Decision details

2020/195092

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Committee endorse the installation of the following:

·                Footpath widening, by 2.7 metres on the eastern side and 2.8 metres on the western side of Mitchell Road with a raised pedestrian crossing at Anderson Street, Alexandria; and

·                Continuous footpath treatment in Renwick Street at Mitchell Road, Alexandria.

Voting Members for this Item

Advice

The Committee unanimously supported the recommendation and noted that a raised threshold will be installed without a marked pedestrian crossing until traffic and pedestrian counts are conducted for the installation of a pedestrian crossing.

Background

The City in April 2018, consulted the community on the Alexandria Local Area Traffic Management Plan, which recommended a number of traffic calming treatments to mitigate the impacts of WestConnex on local roads

Additionally, the City has received ongoing requests to improve the pedestrian safety and accessibility and residential amenity in Renwick Street at Mitchell Road, Alexandria and across Mitchell Road at the Anderson Road intersection.

The City proposes to introduce a continuous footpath treatment in Renwick Street at Mitchell Road and footpath widening with a raised pedestrian crossing in Mitchell Road at Anderson Street. Both proposals would help improve pedestrian access as well as slow down traffic on Mitchell Road and discourage short-cut traffic.