Recap on Road Safety in the Inner West (LGA)

Parramatta Rd, Annandale

Recapping on road safety in the Inner West.

Balmain Peninsular has had a blanket 40k speed limit on their roads forever.

Parramatta Rd, Annandale

There are also several High Pedestrian Activity Areas, with 40k speed limits, which were implemented by Leichhardt Council - Booth St, Annandale; Norton St, Leichhardt and Styles St, Leichhardt. 

Numerous 40k School Limits apply across the State including in the Inner West LGA including on what are 50 and 60k roads outside the School Zone hours. For example on Fort St High, Parramatta Rd and Annandale Public on Johnston St.

Parramatta Rd, Stanmore

State Roads (Parramatta Rd, Victoria Rd Rozelle, Liverpool Road, Ashfield, City West Link, Haberfield/Lilyfield, Crystal St and Stanmore Rd, Petersham) in the LGA have a 60kmph speed limit. There are parts of City West Link which had and have a speed limit of 70kmph. There are footpaths and even shared paths adjacent to these roads.

Johnston St., Annandale

The speed limit on some State Roads has been reduced to 50kmph (eg Darley Rd, Leichhardt, Johnston St, Annandale and yet to be implemented Frederick St, Ashfield after a Pedestrian was killed on the crossing at John St)

Nelson St, Annandale at Parramatta Rd

The speed limit on other roads and laneways in the Inner West remains at 50kmph despite approval been given to reduce the speed on local residential roads to 40kmph.

Footpath, Annandale

The wisdom emerging is that 30kmph is a safer speed to implement and there have been calls for this to be implemented on roads which are shared by buses, trucks, cars, bicycles and posibly other mobility devices. 

speed hump driveway commuter carpark, Ashfield

We have footpaths on most of our streets but not our laneways, so pedestrians only come into conflict with others when crossing a road or driveway.

But some footpaths are narrow eg the new shared path along Parramatta Rd Ashfield between Orpinton and  Bland Sts. 

Parramatta Rd, Ashfield

Pedestrian Crossing driveway commuter carpark, Ashfield

Pedestrian Refuge, Crystal St, Petersham

Edwin St, Croydon

"Research shows 30km/h speed limits on local residential streets could reduce the Australian road death toll by 13%. The economic benefit would be about A$3.5 billion every year. " -Busted: 5 myths about 30km/h speed limits in Australia, Published: May 20, 2021 5.56am AEST https://theconversation.com/busted-5-myths-about-30km-h-speed-limits-in-australia-160547

Getting your Shopping Home

Shopping Trolleys (May 23, 2019)  Shoppers who walk to supermarkets are faced with the challenge of getting their shopping home... https://perambuler.ramin.com.au/2019/05/shopping-trolleys_23.html

Shared Lane, Lane Cove

unmarked shared zone, ashfield

10kmph Shared Zones

Shared Paths and Roads

Contrasting Shared Zone, Ashfield Station

 

Taylor Lane, Annandale

Shared Path, NSW

shared bike parking, ACT

Now a separated crossing, ACT

Shared Lane, Lane Cove

Shared Lane, Lane Cove

 

Slowdown Lines, Annandale

Shared Zone, Bay Run

Share Path, Sutherland

Divided Path, Bay Run

Traffic Lights and Pedestrian Crossings on High Speed Roads

Bus Stop, Flood St, Leichhardt

Intersection of Flood and Marion Sts, Leichhardt

Parramatta Rd, Haberfield

Speed Cushions Croydon Rd, Croydon

Shared Path approaching Crossing, ACT

Pedestrian Refuge Croydon Rd, Croydon

Crossing has been raised and road narrowed since but speed limit still 50k Elizabeth St, Ashfield/Croydon

Wayfinding on Paths

 

 

 

Narrow Footpaths on Styles St, Leichhardt

Narrow Foopaths were idenfied in the 2021 PAMP

Local Traffic Committee Meeting APRIL 2021:Item No: LTC0421(1) Item 5

Subject: Draft Inner West Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) - For Public Exhibition (All Wards / All Electorates / All PACS)

SUMMARY

Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) identifies the need for a Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) as a key action. The PAMP study aims to:

· Provide a network of safe, convenient and connected pedestrian routes which will encourage the shift from car dependency to walking.

· Enhance the pedestrian network to allow all pedestrian to enjoy safe, convenient and coherent independent mobility.

The work consisted of reviewing existing policies and strategies, future land use, reviewing historical crash data, community submissions and auditing existing pedestrian routes condition of identified priority routes. An initial community survey was also undertaken to seek the community’s insight into being a pedestrian within the LGA. This led to the development of a draft Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP).

The Draft PAMP has been prepared by consultant; Bitzios Consulting. The full draft report is provided in Attachment 1.

RECOMMENDATION THAT:

1. The Draft Inner West Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) report be received and noted; and
2. The draft report be placed on Public Exhibition, providing a minimum 28 days for community feedback and the results be reported back to the Local Traffic Committee and CounciBACKGROUND

The most recent PAMP was commissioned by former Ashfield Council in 2015/16. Whilst the Leichhardt PAMP was updated in 2014 and the Marrickville PAMP was updated in 2009. Since amalgamation, there have been a number of changes to land use, policy and infrastructure which trigger a need to develop an Inner West PAMP. It is also an action of Council’s integrated Transport Strategy that Council requires the development of an Inner West PAMP for the study area comprises the entire Inner West LGA"...https://innerwest.infocouncil.biz/Open/2021/04/LTC_19042021_AGN_3878_AT_WEB.htm

 

Recent Cyclist & Pedestrian Serious Injuries & Fatalities

1. Frederick St, Ashfield at John St(2017&2022)https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/03/safety-calls-for-inner-west-crossing-intensify-after-pedestrian-death/
2. Gorges River Rd/Milton St Ashfield (2019)https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/pedestrian-hit-by-car-in-sydney-s-inner-west-20190401-p519jx.html
   
3. Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt (2021)"pushing her 19-month-old baby in a pram along Parramatta Road on Sunday afternoon when a car veered onto the footpath."https://www.innerwestreview.com.au/story/7468125/locals-lay-flowers-for-valentina-gioia-killed-in-leichhardt-road-accident/
4. Parramatta Road, Leichhardt (2020)https://bicyclensw.org.au/parramatta-road-rider-fatality/
5. Parramatta Rd, Camperdown (2019)https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/cyclist-dies-after-truck-crash-on-parramatta-road-20190404-p51alb.html
   
6. Flood St, Leichhardt (2021) https://www.innerwestreview.com.au/story/7468125/locals-lay-flowers-for-valentina-gioia-killed-in-leichhardt-road-accident/
   
7. Norton St, Leichhardt(2021) https://www.miragenews.com/elderly-woman-hit-by-car-leichhardt-545651/
8. Pedestrian critically injured in crash - Dulwich Hill (2022)intersection of New Canterbury Road and Frazer Street, POLICE NSW (Saturday, 18 June 2022 11:16:36 PM) 

So once a safe speed limit is established how do we ensure it is followed - drivers follow the conditions of the road and so, it is the design of the road that they drive to.

• Narrowing lanes with line markings is a favoured cheap way
• Pedestrian Refuges
• Raised Pedestrian Crossings
• Kerb Blisters and 
• Speed Cushions (humps in the old day) 

Reducing Roadspace and providing land to trees, pedestrians and cyclists

Reduced Road, Trees, Bikepath and Footpath, Harold Park, Forest Lodge