Road User Safety and Sustainable Transport in the City of Port Phillip

Presented by Stefan MitrikCoordinator Transport Safety Engineering For the Comparative Study Tour 23 April 2015

Location of the City of Port Phillip

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Port Phillip’s Attractions – St KildaLuna Park St Kilda Pier

Acland Street

St Kilda Beach

Port Phillip’s Attractions - St Kilda Festival

•Community Event with a 30 year history•Crowds of up to 400,000•Held on the second Sunday in February

Port Phillip’s Attractions –South Melbourne and Port Melbourne

Station Pier

Station Pier

Port Phillip Snapshot

• Inner City Municipality to the South of Melbourne• Population 105,000 and growing• 53,000 people come to work here• A popular tourist destination all year round • Significant traffic volumes up to 100,000 vehicles per day • Extreme parking pressures

Combined Number of Fatal and Serious Injury Collisions City of Port Phillip - 2002 – 2013

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50

100

150

200

250

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

No. of fatal & se

rious injury collisions

Year

Acknowledgement

Sustainable Transport Strategy and Road User Hierarchy

WALKING

BIKE RIDING

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

FREIGHT

MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY

VEHICLES

SINGLE OCCUPANCY

VEHICLES

• Bike Plan 2011-2020 Walk Plan 2011-2020Safer Streets 2013-2020

‘To eliminate fatalities and reduce the risk of injury on our roads so that people of all ages and abilities can

travel on our road network safely andthat vulnerable road users have

confidence to travel freely within theCity of Port Phillip’

Council’s Vision for improving Road User Safety

Car Share within the City of Port Phillip

Station Pier

Car Share Locations within the City of Port Phillip

Tram Stops – Bridport Street / Victoria AvenueCouncil’s innovation of an easy access tram stop

Council working with other Authorities for the benefit of Sustainable Transport Improvements

Pedestrian Fatality Risk in relation to the impact speed of a car

Map of 40kph Speed Limit Local Areas

40kph Speed Limits

Our Community Celebrates and Supports Safety

Bike Network Map

Cecil Street, South Melbourne - Copenhagen Style Bike Lane

Jacka Boulevard on road bike lane 2009

BeforeNow

Beach Road Bike Lane

Before

After

Beach Road Bike Lane

Before

After

Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea on road bike lane (2013)

Before Now

Acland Street, St KildaContra Flow Bike Lane (2011)

Now

Greeves Street, St KildaContra Flow Bike Lane (2015)

Use of Sharrows at Roundabouts to improve cyclist safety

A Sharrow is a ‘shared-lane arrow.’

They tell cyclists where they should ride on the road, and indicate to drivers that they’re in a popular cyclist area and should drive with caution.

Cecil Street / Coventry Street Roundabout, South Melbourne Background

• 5 pedestrian accidents in a 5 year period• Barrier to safe pedestrian access to/from the South Melbourne Market • Difficult for cyclists to negotiate • Cecil Street ‐ 8,800 vehicles per day• Coventry Street ‐ 2,500 vehicles per day

Cecil Street / Coventry Street Roundabout, South Melbourne Raised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (2004)

• Controls vehicle speed• Encourages drivers to process the

situation in detail and not quickly pass through

• Pedestrian safety improved • Pedestrians have priority• Pedestrian do not have to step down• Safety for cyclists improved• No more accidents

Cecil St / Coventry St Roundabout Raised Pavement Pedestrian (Zebra) Crossing Benefits

Cecil Street / Coventry Street Roundabout, South Melbourne Raised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (2004)

Bridport / Montague Roundabout, Albert ParkRaised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossing (2009)

Before Now

Bridport / Montague Roundabout, Albert Park

Before

Now

•Victoria Avenue / Moubray Street, Albert Park Staggering of Intersection and Kerb Extensions (2008)

Before Now

Tennyson Street / Byron Street, ElwoodRaised Pavement Pedestrian Zebra Crossing (2008)

Before Now

Moray Street / Bank Street, South MelbourneKerb Extensions and Median Closure (2010)

Before Now

Carlisle Street, BalaclavaRaised Pavements with Yellow Top (2010)

Before Now

Inkerman Street, between Chapel Street and St Kilda RoadImplementation of Bike Lane and Pedestrian Refuge (2011)

BeforeNow

Alma Road, between Chapel St and St Kilda RdImplementation of Pedestrian Refuge (2013)

Before Now

Ormond Road Shopping Strip, ElwoodRows of Raised Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (2006)

Now

Ormond Road/St Kilda St - Stage 2, ElwoodRaised Pedestrian Zebra Crossings at Roundabout (Future)

Now

Future

Rothesay Avenue, ElwoodPedestrian Friendly Style Crossovers (2008)

Crash Statistics of some treated sites2000 - 2013

Location/Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Cecil Street/Coventry Street 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ormond Road Shops 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1

Scott Street/Mitford Street 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Victoria Avenue/Moubray Street 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tennyson Street/Byron Street 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bridport Street/Montague Street 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Moray Street/Bank Street 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0

Carlisle Street b/w Camden Street and Westbury Street 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0

Inkerman Street b/w Chapel Street and St Kilda Road 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 3 1

Ormond Road/St Kilda St 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1

Alma Road b/w Chapel Street and St Kilda Road 3 0 2 3 3 7 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 2

Legend Before Installation After Installation

Walking Tour

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Legend

•1 Carlisle Street•2 Carlisle / Camden•3 Inkerman Street•4 Greeves Street•5 Carlisle Street•6 Barkly Street•7 Tennyson / Dickens

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