Decision details

X103695

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Committee endorse the installation of the following parking restrictions and traffic facilities in Pring Street, Woolloomooloo.

Voting Members for this Item

Advice

The Committee unanimously supported the recommendation.

Background

The City of Sydney received feedback from residents in the area that they felt unsafe walking on the existing shared zone on Pring Street. The City commissioned a report by Transport and Traffic Planning Associates (TTPA) dated 28 June 2023, which identified issues with limited sightlines and contradictory and confusing signage / delineation.

Seven-day traffic counts undertaken from 29 May 2023 found an 85th percentile speed of 20km/h. The Average Annual Daily Traffic is 167 vehicles and the maximum peak hour traffic volume is 24 vehicles per hour. Average daily volumes of heavy vehicles is approximately 10 vehicles per day with the majority of this being two-axle vehicles and only 1-2 vehicles per day at most having three axles.