Information Request MCU23-0135 [As Published] · MCU23/0135

                 Traffic and Carparking
                 Issue – Transport Layout
                 The existing vehicular circulation system within the main car parking area functions
                 poorly. The proposed basement and deck parking access arrangements would worsen the
                 already poor functionality of the vehicular circulation system, by having a rooftop access that
                 is too tight and circuitous. Further, the basement access bisects the retail frontage and leads
                 to an access onto the main circulation roadway that is proposed to be restricted to left turns
                 only.
                 In addition, it appears that passing of cars at junctions within the carpark is not accommodated
                 in a satisfactory manner and that pedestrian linkages within the carpark to/from the pedestrian
                 access points are inadequate.
                 The pedestrian linkages identified in the Framework and Character Plan (Figure 7.2.4.5) do
                 not appear to have been considered and provided in a satisfactory and consistent manner
                 (refer comments above).
                 The proposal turns its back on the proposed Transit Centre and does not propose appropriate
                 active linkages to that Transit Centre or the Village Mixed Use Precinct.
                 There are no details on the plans showing dimensions of the car park or ramp gradients.
                 The loading area should be designed using an Austroads HRV as the design vehicle, not an
                 MRV as currently proposed.
                 Information required:
                 13. Undertake a holistic review of the proposed transport system to address the issues
                     identified above including but not limited to:

                          a) Demonstrate how the proposed eastern access onto Civic Drive will be
                             satisfactorily restricted to left turns only.

                          b) Reconfigure the ground level car park to provide a more logical, clear, and direct
                             vehicular circulation system for access to/from the basement and deck car parking
                             areas and circulation between the carparking areas on all three levels (a rough
                             sketch can be provided; however, the parking and traffic issues need to be
                             considered with the other built form issues raised above).

                          c) Give serious consideration to relocating the eastern basement access from its
                             currently proposed location across the retail frontage, to a location having all
                             turning movements directly onto Civic Drive at the eastern end of the proposal.

                          d) Provide pedestrian linkages consistent with those identified in the Framework and
                             Character Plan including the north-south connection through the carpark (which
                             should not be made more circuitous than the existing connection) and the linkages
                             at the eastern end of Lot 1.

                          e) Provide improved pedestrian linkages within the three car parking levels to
                             satisfactorily link car park users with the pedestrian access points, if this current
                             parking arrangement is to be maintained.

                          f)   Adjust the parking layout to satisfactorily accommodate passing of cars at all
                               intersections and curves within the carpark and demonstrate (at the tightest
                               locations) achievement of that outcome.




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