Attachment 3 - Traffic Further Issues Response_TTPlus10553_20220330.pdf

26.   I note however that the proponent is now proposing to provide in the order of 42 additional spaces as part of an
      upgrade to the northern parking area in conjunction with the proposed hotel, against my advice, largely to
      appease Council’s remaining concerns with respect to car parking. This means that an upgraded capacity of
      249 spaces would be available (=207+42). Were Council to approve the additional capacity, it would be likely
      that spaces could be provided such a that each room of the hotel could have a private vehicle, thereby not
      actively promoting the use of alternative modes of transport. Setting aside staff requirements, if 112 vehicles
      (1 space per room) were present, the residual capacity available for other uses would be
      137 spaces (=249–112), which is more than all but the busiest of days. This is shown in Figure 4.
                                    Figure 4 — Existing demand with upgraded capacity and 1 space per room
                                                                                                                                                             Northern Parking Area (Zones A–C)
                                                                                               2017                                                                                                                                                                                2022
                   Wed Thu    Fri   Sat   Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu    Fri                                                                                                                              Sat   Sun Mon                                                       Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu   Fri   Sat   Sun
                   21- 22-   23-    24-   25- 26- 27- 28- 29-   30- Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed                                                   29-   30- 31- Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 10-                     11-   12-   13- 14- 15- 16- 17-   18-   19-   20- 21- 22- 23- 24-   25-   26-   27-
                   Jun Jun   Jun    Jun   Jun Jun Jun Jun Jun   Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 3-Jul 4-Jul 5-Jul 6-Jul 7-Jul 8-Jul 9-Jul 10-Jul 11-Jul 12-Jul 13-Jul 14-Jul 15-Jul 16-Jul 17-Jul 18-Jul 19-Jul   Jan   Jan Jan 1-Feb 2-Feb 3-Feb 4-Feb 5-Feb 6-Feb 7-Feb 8-Feb 9-Feb Feb   Feb   Feb   Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb   Feb   Feb   Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb   Feb   Feb   Feb
        250 vehs
        225 vehs
        200 vehs
        175 vehs
        150 vehs
        125 vehs
        100 vehs
        75 vehs
        50 vehs
        25 vehs
        0 vehs




                                                                                  Zones A–C                              Zones A–C                              Zones A–C                         Zones A–C
                                                                                  Mon-Fri 07:00                          Mon-Fri 12:00                          Mon-Fri 15:00                     Mon-Fri 19:00

                                                                                  Zones A–C                              Zones A–C                              Zones A–C                         Zones A–C                         Reduced Threshold for            Zones A–C
                                                                                  Sat-Sun 07:00                          Sat-Sun 12:00                          Sat-Sun 15:00                     Sat-Sun 19:00                     1 space per 1 rooms              Upgrded Capacity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (with upgrade)




27.   Under this scenario, even less of the non hotel uses parking demand would exceed the residual capacity
      available for it. As such, I consider that if Council permits the upgrading of the carpark then parking is essentially
      provided at a rate of 1 space per room. Accordingly, in reality the initiatives recommended are largely no longer
      required to incentivise and support a lower car parking demand.
28.   In Paragraph 12 of the TTPlus report dated 22-Nov-2021, it is noted that “a number of these categories [of
      employees] such as housekeeping and admin are likely to be parked during the daytime, which is offset from
      the peak parking expected to occur at the hotel. Parking is likely at a maximum between the evening and the
      next morning when hotel customers are back at the hotel for the evening.”. It remains the case that employee
      demand will be at its highest during the middle of the day, when parking demand for the hotel is at its lowest
      (and vice versa) and that there will be sufficient residual demand to accommodate the staff parking.
29.   The request items related to Council RFI paragraphs 3(i) and (ii) are resolved by the discussion in the previous
      section of this advice.
30.   Accordingly, with inclusion of the additional car parking facility proposed, a travel management plan actually
      need not be provided, but nonetheless, one could be conditioned if desired.




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| note however that the proponent is now proposing to provide in the order of 42 additional spaces as part of an
upgrade to the northern parking area in conjunction with the proposed hotel, against my advice, largely to
appease Council’s remaining concerns with respect to car parking. This means that an upgraded capacity of
249 spaces would be available (=207+42). Were Council to approve the additional capacity, it would be likely
that spaces could be provided such a that each room of the hotel could have a private vehicle, thereby not
actively promoting the use of alternative modes of transport. Setting aside staff requirements, if 112 vehicles
(1 space per room) were present, the residual capacity available for other uses would be
137 spaces (=249-112), which is more than all but the busiest of days. This is shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 — Existing demand with upgraded capacity and 1 space per room

Northern Parking Area (Zones AC)

 

 

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Under this scenario, even less of the non hotel uses parking demand would exceed the residual capacity
available for it. As such, I consider that if Council permits the upgrading of the carpark then parking is essentially
provided at a rate of 1 space per room. Accordingly, in reality the initiatives recommended are largely no longer
required to incentivise and support a lower car parking demand.

In Paragraph 12 of the TTPlus report dated 22-Nov-2021, it is noted that “a number of these categories [of
employees] such as housekeeping and admin are likely to be parked during the daytime, which is offset from
the peak parking expected to occur at the hotel. Parking is likely at a maximum between the evening and the
next morning when hotel customers are back at the hotel for the evening.”. |t remains the case that employee
demand will be at its highest during the middle of the day, when parking demand for the hotel is at its lowest
(and vice versa) and that there will be sufficient residual demand to accommodate the staff parking.

The request items related to Council RFI paragraphs 3(i) and (ii) are resolved by the discussion in the previous
section of this advice.

Accordingly, with inclusion of the additional car parking facility proposed, a travel management plan actually
need not be provided, but nonetheless, one could be conditioned if desired.

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