Transcript Lilydale Principal Pedestrian Network Demonstration

Yarra Ranges Council – Smart Urban Futures
Lilydale Principal Pedestrian Network
Demonstration Project
Come for a 20 minute walk with me…
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Walking Network - Mapping and Audit
Pre-Data Collection
Urban Acupuncture Approach
Collaboration and The Three E’s
Project Feedback
Post-Data Collection
Project Results – Evaluation and Impact
55% of car trips
are for distances
less than 1km
(Outer Melbourne, Vista 2007)
(Image courtesy – CDM Research)
(Image courtesy – CDM Research)
Strategic Perspective
...setting out to create places for people
Safe
Connected
Active
=
Sustainable
Prosperous
Healthy
= $1million over 3 years
PPN in blue
Consultatnt – TRACT Consultants)
2. Data Collection
Click here for video – 27 Albert Hill Rd
Contractor : Jonathon Marsden Data
3. Urban Acupuncture – Project Determination
Project Determination – West Lilydale
New :
• 600m footpath
• Pedestrianised
intersection
• Timed wayfinding
signage x5
Plus :
• Promotion Campaign
• Education &
Enforcement
4. Collaboration and the 3 E’s
Getting the Environment right is not enough!
Also need:
• Education (Infrastructure Promotion)
– “Made for Walking” target audiences x7
– Key messages around benefits of walking
• Enforcement (Awareness Raising)
– Promotion of road rules
– Driver and pedestrian Police actions
– Speed trailers
Consultant : Fluid Group
Before and After - Western End
Before and After - Western End
Wayfinding Signage - Western End Trial
Wayfinding Signage - Western End Trial
Other Walking Infrastructure Projects:
• 4x footpath and intersection improvements
• 6x pedestrian crossing plateaus
• 3x pedestrian crossing plateau with WSUD
(Melbourne Water Social Research Project)
• 2x POS Signal Wait Time Reduction
• VicRoads Network Operating Plan Workshops
• Street Trading Medallions
• John Street Roundabout Pedestrian Crossing
John Street Roundabout - before
John Street Roundabout - after
But is it encouraging safe walking?
100%
Proportion of pedestrians
75%
Time period
All
AM
PM
50%
25%
0%
Before
After
Treatment
Almost all
pedestrians
now use the
supervised
school
crossing.
Innovation and Learning
First crossing of its kind in Victoria
“While this practice of locating
pedestrian crossings at roundabouts
goes against traditional traffic
engineering practice, our view is that
it is more consistent with observed
human behaviours and can be
designed with beneficial safety
outcomes.”
(CDM Research)
Slow and steady
wins the race 
5. Overall Project Feedback
Internal
• Comprehensiveness of project and collaborative approach
positively received
• Challenging road safety audits require persistence to resolve
• Safety message and walking promotion message need
constant negotiation to ensure consistency
External
• The need for explicit links between intercept survey data and
actual projects
• Timed wayfinding signage positively received
• Local retail economic benefits of increased walking are key
6. Post-Data Collection
Dates
Weather
All Walkers
Walking for Transport
Round 1
Round 2
15 April – 2 May, 2013
12 – 28 May, 2014
18.7‘C / 12mm
20.5‘C / 39mm
195/day
84/day
229/day
115/day
% Change in All Walkers
+17%
% Change in Walking for
Transport
+37%
7. Project Results
Benefits and Costs
www.heatwalkingcycling.org
Project Cost :
Project Health Benefits :
$158,000
$376,000
(over 50years discounted at 3% and 33% apportionment)
Benefit Cost Ratio of
2.38:1
Impact of “Lilydale – Made for Walking”
• PPN layer now GIS enabled to form basis for township
CapEx planning and delivery
• Council decision to invest an extra $1.5M p.a. into new
pedestrian infrastructure
• Ongoing data collection to maintain objectivity ($1,000p.a.)
• Strength of collaborative approach cannot be overstated
Flow on effects…
0% of car trips
are for distances
less than1km
(Outer Melbourne, Vista 2037)
Thank You
Nigel Smith
Precinct Designer
[email protected]
0427 023 263
Karen Mildren
Community Safety Officer
[email protected]
9294 6336