2016-03-01 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   1 MARCH 2016




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                          1 MARCH 2016

               Request to see the speed limit in David Low Way | The matter of traffic management      for the
               reduced to 40kph from Woodland Drive.            intersection of Woodland Drive and David Low
                                                                Way is to be further considered. The submitters
                                                                comment regarding the extension of the 40kph
                                                                sign will be provided to the traffic engineers for
                                                                consideration.
               Apart from emergency vehicles, there should be | It is agreed that the traffic movements in this
               no vehicular access directly in front of the | location should be reduced as much as possible;
               Kindergarten.                                    however provision for emergency vehicles and
                                                                for  some   limited  time  parking   spaces  is
                                                                considered to be a reasonable compromise in
                                                                the circumstances.
               The first works should be the relocation of the | It is agreed that the relocation of the pedestrian
               pedestrian crossing over David Low Way to next | access  closer to the   Laneway will   improve
               to the roundabout where the paths have been | connectivity. It is intended that this work occur
               worn across the plantings, which is a much | with Stage 1, but is subject to detail design by
               better location.                                 the Council's traffic engineers.
               My main concern is the siting of the pedestrian | This is a legitimate concern and this matter has
               crossing, right at a roundabout against best | been referred for Council's traffic engineers to
               practice as drivers will be watching for entering | consider with the detail design of the crossing. It
               and exiting traffic and could well miss a person | is noted that the Council engineers have already
               setting out on the crossing.                     been consulted about this issue.
               The   Woodland    Drive  &   David   Low   Way | The matter of the function of the Woodland
               intersection is already inadequate for existing | Drive and David Low Way intersection was raised
               traffic at particular times of the day and the | at  the  Community    Meeting   and   in  other
               Master Plan will exacerbate this problem.        submissions. It is intended with the Master Plan
                                                                to have Council's traffic engineers consider what
                                                                other works could be undertaken to improve the
                                                                operation of this intersection.

               Workshop and community meeting extremely | It is not agreed that the way in which the
               misleading in terms of parking to be provided | carparking was presented at the Community
               being overstated, suggesting a net gain of 96 | Meeting    was  misleading.  It is intended   to
               carparks when the net gain is 38 additional | provide the proposed parking in stages, with
              carparks.                                         surplus parking beyond that required by the
                                                                Digital Hub development. It is accepted that the
                                                                some of these spaces are required by the Digital
                                                                Hub;  however these    spaces will   remain  in
                                                                Council ownership and will be shared spaces,
                                                                during business hours and on weekends.
                                                                While the total   number of carparks to be
                                                                provided under the draft Master Plan was 163.
                                                                Following  consideration  of the   submissions
                                                                received, it is intended to now provide more

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