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98 - 104 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe Transport Assessment February 2014

Project: 98 - 104 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe

Title: Transport Assessment

Document Reference: S:\salt\017 Edinburgh\Report\R1C140227.doc

Prepared by: Andrew Brown

Reviewed by: Karl Hancock

Revisions:

Date Status Reference Approved by Initials

7 February 2014 A R1A140203 K Hancock

12 February 2014 B R1B140212 K Hancock

27 February 2014 C R1C140227 K Hancock

98 - 104 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe Transport Assessment i

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1

2 EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................. 1

2.1 Existing Site ........................................................................................................................... 1

2.2 Site Location and Surrounding Road Network................................................................. 2

2.3 Road Safety ........................................................................................................................... 3

2.4 Existing Passenger Transport Facilities ............................................................................. 4

2.4.1 Bus Transport ............................................................................................................. 4

2.4.2 Train Transport........................................................................................................... 4

2.4.3 Existing Walking Facilities ......................................................................................... 5

3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 5

4 ACCESS ............................................................................................................................................. 6

4.1 Internal Pedestrian Access and Connectivity ................................................................... 6

4.2 Sight Visibility ....................................................................................................................... 6

5 PARKING .......................................................................................................................................... 7

5.1 Proposed Parking Provision ................................................................................................ 7

5.2 District Plan Requirements ................................................................................................. 7

6 TRAFFIC GENERATION AND IMPACT ON SURROUNDING NETWORK ..................................... 8

6.1 Trip Generation .................................................................................................................... 8

6.2 Impact on the Surrounding Road Network ...................................................................... 9

7 LOADING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... 9

8 DISTRICT PLAN ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................................... 9

9 CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC ............................................................................................................ 10

10 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................ 11

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A

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98 - 104 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe Transport Assessment 1

1 INTRODUCTION

Flow Transportation Specialists Ltd (Flow) has been commissioned to undertake the following

transport assessment to identify and assess the traffic engineering and transport planning matters

relating to a proposed residential development comprising 36 units for the elderly at 98 – 104

Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe.

The report accordingly addresses the transportation planning issues concerning the proposed

development, which will be located on land currently occupied by the Pukekohe Lawn Tennis Club.

The report specifically includes:

A brief description of the background transport information relating to the site

The location and operation of the access facility in and out of the site

The location, layout and adequacy of the parking facilities that will be made available on site to

support the proposed development

The amount of vehicular traffic that will be generated by the site and the effect this generated

traffic will have on the operation of the site access and surrounding road network

An assessment of the proposal with regard to the rules and policies as contained in the Auckland

Council District Plan Operative Franklin Section

These and other matters will be addressed in the following text within this report. By way of summary

it can be concluded that there is no transport planning or traffic engineering matter to preclude the

proposed development of 36 elderly person units on the site.

2 EXISTING CONDITIONS

2.1 Existing Site

The proposed site comprises the existing Pukekohe Lawn Tennis Club and associated access from

Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe, as shown outlined in red on Figure 1.


Figure 1: Aerial Site Location Plan

2.2 Site Location and Surrounding Road Network

The proposed site is located at 98 – 104 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe some 450 m from Pukekohe town

centre. The town centre provides a range of business and community facilities, such as a post shop,

medical centre, chemist, banks, cafés and restaurants, a library, cinema and a supermarket.

Edinburgh Street is classified in the Auckland Council District Plan Operative Franklin Section as a

district arterial road. It provides a connection between the town centre and State Highway 22, which

in turn provides a connection to State Highway 1.

Figure 2 illustrates the site location in context to the surrounding road network.


Figure 2: Site Location and Surrounding Road Network

2.3 Road Safety

A search of the NZ Transport Agency (formerly Land Transport New Zealand) Crash Analysis System

(CAS) was undertaken for the period 2008 to 2013 inclusive. This includes five full years between 2008

and 2012 and part of 2013. The search focussed on Edinburgh Street between Albert Street and Blair

Avenue, with three crashes reported in this location over the period. Details of the three crashes are

as follows:

1 non-injury crash occurred at the Edinburgh Street/ Albert Street priority intersection, which

involved a motorcycle travelling northbound on Edinburgh Street which hit the rear of another

motorcycle turning left at the intersection

1 non-injury accident occurred on Edinburgh Street 20 m north of Hall Street. This involved a car

travelling southbound on Edinburgh Street, which hit a parked vehicle. Alcohol related, or test

refused

1 minor injury accident occurred at the Edinburgh Street/ Hall Street intersection. This involved a

cyclist travelling along Edinburgh Street that hit a car crossing.

It is noted that there are no inherent issues identified with the existing vehicular access or in the near

vicinity of the access. It is proposed to retain the existing vehicular access to the site and, given the

anticipated low traffic generation of the proposed development, no safety concerns are anticipated to

arise in this regard.


2.4 Existing Passenger Transport Facilities

2.4.1 Bus Transport

Bus service provision in the vicinity of the site has been reviewed. Whilst no bus services run along

Edinburgh Street, there are bus services that run along Seddon Street, which runs parallel to Edinburgh

Street. The bus stops on Seddon Street is approximately 380 to 400 m walk distance (via the footpath)

from the proposed site. Details of the services including route, service number and frequencies are

summarised in Table 1 and Figure 3 below.

Table 1: Pukekohe Bus Services

Bus Route Service Number Frequency (mins)

Weekday Saturday Sunday

Pukekohe Loop 465 60 - 120 - -

Pukekohe to Papakura and

Downtown Auckland via Drury

474/ 475/ 476/ 479 30 – 60 60 120

Figure 3: Bus routes through Pukekohe

As can be seen from Table 1 and Figure 3, Pukekohe is served by several bus services offering residents

of the proposed development the opportunity to travel by bus to a number of destinations.

2.4.2 Train Transport

The Pukekohe Rail Station is located on the south eastern side of Pukekohe some 1.3 km from the site

and is served by the Southern Line. This service operates between Pukekohe and Britomart via Sylvia

Park and Glen Innes. The frequency of the service on week days is generally hourly with some


additional services during the morning and evening peak periods, whilst at weekends the service

operates on an hourly basis throughout the day.

2.4.3 Existing Walking Facilities

The site is located some 400 m from Pukekohe town centre. There are footpaths on both sides of

Edinburgh Street between the proposed development and the town centre with pedestrian crossing

facilities at the Edinburgh Street/Tobin Street/Stadium Drive roundabout, including lowered kerbs,

tactile paving and pedestrian refuges. The town centre itself is at a flat grade with a number of zebra

crossings and pedestrian refuges to assist pedestrian movements throughout the town centre.

3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

The proposed development at 98 – 104 Edinburgh Street is for 36, one and two bedroom units to cater

for elderly residents, with the units restricted to residents aged 55 years or older. This development

will replace the Pukekohe Lawn Tennis Club. Figure 4 below illustrates the proposed site layout.

In essence, two 3-storey buildings will be developed on the site to accommodate the 36 units. Two of

the units are one-bedroom, with the remaining 34 units two-bedroom. Each building has a parking

area located on its eastern side, with vehicle and pedestrian access from Edinburgh Street.

Parking is provided for a total of 44 vehicles, 20 spaces in the car park east of Building 1, 19 spaces in

the parking area to the east of Building 2 and five visitor parking spaces located about the access

route. Four of the parking spaces, two in each car park area, have been designed for use by mobility

impaired. Access to and from the site is via a 5.5 m driveway from Edinburgh Street.

Each unit will be sold individually on a freehold unit title, with the grounds being maintained by way of

a Body Corporate.

Figure 4: Proposed Development


4 ACCESS

Access to the site is via the existing access from Edinburgh Street. This links into a 5.5 m driveway that

provides access through the site, serving both buildings and their respective parking areas. Two

narrower one-way sections are proposed on the section of access directly from Edinburgh Street.

These narrower sections help reduce vehicle speeds along the straight section of the access. Given the

access way is straight in nature there are clear sightlines about the narrow sections to ensure that a

vehicle can readily observe if another vehicle is approaching the narrow section. With the narrow

section located well inside the property boundary there is sufficient distance to allow vehicles to

queue on site if required.

The access between Buildings 1 and 2 is also proposed to be a one-way section, with a width of 3.5 m

and a length of approximately 30 m. Again, this section of access way is straight in nature with clear

sightlines to ensure that a vehicle can readily observe if another vehicle is approaching the narrow

section. The traffic volumes are anticipated to be relatively low in this location, and therefore the

incidence of two cars meeting in opposing directions is also relatively low.

The main access from Edinburgh Street will be gate controlled, with the gates set back within the

access to enable a car to pull off and wait clear of Edinburgh Street while the gate opens.

4.1 Internal Pedestrian Access and Connectivity

A pedestrian footpath, 1.2 m in width, is located adjacent to the vehicle access on its north side. The

pedestrian path links from the main entrance on Edinburgh Street to both buildings and car park

locations. Pedestrian facilities within the site will be designed to ensure ease of access for mobility

impaired residents.

4.2 Sight Visibility

Edinburgh Street is classified as a district arterial route within the roading hierarchy contained in the

Auckland Council District Plan Operative Franklin Section.

The Guidelines for Visibility at Driveways document (RTS6) published by the Land Transport Safety

Authority states that for a driveway fronting an arterial road with an operating speed of 60 km/hr the

required sight visibility is 115 m.

In the absence of traffic speed survey data, the operating speed of 60 km/hr has been calculated based

on the speed limit (50 km/hr) plus 15%. Sight visibility to the north was measured at some 300m,

whilst to the south was measured at some 250m.

Sight visibility from the access location is therefore considered to be acceptable. Photograph 1 and

Photograph 2 show there are clear lines of sight to the north and south of the Edinburgh Street access.


Photograph 1: Edinburgh Street looking north Photograph 2: Edinburgh Street looking south

5 PARKING

5.1 Proposed Parking Provision

It is intended to provide 20 car parking spaces in the car park associated with Building 1 and 19 car

parking spaces in the car park associated with Building 2. Five visitor parking spaces are also proposed,

with these located along the main site access. This provides for a total of 44 parking spaces on site.

The spaces provided on site are 2.6 m wide and are anticipated to be used by regular users. In order to

comply with the District Plan requirements a parking stall depth of 4.9 m (inclusive of the kerb

overhang) and manoeuvring aisle width of 7.0 m is required. The spaces on site all comply with these

requirements.

By way of summary, it can be concluded that the 44 spaces on site are adequate to meet the demands

of the residents and visitors. There is also an adequate supply of available parking in the vicinity of the

site for use by visitors if required, with the ability to park on Edinburgh Road.

Of the 44 spaces, four have been designed to suit disabled parking use. It is noted that the

development, being a residential development, does not need to provide disabled parking as it is not

listed in Schedule 2 of the Building Act 2004. Further, if the development was required to provide

disabled parking spaces, the provision of two spaces is sufficient to meet the Building Act

requirements.

5.2 District Plan Requirements

The Auckland Council District Plan Operative Franklin Section does not provide privately owned

“Housing for the Elderly” as a land use activity. Of relevance to the intended land use are multi-unit

housing and special housing developments (which provide for community or Council owned Housing

for the Elderly), with their respective parking rates outlined as follows:

Multi Unit Housing: 1.2 covered or uncovered parking space per unit where there are more than

6 units within a development.


Special Housing Developments: 1 parking space per self-contained unit, plus 1 parking space per

50m² gross floor area (excluding the units) or 1 parking space per two bedrooms (excluding the

units), whichever is the greater.

Table 2 summarises the parking required for the proposed development dependent on the land use

activity it is assessed against.

Table 2: Parking Requirements

Land Use Activity Parking Required

Multi Unit Housing 43

Special Housing 36

The parking to be provided complies with the multi-unit housing activity and special housing activity as

outlined in the Franklin section.

6 TRAFFIC GENERATION AND IMPACT ON SURROUNDING NETWORK

6.1 Trip Generation

In assessing the potential traffic to be generated by the site there are a number of contributing factors

with respect to the traffic generation of housing for the elderly. These are briefly outlined as follows:

Elderly people tend to drive less than the general public. This is usually reflected in a lower

traffic generation rate applied to elderly persons housing.

Further to this, the travel patterns of the elderly tend to result in most of their travel occurring

outside of the peak periods, especially the morning peak period.

The site is also well situated in terms of pedestrian amenities with a flat grade allowing access to

the Pukekohe Town Centre which has a wide range of shops to serve the residents.

Overall the location of the proposed development, as well as the demographic of the residents,

suggests the traffic generation of the site will be low.

Regardless of this, the following assessment has been based on traffic generation rates contained in

the “Guide to Traffic Generating Developments” published by Roads and Traffic Authority, RTA, of New

South Wales. The traffic generation of “housing for the aged and disabled persons” is reported as:

Daily traffic generation of 1 to 2 trips per dwelling;

Evening peak hour traffic generation of 0.1 to 0.2 trips per dwelling.

The RTA further notes that the range in the trip rates is usually depicted by the type of “housing for the

aged” provided. The higher end of the range is more applicable to “resident funded” developments

while the lower end of the range is more applicable to “subsidised” developments. Also, trip rates are

dependent on external factors such as the availability of alternative modes of transport.

Accordingly a peak hour trip rate of 0.2 trips per unit and a daily rate of 2 trips per unit have been

applied to the proposed development.

The resulting trips expected to be generated from the 36 units are as follows:


Morning and Afternoon Peak Hour Trips = 7 trips

Daily Vehicle Trips = 70 trips

6.2 Impact on the Surrounding Road Network

The proposed development is expected to generate 7 vehicle trips in the morning and afternoon peak

hour and a daily volume of some 70 trips.

It is considered that Edinburgh Street can readily accommodate the proposed traffic movements,

bearing in mind that there was a previous level of traffic activity on the site as a result of the tennis

club use.

It is therefore concluded that the traffic to be generated by the proposed development will have a

negligible impact on the safe and efficient operation of the surrounding road network.

7 LOADING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

It is expected that the collection of refuse from the development will be undertaken on site by an

independent contractor. A bin storage area is located adjacent to each of the buildings. With respect

to provision for loading on site, it is anticipated that vehicle loading/unloading can be undertaken

within the central parking areas. Whilst this may require the loading vehicle to temporarily block

vehicles manoeuvring to and from a parking space, such a disruption would only last for a short period

while a truck is loading/unloading or collecting the waste. In addition, the driver of the vehicle will be

in close proximity and able to move the truck if required..

An assessment has been undertaken of manoeuvrability on site to ensure that an 8 m truck (as per the

District Plan requirements) can access bin storage areas and enter/exit the site in a forward facing

direction. Vehicle swept paths are shown in Appendix A.

8 DISTRICT PLAN ASSESSMENT

The following table is an assessment of the relevant sections of the Auckland Council District Plan

Operative Franklin Section against the proposed development for 36 units for the elderly at 98 – 104

Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe.

Table 3: District Plan Assessment

District Plan Requirement Assessment of Proposal

9.5 Location of Vehicle Crossings

The standard contained in Table 9.B, which is relevant where there

are more than 30 vehicle movements per day will be used with

respect to vehicular access to arterial roads in the District.

Complies

51.1.2 Number of Parking Spaces Required

Dwelling House/ Medium Density Housing Unit/ Multi-Unit Housing

Unit: 1 covered or uncovered car park per unit

Complies with the multi-unit housing

and special housing criteria

51.1.3 Spaces for Disabled Persons

Where an activity is subject to the provisions listed in Schedule 2 of

Complies


Table 3: District Plan Assessment

District Plan Requirement Assessment of Proposal

the Building Act 2004, no less than 2 spaces shall be provided for a car

park having between 10 and 99 spaces.

All spaces for disabled persons shall comply with Diagram 51.D

51.1.5 Location on Site

All spaces shall be located clear of any designation or building line

restriction, or of any easement which protects the rights of persons

who are not owners or occupiers of the site.

Spaces shall also be clear of any other required areas such as outdoor

living courts and landscaped yards.

Complies

51.1.6 Access and Manoeuvring

All spaces shall have access to a road and shall be provided with such

access drives and aisles as are necessary for ingress and egress of

motor vehicles from and to the street and for the manoeuvring of

motor vehicles within the site.

Driveways will generally be at least 3 metres in width unless some

other width is specified for the particular situation

All manoeuvring areas shall comply with the tracking curves for cars

as set out in Diagram 51.E.

No new parking spaces may be designed or formed which would

necessitate any reverse manoeuvring off or onto the site, where the

site has frontage to a national route, district arterial route or collector

route.

All manoeuvring must be able to be undertaken on site in no more

than a three point turn.

Complies

51.1.7 Design and Dimensions

All parking and associated manoeuvring areas and aisles shall be

designed and laid out in accordance with the specifications in Table

51.B

Complies

51.2 Loading Area and Spaces

Every activity shall have on its own site such provision as is

appropriate for the safe and efficient setting down or picking up of all

people, goods and materials likely to be associated with its normal

operation or functioning.

All manoeuvring areas associated with loading spaces shall comply

with the tracking curves for trucks as set out in Diagram 51.F.

Complies

9 CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC

The development of a detailed construction traffic management plan (CTMP) is proposed as part of the

construction process in order to avoid and/or mitigate any potential traffic issues during this period.

The CTMP will prepared and submitted to Council closer to the commencement of the construction of

the units and will be in accordance with the Council’s requirements for such CTMP’s and New Zealand


Transport Agency’s code of practice for temporary traffic management (COPTTM). The

implementation of the CTMP will address matters such as:

The amount of construction traffic expected during each phase of construction

Access for construction vehicles onto the road network from the site and measures to be

adopted at these access points to ensure a safe traffic environment for other road users,

including pedestrians

Routes to be used by construction traffic to access and egress particularly in the peak hour.

10 CONCLUSION

Based on the assessment described in this report, it can be concluded that, from a transportation

planning perspective, the proposal to develop 36 “housing for the elderly” units at 98 – 104 Edinburgh

Street, Pukekohe can be achieved in a manner that results in less than minor transport effects to the

function, capacity and safety of the adjacent road network.

It is noted that there are no inherent issues identified with the existing vehicular access or in the near

vicinity of the access. It is proposed to retain this vehicular access and, given the anticipated low traffic

generation of the proposed development, no safety concerns are anticipated to arise in this regard.

Pukekohe is served by several bus services offering residents of the proposed development the

opportunity to travel by bus to a number of destinations. The Pukekohe Rail Station is located on the

south eastern side of Pukekohe some 1.3 km from the site and is served by the Southern and provides

services between Pukekohe and Britomart via Sylvia Park and Glen Innes.

The parking to be provided, with 44 spaces proposed, complies with the multi-unit housing and special

housing activity as outlined in the Franklin section. There is also sufficient provision for disabled

parking on site.

Additional traffic movements as a result of the proposal can be readily accommodated by the existing

access off Edinburgh Street. Based on consideration of the effects of the development it can be

concluded that traffic associated with the proposed development can also easily be accommodated by

the existing road network.

Accordingly, it is considered that there is no transport planning reason to preclude the implementation

of the development of the 36 units for the elderly as intended, subject to the development of a CTMP

for the construction associated with the development proposal.

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