road · 1 meeting
Simmons Street, Newtown
Mentions
- Partial-closure arrangement to be further reviewed.
- Residents and businesses affected by the current access arrangements will have further opportunity for changes to the street layout.
- The treatment is intended to improve pedestrian safety on Audley Street.
- Residents may experience increased traffic and speeding concerns on surrounding streets, although other surveyed locations remained broadly within projected volumes and the environmental capacity of local roads.
- The review may lead to a revised street arrangement with better vehicle access for Simmons Street residents and neighbouring streets.
- Simmons Street will be reviewed again, with officers to investigate options that improve access to adjoining streets.
Decisions
Further review of Simmons Street partial closure
Rather than immediately making the existing arrangement permanent, the Forum agreed that officers should examine alternative partial-closure configurations that improve access into and out of adjoining streets.
Residents and businesses affected by the current access arrangements will have further opportunity for changes to the street layout.
Audley Street 40 km/h pedestrian safety treatment approved
The detailed design plan for a 40 km/h High Pedestrian Activity Area between New Canterbury Road and Trafalgar Street, Petersham, was approved.
The treatment is intended to improve pedestrian safety on Audley Street.
Topics
Newtown–Enmore traffic impacts
Traffic increased on Cambridge, Belmore, Station Street North, Reiby and Marian Streets during the London Street and Simmons Street trials. Cambridge Street recorded the largest increase, from 1,576 to 2,445 vehicles per day, with an 85th-percentile speed of 41.7 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
Residents may experience increased traffic and speeding concerns on surrounding streets, although other surveyed locations remained broadly within projected volumes and the environmental capacity of local roads.
Community concerns about Simmons Street
Speakers questioned the representativeness of engagement results and reported changes to daily routines and access. Forum members considered the current treatment to function largely as an extension of outdoor dining and supported examining alternatives.
The review may lead to a revised street arrangement with better vehicle access for Simmons Street residents and neighbouring streets.