Traffic response · MCU18/0019

DSDMIP’s Information Request

Information requested— Bus stop relocation and pedestrian safety
1. The development proposal includes relocating the existing bus stop, ‘Goodchap St near Val Cr,
Noosaville’ (TransLink #: 700484, Hastus ID: 302120) to a new location south of the existing Goodchap
Street pedestrian crossing refuge because of conflicts between the proposed aged care facility’s driveways
and the location of the existing bus stop.
The architectural plans prepared by Elevation Architecture illustrate the proposed bus stop is
approximately 10m from the pedestrian crossing. The proposed location and separation distance may
result in stopped buses compromising sight lines for pedestrians. Ensuring adequate sight lines for
pedestrians is especially important at this location because the crossing provides pedestrian movement
between the bus stop, the proposed aged care facility and the Noosa Hospital on the northern side of
Goodchap Street.
The applicant is requested to provide further information demonstrating how the proposed development
complies with Performance Outcomes PO10 and PO19 of State Code 6: Protection of state transport
networks of the State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP).
In particular, the applicant has not demonstrated how the relocated bus stop meets the design
requirements of the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) and TransLink Public Transport
Infrastructure Manual 2015.
In responding to State code 6 of SDAP, the applicant should address the following:
(i) Provide information on whether an alternative location or design can be achieved for the proposed
Goodchap Street access driveways. DTMR has advised their preference is for the existing bus stop
location to be maintained.
Response
As outlined in the Traffic Report which accompanied the development application, an entry driveway and
an exit driveway providing access to/from the porte cochere are proposed on Goodchap Street,
approximately midway along this frontage (i.e. on either side of the existing bus stop). This porte cochere is
required to provide for convenient and direct access to the development for emergency vehicles (i.e.
ambulances), which is critical given the nature of the proposed development. This is explained further in a
separate submission provided by the Applicant, which addresses the specific operational requirements of
the development.
In addition, convenient and direct pedestrian access to the building for residents is essential, noting that
there is likely to be a substantial proportion of residents who are mobility impaired. The porte cochere is
required in a central location (i.e. midway along the site frontage) to ensure that these residents are provided
with suitable access to/from the main building entrance when being dropped off or picked up. Neither on-
street nor basement drop-off and pick-up are considered to satisfactorily accommodate the access
requirements of the aged and mobility impaired residents of the facility, hence the requirement for a porte
cochere.
In light of the above, the Goodchap Street access driveways (as positioned in the plans included as
Attachment 1) are considered to be required from an accessibility perspective.
In order to accommodate these driveways, the applicant proposes to reposition the bus stop along the site
frontage approximately 40m to the south of its current location, as shown in the diagram included as
Attachment 2. The proposed (repositioned) bus stop would still be located along the frontage of the subject
site, but adjacent to its southern boundary (in front of the residence which is currently at 62 Goodchap
Street) rather than midway along the frontage.
In the proposed location, the bus stop would not impede property access, nor would it have a notable impact
upon on-street parking, requiring the removal of only one kerbside parking space.



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Our Ref: 290_KNG01                                                                                  2 May 2018