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Patterson Street safety

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Traffic stats (Ave. peak since 2015)

Patterson Street is classified as a local road and traffic movement is reported as 'vehicles per hour' (vph).

 

  • Pre-development (Dec 2009) - 63 vph or 27% of car park traffic

  • Post-development (Jun 2016) - 433 vph or 47% of car park traffic

 

Average peak traffic since April 2015 - 397 vph or 46% of car park traffic

 

Woollahra Council traffic flow control - 283 vph

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Congestion (Ave. peak since 2015)

Congestion is reported as the percentage change in traffic flow.

 

 

UP 530%
on pre-development

On average, the Patterson Street access carries 530% more traffic than before the development commenced.

It is over-utilised by 114 vehicles per hour when compared against the Woollahra Council traffic flow control of 283 vph.



 

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Safety limits (Ave. peak since 2015)

Pedestrian risk is reported as the number of vehicles per hour above or below the RMS (RTA) maximum threshold of 300 vph for local road residential amenity.

 

97 OVER
the limit
 RMS LIMITS

At an average of 397 vph the Patterson Street access is 97 vph OVER the prescribed threshold for residential safety and amenity.



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Facts & Sources

Woolworths Double Bay parking; Double Bay village; Double Bay residents
Current Status (Ave. since 2015)

  • Carries 46% of all car park traffic or 397 vph

  • Congestion UP by 530%

  • OVER the RMS safety limit by 97 vph

  • OVER the Woollahra Council traffic flow control by 114 vph

 

Operating at an average peak of 397 vph, which includes the traffic burden diverted from Anderson Street, this access exceeds the RMS (RTA) threshold of 300 vph for local road safety and amenity, and the Woollahra Council traffic flow control on 283 vph. Council stated this would not happen.

 

All on-street parking, except for two parking bays, has been removed to enhance traffic flow.
 

The construction has omitted the pedestrian islands on the three legs of the intersection with Manning Road, or any equivalent measures to support the pedestrian link between Kiaora Lane and Patterson Street.

 

A pedestrian crossing has been denied by Council.

 

The Patterson Street car park doors opens at 7am.
 

Traffic incidents affecting Patterson Street are reported on this site.

Woolworths Double Bay parking; Double Bay village; Double Bay residents
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