Victoria Rd, Gladesville

Presentation Outline 1. Background

1. The planning proposal

2. Process to date

2. What we have heard from you – to Aug 2014

3. Traffic Study – two main outcomes: 1. Draft Preferred Network Plan

2. Draft Parking Strategy

4. Traffic Study Q and A Session

5. What happens next – opportunity to comment

Agenda

Site and its context

Bunnings Proposed Land Use Zoning (exhibited)

Amend from IN2 to

B5 to enable

Bunnings and bulky

goods warehouse

Bunnings Proposed Height (exhibited)

Existing Height Control – none specified

Proposed Height Control • RL63 (12 to 15 metres

building height)

• RL52 (6 to 14 metres

building height) and

• RL42 (0 to 4 metres)

What is the Bunnings’ proposal?

Initial Concept Plans • 2 level Bunnings Warehouse (16,000m2) and a

Bulky Goods Retail Centre (22,000m2)

• Building Heights - equivalent to 3 - 4 storey

building (Fernwood Building)

• Basement car parking (895 spaces)

• Tennyson Rd/Victoria Road access and Frank

Street access

The process to date

March 2012 Bunnings Planning Proposal

submitted to change the height & zoning planning controls

• Supported by Council Nov 2012 for exhibition purposes

November 2012 Development Application

demolition of building, new bus lane, + vehicle ramp at Tennyson Rd

• Approved by Council 23 July 2013

March 2013 Gateway Determination

issued by NSW Planning subject to B5 land use zone

• April 2013 Council supported proposal to proceed to consultation

The process to date

August 2013 Community workshop

on traffic impacts from a potential Bunnings if site is rezoned

• Followed issues raised during public consultation in June-July 2013

November 2013 Council defers decision

on the planning controls for the site pending a new traffic study

• Study brief prepared by Council. RMS comments.

June 2014

Traffic study commenced with data collection

• August 2014 community workshop – what we have found so far

What we heard from you June-August 2013

Increased traffic congestion

Increased impacts on

availability of on-street parking

Impact on character and

nature of ‘local area’

Validity of traffic counts and traffic

modelling

Safety of residents

(particularly children)

Increase in heavy / large vehicles

Cumulative impact with

future / existing development

Impacts on traffic and road

network

Building bulk and built form not in

keeping with surrounding area

Loss of privacy for nearby

houses

Impact on property prices /

values

Potential overshadowing

of nearby houses

Added noise from increased

traffic and activity

Impacts on established retail centres hierarchy

Added noise from longer

trading hours plus weekends

Stormwater and flooding not fully

addressed

• Issues identified for AM Peak, PM Peak and Saturday Peak

ARE reflective of your streets & local area

• Traffic Model/Traffic & Parking Study should also consider:

– Traffic generation at times outside peaks, on weekends, summer

months (proximity of RALC)

– Impacts on residential amenity on weekends & evenings

– Number & type of trucks, delivery hours

– Separating the industrial & Bunnings traffic from residential traffic

– Pedestrian access & safety

– Access to the Bunnings site from Victoria Road only

– Identification of the retail catchment & where traffic will originate

– Traffic speeds

What we heard from you 28 August 2014

Planning Proposal and Local Development Activity

Bunnings

Site

Bunnings Gladesville Traffic Study:

Draft Preferred Network Option Modelling Results

and Parking Strategy

Damien Bitzios

Stephen Read

Alan Finlay

Jeremy Smith

Overview

Study Process

Objectives in developing the strategies

Traffic Model and Option Testing

─ 2014 Base Case

─ Future - Bunnings Traffic Only

─ Future - Bunnings Traffic + Other

Potential Growth

Results

─ Bunnings Traffic Impacts/Needs

─ Other Development Impacts/Needs

Parking Strategy

Benefits of the Draft Preferred Network

Where to from here…

Study Process

Stage 1 • Data Collection and Validation

Stage 2 • Traffic Model Development and Calibration

Stage 3 • Future Options Development, Testing, Appraisal

Stage 4 • Consultation, “Plan” Development and Reporting

Objectives of the Traffic and Parking Improvements Strategy

From previous consultation, we understand the need to:

1. Minimise the impacts of development traffic into

local residential areas, particularly in off-peak times

2. Optimise traffic operations during peak periods

3. Limit the impact of parking demand growth on

residential streets whilst allowing business to

prosper

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Network Option Tests

1. Cressy Road approach to Victoria Road - 2 lanes

2. New link - Frank Street to Buffalo Road

3. Speed management scheme : Higginbotham-Thompson

4. College Street closed just west of Orient Street

5. College Street/Eltham/Monash signals

6. Ryde Road/Monash Road signals

7. Monash approach to Victoria Road widened

8. Signalised right turn from Victoria to Westminster

9. Close Eltham east of Westminster

10. Eltham Street one-way eastbound between Aldi and west of

the Oxford/Westminster roundabout

11. Afternoon peak right turn ban from Victoria into Jordan Street

12. Frank Street left in/out at Victoria and new 4 way signals at

Weaver/Victoria/Bunnings (all movements)

13. Frank Street access for Bunnings

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Option Testing 2021 & 2031

The draft preferred network scenario was tested under three development scenarios:

Bunnings site + Potential growth

Bunnings site traffic only

Potential growth only (i.e. No Bunnings site development)

Network scenarios were developed with Council and RMS to ensure:

Street closures and other measures to protect residential amenity

Intersection control measures (upgrades, turn bans) to manage consequential traffic impacts of

Bunnings and other potential growth

Traffic calming measures and speed control measures to both reduce and slow down traffic

Capacity improvement measures for the road network to encourage the right types of traffic on the

right roads

Traffic, pedestrian and cyclist safety

Draft

Preferred

Network

College Street one-way scheme

Cressy Road scheme

• Cressy Road widened at Victoria

Road

• 2 lanes turning right now

• Needed because Frank Street

traffic moved to Cressy

LATM (Local Area Traffic Management) measures

Recommended for:

Orient Street

Higginbotham-Thompson

Example LATM treatments:

One-way slow points

Chicanes

Speed platforms

Image Source: AustRoads Guide to Traffic Management.

Part 8: Local Area Traffic Management

Bunnings

Impact

Mitigation

Potential

Growth

Impact

Mitigation

Mitigating

existing issues

Draft Preferred Network - Responsibilities

1. College Street one-way eastbound west of Orient Street

2. Left only out of the Bunnings site at Frank Street

3. Cressy Road widened to two lanes to allow double right turn into Victoria Road

4. Proposed Bunnings access point at Tennyson Road

5. New signalised intersection at Monash/College/Eltham

6. Eltham Street one-way eastbound between Aldi and commercial development

7. No parking on Monash Road (eastern side) south of Eltham Street during all peaks

8. Introduce signalised (non-filtered) right turn into Westminster Road from Victoria Road

9. Ban right turn into Jordan Street from Victoria Road during PM peak

10. LATM measures in Orient Street

11. Speed management scheme in Higginbotham/Thompson corridor

Some Modelling Results

Daily traffic volume analysis (why 2031?)

Bunnings traffic route analysis

Daily Traffic Volumes (Weekday)

Potential Growth

+ BUNNINGS

= one way scheme

*Preferred Network only

Key:

2014 Current Situation

2031 ‘Do Nothing’

2031 Preferred Network

Daily Traffic Volumes (Saturday)

Potential Growth

+ BUNNINGS

Key:

2014 Current Situation

2031 ‘Do Nothing’

2031 Preferred Network

= one way scheme

*Preferred Network only

Daily Traffic Volumes (Weekday)

BUNNINGS only

Key:

2014 Current Situation

2031 ‘Do Nothing’

2031 Preferred Network

= one way scheme

*Preferred Network only

Daily Traffic Volumes (Saturday)

BUNNINGS only

Key:

2014 Current Situation

2031 ‘Do Nothing’

2031 Preferred Network

= one way scheme

*Preferred Network only

Bunnings Traffic Routes (‘Do Nothing’)

BUNNINGS

Victoria Road WEST

Ryde Road

Victoria Road EAST

Cressy Road Buffalo Road

Tennyson Road

Morrison

Road

Pittwater Road

Orient St and College St heavily

used to access/egress Bunnings

PM (5:30pm – 5:45pm)

Bunnings Traffic Routes (Draft Preferred Network)

Victoria Road WEST

Ryde Road

Victoria Road EAST

Cressy Road Buffalo Road

Tennyson Road

Morrison

Road

Pittwater Road

BUNNINGS

PM (5:30pm – 5:45pm)

Less than

20veh/hr

No traffic on Orient St,

College St, or Eltham St

due to one-way schemes

Parking Strategy: Existing Conditions

Eltham Street, College

Street and Buffalo Road

were observed with high

parking demands.

LEGEND:

Existing no parking

Existing unrestricted

Existing duration restrictions

Unmarked parking spaces

Marked parking spaces

Parking Strategy: Future Demands

Off-street Parking Demand Generation Rates

were based on the following:

• Mixed Use (Residential & Commercial)

• DCP (depending on details)

• OR 1.25 spaces per apartment

• Commercial

• DCP: 1 space/40m2 GFA

• Retail

• DCP: 1 space/25m2 GFA

Off-street parking provision is intended to limit

spill-over into on-street capacity.

Parking Strategy: On-Street Parking Recommendations

On-street parking

duration restrictions

are recommended

Extensive marking of

on-street parking bays

for parking efficiency.

indicates

duration restriction

recommendation

Marked bays as is

LEGEND:

Existing no parking

Existing unrestricted

Existing duration restrictions

Proposed duration restrictions

Unmarked parking spaces

Marked parking spaces

Parking Strategy: Bunnings Provision

Hardware Store and Bulky Goods Store Parking

Provision Rates Using R.O.A.R Data, RMS surveys,

confirmed by RMS:

Hardware: 2.0 bays per 100m2

Bulky Goods: 1.6 bays per 100m2

Source: John R. Brogan Associates:

1277:P031 C (left)

1277:P122 C (above)

DCP Requirement: 655 parking spaces

Proposal: 895 planned parking spaces

Bunnings provides parking well above its

DCP obligations.

Preferred Network and Parking Strategy Conclusions

The Goal:

To improve residential street amenity (the right traffic on the right roads) while managing

development impacts.

How its achieved:

Bunnings impact mitigation works to stop traffic using local streets

Potential growth impact mitigation works

Mitigating existing traffic issues

Community Benefits:

Reducing and managing traffic on local streets

Pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements

Reduced long stay parking in busy areas

Where to from here…

Finalise the preferred network

Finalise the parking strategy

Develop an implementation plan including

responsibilities and triggers

Draft and Final Study Reports

Bunnings Gladesville Traffic and Parking Study:

Questions or Comments?

• Information available for community comment:

Now:

• Draft Executive Summary

• PowerPoint Presentation - Bitzios

From 10 December:

• Draft Traffic and Parking Impact Study (full

document)

• Closing date for submissions: 30 January 2015

Invitation to Comment

From 30 January 2015:

Next Steps 2015

Community comments considered

Draft Traffic & Parking Study finalised

Final Draft Traffic & Parking Study & assessment

of Planning Proposal reported to Council

(report will include all community comments)

Thank you

To keep updated on the progress of the

Bunnings Traffic Study and Planning Proposal

please register your interest at:

cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au