Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee No. 218 · 1 Confirmation of Minutes of Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee 1 held 24 September 2018 . 2 - BUSINESS ARISING . 3 - REPORTS

Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee

No. 218 6 December 2018 at 11.00 AM

Hunter 's H i l l Counc i l

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Attendance, Apologies, Declarations of Interests 1 Confirmation of Minutes 2 Business Arising 3 Reports 4 Other Business

Item Page 3

HUNTER'S HILL COUNCIL HUNTERS HILL LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC

COMMITTEE 6 December 2018

INDEX

1 – CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

1 Confirmation of Minutes of Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee 1 held 24 September 2018

2 - BUSINESS ARISING

3 - REPORTS

3.1 Riverside Girls High School - Drop off and pick up zone 1 3.2 Parking in Church Street 5 3.3 Safety Issues Corner of Alexandra and Ferry Street 13 3.4 Farnell Street - Speeding Cars 23

4 - OTHER BUSINESS

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 6 December 2018

Minutes of the Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee Meeting held on 24 September 2018. This is page 1

COMMENCEMENT

The meeting commenced at approximately 11:00 am. IN ATTENDANCE

Clr Mark Bennett Mayor, Hunter’s Hill Council Clr Ben Collins Councillor, Hunter’s Hill Council, on behalf of local member

Mr Anthony Roberts Sgt Leonie Abberfield Traffic Supervisor, Ryde Police Area Command, NSW Police Mr Egwin Herbert Traffic and Service Manager, Transport, Sydney Buses Mr Peter Carruthers Roads and Maritime Services Ms Vicky Walker Senior Network and Safety Officer, Roads and Maritime

Services Clr Jim Sanderson Councillor, Hunter’s Hill Council (exited the meeting at

11.12am) ALSO PRESENT

Mr Steve Kourepis Acting Group Manager, Service Delivery, Hunters Hill Council Mr Dhruba Bhowmik Manager, Works & Services, Hunters Hill Council Mr Cary Merlo Ranger, Hunter’s Hill Council Ms Anna Govender Administration Officer, Hunter’s Hill Council (Minutes) APOLOGIES

No apologies were received. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

RECOMMENDATION

That the Minutes of the previous Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee Meeting held on 10/10/2016 were noted.

COUNCILLOR ADDRESSES MEETING Councillor Sanderson raised issue with regards to the parking in Huntleys Point Road, during the News Year’s Eve preparations, after complaints received last year as both sides of the street were ‘No Stopping’. He requested that this be altered to allow parking on one side. At meeting this morning it was decided parking would be allowed on Western side.

Councillor Sanderson addressed the meeting in regards to this proposal to construct a pedestrian crossing on Reiby Road, intersection of Reiby Road and Church Street, and asked that the crossing be kept at the high end of the street – Church Street - to allow access for disabled.



REPORTS 3.1 IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ALONG RYDE ROAD FROM BLAXLAND STREET TO

PITTWATER ROAD

PROCEEDINGS IN BRIEF

Council has received complaints from residents especially during school peak times, due to parked cars.

Recommendation to install ‘No Stopping’ signs between 6:00 - 9.30 am and 3:00 -6:00 pm from Blaxland Street to Pittwater Road traffic lights on southern side.

RECOMMENDATION

That the committee recommends consultation with RMS regarding the installation of‘ No Stopping’ signs in peak hours on Ryde Road approaching Pittwater Road for approximately 160 metres, followed by consultation with affected residents.

3.2 NEW YEARS EVE 2018 - ROAD CLOSURES


Sgt Abberfield noted that last year ‘No Stopping’ signs were in operation along Ryde Road however this year it needs to be a clearway, this needs to be referred to RMS and follow normal TMP procedure, Dhruba Bhowmik to action.

RECOMMENDATION

That the report be received and noted. 3.3 MARK AND MARY STREET, HUNTERS HILL – TRAFFIC/PARKING


Council has received requests from a local resident asking for improvement to pedestrian safety and increasing parking spaces by removing ‘No Stopping’ signs and also buses travelling along the Mary Street and the 3 tonne limit.

The Committee first addressed the ‘No Stopping’ signs and agreed that having the signs gives good line of sight for people especially children and recommends that the signs be left and remain where they are. In regards to the 3 tonne limit signage, buses are allowed to travel down the affected streets as they are coming or going from the school, to remove any ambiguity the Committee recommends that the sign stay and a ‘Buses Accepted’ wording to the sign be added.

The Committee also discussed the installation of a pedestrian crossing to improve safety after a recent incident of a child’s foot being run over. The location would need to be reviewed to address the best and safest area to place it and also take into account trees and landscaping in the street. Council to investigate whether it meets the warrants by engaging a traffic engineer, drawing up a plan and bring it back to the Committee for discussion.

RECOMMENDATION

The Committee was in agreement that the ‘No Stopping’ signs in Mary Street, Hunters Hill remain as is and that Council add a ‘Buses Accepted’ wording to the sign to clarify the 3 tonne limit signs.



The Committee agrees in principal to installing a pedestrian crossing on Mary Street near to the intersection of Mark and Mary Streets subject to investigation that it meets the warrants. Council Officers to investigate and bring a plan back to the Committee for approval.

3.4 PEDESTRIAN CROSSING - REIBY ROAD INTERSECTION OF CHURCH STREET


Council has received a request from Hunters Hill High School to construct a pedestrian crossing on Reiby Road to improve the safety of students crossing.

RMS needs the proposal to be pushed as far down the street as possible as if it is up too far it will mean traffic will bank up and around the corner, in their view every metre counts as it also needs to allow a bus enough distance to come around the corner and give them enough time to stop.

RECOMMENDATION

The Committee agrees in principal to installing a pedestrian crossing however Council to come back with a redesign addressing the RMS requirement that it is at least 12-15 metres from the corner, address issue of construction of a footpath on the Western side. Council to investigate if it meets the warrants and also Council to approach RMS for funding under safety around schools.

3.5 PROPOSED TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF A BUS STOP ON PRINCES

STREET, HUNTERS HILL


The Committee reviewed an application for the temporary relocation of a bus stop at 40 Princes Street to allow construction works at 107 Pittwater Road.

Mr Herbert (Transport, Sydney Buses) has had discussions with the applicant regarding the proposal and told him consultation with the residents in the street needed to be undertaken.

RMS has concerns over Council issuing a 12 month work zone for this site and the impact it could have to traffic in the street. A better solution would be to organise pours outside of peak times and move the bus stop on a temporary basis on individual days.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee requests better plans be submitted by the applicant that includes dimensions and driveways in the street, and a traffic/construction management plan. The applicant must also complete community consultation with all residents in the street and come back to the Committee with a better plan including investigating pours outside of peak hours and only moving the bus stop on a temporary basis.



3.6 STREET FEAST - TMP/ROAD CLOSURE APPLICATION


The Committee reviewed the application for a temporary road closure for the Street Feast to be held on 17 November 2018.

Sgt Abberfield commented that organisers need to investigate hardened measures to protect attendees at the event such as trucks (as they can be moved in an emergency).

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee is in agreeance with the road closures pending a TMP submitted to RMS as per standard procedure. Organisers to also investigate hostile vehicle mitigation for the event.

The meeting closed at 12:00 pm.

REPORTS 6 December 2018

Item 3.1 Page 1

ITEM NO : 3.1 SUBJECT : RIVERSIDE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL - DROP OFF AND PICK

UP ZONE STRATEGIC OUTCOME : SCHOOLS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE

PROVISION OF SAFE DROP OFF AND PICK-UP ZONES ACTION : IDENTIFY AND PRIORITISE SCHOOL ZONES WHERE

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT IS REQUIRED REPORTING OFFICER : DHRUBA BHOWMIK

Ref:393896

INTRODUCTION

The Riverside Girls High School located in Huntleys Point Road; Huntleys Point has around 1,050 students. The school also has teaching staff of 65. The school has an extensive after hour’s extracurricular activities. Close to the school the Huntleys Point Wharf is located. Some years back Roads & Maritime Services did an extensive upgrade on the wharf. With the assistance from RMS funding, council also constructed a car parking facility near the wharf so that commuters can park and travel by ferry or bus. REPORT

The Riverside Girls High School has worked with Sydney Buses to provide a number of special school buses to and from the school grounds. There are four bus stands along Huntleys Point Road:

Stand 1 - Meadowbank & Chatswood

Stand 2 - North Ryde

Stand 3 - Macquarie Centre, Balmain & Drummoyne /Five dock

Stand 4 - West Ryde

It is to note that, Transport for NSW provides subsidies to assist school students.

The School Drive Subsidy helps towards the cost of driving children to school if you live in an area where there is no public transport with the following criteria: From their home address:

The distance to school exceeds 2 km (straight line distance) or 2.9 km walking distance, and

The distance to the nearest transport pick up point (where available) exceeds 2 km (straight line distance) or is at least 2.9 km walking distance.

https://transportnsw.info/trip#/departures?depart=211127




https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/ticket-eligibility-concessions/child-student-concessions

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/schoolDriveSubsidy#/schoolDriveSubsidy


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Considering the overall scenario it suggests the parking demands has increased in this area as many commuters have been using public transport after parking their cars in council’s free parking spots. Many parents are out of the public transport loop and therefore there is no option other than driving their children to and from school. At this stage there is no designated location for dropping and picking up children.

Council has received a request from the school’s P&C committee for a designated drop off zone. (Letter is attached).

Following an investigation by council, on the eastern side of Huntleys Point Road (photo attached) there are at present four “No Parking” spaces. It is recommended that these spaces become unrestricted parking spaces to allow more cars to park in this location.

Photo 1: Huntleys Point parking area near the school (eastern side)

Whereas, on the western side of the Huntleys Point Road near council’s access area, there are three parking spaces of 90° parking and one parallel parking (photo attached).

Council is recommending that these four parking spaces are to cover three parallel parking spaces for a ‘Kiss and Ride’ location.

Photo 2 Huntleys Point parking area opposite side of the school on the western side

4 parking spots to be allowed as regular parking spot

Create 3 parallel parks for Kiss and ride.


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FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Council will fund for this project. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

There is no direct environmental impact on Council arising from Council consideration of this matter. SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

There is no direct social impact on Council arising from Council consideration of this matter. RISK ASSESSMENT

There are no direct or indirect risks impacting on Council arising from consideration of this matter. HUNTERS HILL 2028

This report addresses CSP Outcome 2.1 Implementation of Local Area Traffic Management and Parking Schemes which manage traffic flow and speed. RECOMMENDATION

1. That Council replace the ‘No Parking’ signs with ‘Parking Signs’ on the eastern side creating 4 parking spaces.

2. That Council remove the 90º parking line to accommodate three parallel parking lines and install signs for ‘Kiss and Ride’.

3. That the Committee endorsed the above (1 & 2) and notified the school and the P&C Committee.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Email - Ms Brodrick


Item 3.1 Attachment 1 Page 4


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ITEM NO : 3.2 SUBJECT : PARKING IN CHURCH STREET STRATEGIC OUTCOME : PARKING WILL SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR

COMMUNITY ACTION : DEVELOP PARKING MANAGEMENT PLANS IN

COMMERCIAL, VILLAGE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT ZONES

REPORTING OFFICER : DHRUBA BHOWMIK

Ref:393901

INTRODUCTION

Council has received a request from a resident asking council to create an extra parking space before or after the mail box in the front of 28 Church Street, Hunters Hill.

REPORT

The following photos show where the current mail box is located:


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Australian Road Rules have set stipulated road guidelines. The Australian Road Rules REG 186 says:

Drivers must not stop the vehicle: Within 3 meters of any double lines Within 3 meters of an Australian Post letterbox unless dropping off or picking up

passengers or mail Within 20 meters before and 10 meters after a bus stop. Current scenario: 1. From the bus stop sign towards Mount Street is a 16.3 meter instead a bus zone

sign is installed which is supposed to be 20 meter hence 3.7 meter adjustment is needed.

2. Again from the stop sign towards Gladesville Road end is another bus zone sign installed which is 34 meters away instead of 10 meters. Hence, it requires adjusting the sign to reduce it to 10 meters.

The outcome of these changes will be: An extra car parking space without disturbing the driveway access.

A Council Officer has consulted with a nearby resident from 26A Church Street and they have no issues with this proposal, but rather appreciate an extra car parking space.


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CONCLUSION

If the proposal is adopted an extra car parking spot will be created for residents and visitors.

This Bus Zone sign to be moved to electric pole

Extra parking spot


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FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT There is no direct financial impact on Council’s adopted budget as a result of this report. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT





1. That the bus signs to be relocated as per the Australian Road Rules. 2. That Council creates an extra car space near house No.26A Church Street. 3. That Council notify residents of the changes. ATTACHMENTS

1. Australian Road Rules - Reg 186 2. Email - Mr Coles








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ITEM NO : 3.3 SUBJECT : SAFETY ISSUES CORNER OF ALEXANDRA AND FERRY

STREET STRATEGIC OUTCOME : ROAD CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC SAFETY IS

IMPROVED ACTION : REVIEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS TO IDENTIFY

AREAS THAT REQUIRE INTERVENTION (E.G. TRAFFIC CALMING)


Ref:393915

INTRODUCTION

The traffic situation on the bend of Alexandra Street and Ferry Street has been on Council’s agenda for many years. Recently in relation to a development at No 39 Alexandra Street a developer submitted a request to introduce speed cushions in an effort to reduce traffic speed. At this bend there are already 25km/hr advisory speed signs facing traffic in both directions. REPORT

A request was made to council to consider installing bollards along the road side of the Kerb /footpath on the eastern side on the corner of Ferry and Alexandra Street, outside the heritage shop building. The owner of No.39 Alexandra Street had engaged a traffic consultant for a traffic count. An automatic tube count conducted on the south bound lane at the apex of the bend in Ferry Street showed that the 85 percentile vehicle speed was 38km/hr. In relation to road accidents, the RMS Road Safety Unit advised that (refer: Traffic Consultant’s attached report) in the 6 year period from 2012-2017 one incident was reported. This was an incident (No.1110203) involving a car travelling east in Alexandra Street and making a U-turn collided with another vehicle travelling east in Alexandra Street. This incident occurred at noon on August 2016. There were no “run off the road” crashes on the bend in Ferry Street.

There have been on-going safety concerns regarding this bend for many years. The following points outline some of the options that might be considered to improve the situation:

Installation of energy absorbing bollards on the bend

Installations of speed cushions

Installation of transverse lines

Regular police patrol with speed camera

Installation of energy absorbing bollards does not change driver behaviour. During a motor vehicle crash when bollards are hit, Council will bear bollard reinstatement costs. Further, considering the speed of cars at the bend, the situation would require guard rail installation. As guard rails are visually intrusive in allocation close to a heritage site hence bollard /guard rail option is not favoured. Installations of speed cushions, in recent times there have been many studies and the conclusion is that speed humps are not the best solution. Some of the arguments are:


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1. Increase of noise levels - speed humps create a constant barrage of noise due to to scraping of cars and engines revving over the humps.

2. Increased wear and tear on residential and commercial vehicles - speed humps are a source of excessive wear on tyres, brakes, suspension systems, shock absorbers and cause unusual stress on internal components of vehicles.

3. Interfere with response times of emergency vehicles - each speed hump costs fire trucks ten seconds in response time.

4. Increased air pollution - on roads with speed humps, carbon monoxide emissions increase by 82 percent, carbon dioxide emissions double and nitrogen oxide increases by 37 percent. [Source: BBC.com, April 22, 2009].

5. Reduce fuel efficiency and increased petrol consumption - by forcing drivers to brake and accelerate repeatedly. Source: BBC.com, April 22, 2009.

6. Some have observed that speed humps do not change driver behaviour and encourage other dangerous driving behaviours, such as going “off road” to avoid the humps.

7. Reduce property values - prospective homebuyer’s are reluctant to buy properties near speed humps.

8. Within the Sydney area, many Council are not recommending speed humps on local roads due to noise and residents objecting to them. Ku-ring-gai Council has adopted such a policy.

At the Public Transport & Traffic Advisory Committee meeting held on 19 June 2018 a traffic consultant (on behalf of the developer of 39 Alexandra Street) presented his case and requested speed humps /speed cushions be installed. According to their presentation, the location of the speed cushions is shown on the following diagram.

Figure 1: Showing the requested location of speed hump


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Figure 2: Location of the bend at Alexandra Street

Transverse road markings are a series of bars that are placed across the road in the direction of traffic flow. They are used to assist in raising driver awareness of risk through perceptual optical effects, thus encouraging drivers to reduce their speed in anticipation of an upcoming hazard.

Transverse road markings as a speed mitigation device will be a cost-effective method of reducing fatal and serious injury crashes as a consequence of speeding on a high-speed hazard approach.

In recent years, this has been introduced in New Zealand and has been found to be a very cost effective solution. Many technical reports have also been published supporting the usage or transverse road markings. For example, in South Australia the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) South Australia have adopted at many locations including Cudlee Creek Road, at the Fox Creek Road junction, which had a history of causality crashes. The installation of Transverse marking has proven to be successful at this site.

Figure 3: Diagram of transverse marking


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Figure 4: Typical transverse marking photo Regular police utilizing technology such as speed cameras. Council welcomes the police enforcement strategies throughout the municipality. Council values the work the police do and work collaboratively with the police on a range of strategies to improve driver, pedestrian and cyclist behavior. CONCLUSION Considering all the available options, council recommends to the committee the following for consideration: 1. Transverse road marking be installed at entry of the bends in both directions. 2. Request that the police patrol the area on a regular basis. 3. Review the situation on a yearly basis. FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

There is no direct financial impact on Council’s adopted budget as a result of this report. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT




This report addresses CSP Outcome 2.1 Implementation of Local Area Traffic Management and Parking Schemes which manage traffic flow and speed.


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RECOMMENDATION

1. That Council install transverse road markings at the entry of the bends in both directions. 2. That Council request to the Police to patrol the area on a regular basis. 3. That Council reviews the situation every year. 4. That Council notify nearby residents and business owner of Council’s resolution.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Report - Lyle Marshall and Partners 2. Email - George Antoniou












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ITEM NO : 3.4 SUBJECT : FARNELL STREET - SPEEDING CARS STRATEGIC OUTCOME : ROAD CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC SAFETY IS

IMPROVED ACTION : REVIEW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS TO IDENTIFY

AREAS THAT REQUIRE INTERVENTION (E.G. TRAFFIC CALMING)


Ref:393966

INTRODUCTION

Council has received a request from a concerned resident regarding cars speeding along Farnell Street, Hunters Hill.

REPORT

Farnell Street is connected between Ryde Road and High Street. Commuters from Pittwater Road pass through High Street and connect to Ryde Road for easy movement. Farnell Street has two sections:

Section 1: Ryde Road to Princes Street roundabout. Section 2: Princes Street roundabout to High Street. This section is approximately 282 meters in length and a width of 13 meters. This section is the subject of this report.

Section 1:

Many years back Council installed three painted speed humps which have been effective in controlling speed in this section. Speeding issues have not been raised along this section of the road.

Section 2:

A couple of years back, council installed a rubberised roll over hump in the parking area between No’s 39-42. It did not last long and was removed after being damaged by speeding vehicles. Council replaced it with a low height painted asphalt hump which is currently there. This facility is not really effective at reducing speed and is creating noise concerns to adjacent resident.

Discussion relating to Section 2:

Considering the width of the road and noise issues, speed humps will not be welcomed by many residents.

It is suggested the following facilities will improve the situation and reduce speed.

1. Installation of double continuous centre lines 2. Continues edge line for parking vehicle only


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3. 50km sign painted on the street 4. Remove the existing roll over two humps 5. Prior to line marking works residents to be notified.

Blacktown Council have achieved success in a similar situation (Photo: 2) in reducing speed related issues by introducing new line markings on residential roads.

Photo 1: View of Farnell Street outside No.39

Photo 2: Taken from Blacktown LGA (a residential road)

Edge hump at Hs No 39-42


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CONCLUSION

Council to install double continuous centre lines Continue the edge line for parking vehicles only 50km sign painted on the street. FINANCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

There is no direct financial impact on Council’s adopted budget as a result of this report. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT





1. That Council install double continuous centre lines 2. That Council install a continues edge line for parking vehicle only 3. That Council install a 50km sign painted on the street 4. That Council remove the existing roll over two humps 5. That Council prior to line marking works notify residents. ATTACHMENTS

1. Email - Ms Galipienzo



Documents

Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee No. 218 · 1 Confirmation of Minutes of Hunters Hill Local Area Traffic Committee 1 held 24 September 2018 . 2 - BUSINESS ARISING . 3 - REPORTS