E - Engineering Code Assessment

3.0 TRANSPORT CODE

 STRATEGIC TRANSPORT NETWORK

 Performance outcomes               Acceptable outcomes                        Response

PO1                                 AO1.1                                     Complies.
Traffic generation from
development is considered in a      Where the development leads to the
localised and a Shire wide          need to increase transport                The development will
context to ensure that—             infrastructure in the Shire, the          only increase the density
(a) the transport network has the   development contributes to the            of the subject site by one
    capacity to safely and          transport network in accordance           dwelling.
    efficiently accommodate         with Council’s infrastructure network
    projected movements;            planning.
(b) development does not have
    an adverse impact upon the
    functioning of the road
    network; and                    AO1.2
(c) development includes            Development provides for high trip
    measures to improve             generating land uses, such as
    transport options rather than   higher density residential
    relying on the widening of      development and employment
    roads.                          generators, to be located in and
                                    around activity centres and around
                                    major public transport hubs.

 PO2                                AO2.1                                     Complies – as noted
 Development respects the road      Arterial and distributor roads are        above.
 hierarchy and supports the         designed so they can operate with
 intended function of adjacent      acceptable volumes of traffic during
 and nearby roads.                  peak times.



                                    AO2.2
                                    Collector and local streets are
                                    provided to support short trips for
                                    local traffic moving in and between
                                    neighbourhoods.



                                    AO2.3
                                    Local streets are designed to
                                    discourage through traffic and traffic
                                    is channelled towards collector
                                    streets to ensure that traffic volumes
                                    on local streets are kept low.



                                    AO2.4
                                    A collector street is provided parallel
                                    to arterials particularly where they
                                    pass through centres.