Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Determined
Moved by Councillor Forster, seconded by Councillor Chung -
It is resolved that:
(A) Council note:
(i) Davoren Lane terminates in a T-intersection with the south side of Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, between Richards Avenue and Bourke Street;
(ii) Foveaux Street in this area has heavy pedestrian traffic on its south side;
(iii) Davoren Lane is a narrow thoroughfare with solid walls built close to the kerb on both the west and east sides of the laneway;
(iv) these walls obscure drivers' views of pedestrians walking along Foveaux Street on both sides of the laneway as vehicles approach the T-intersection from Davoren Lane;
(v) the solid walls also severely restrict pedestrians' sight lines as they approach on Foveaux Street to step off the curb to cross Davoren Lane;
(vi) as a result, near misses between vehicles and pedestrians occur regularly at the T-intersection; and
(B) the Chief Executive Officer be requested to immediately investigate and implement options for traffic calming and/or signage in Davoren Lane on the approach to the T-intersection with Foveaux Street, in order to improve pedestrian safety.
Carried unanimously.
S129260
Report author: Rebekah Celestin
Publication date: 17/09/2018
Date of decision: 17/09/2018
Decided at meeting: 17/09/2018 - Council
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