transport planning, fundamental skills and principles

Or – you’re a planner, trust your instincts as you are probably right….

TRANSPORT PLANNING, FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS AND PRINCIPLES

TRANSPORT PLANNING

• Why am I here today?

• Our role

• Fundamental Skills

• The Guidelines, Standards and all the other stuff traffic engineers think is important

• Time and Cost

• Data

• Reflection

WELL, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

WHY AM I HERE?

WHY AM I HERE?

"I will have failed if in five years time there are not...far fewer journeys by car.

It's a tall order but I urge you to hold me to it."

WHY AM I HERE?

WHY AM I HERE?

WHY AM I HERE?

OUR ROLE – EXAMPLES FROM PAST 12 MONTHS

Transport

Reports

Activity Centre

Structure

Plans

Integrated

Transport

Plan

Data

Collection and

Analysis

Community

Engagement

JDAP and

SAT Hearings

Local

Structure

Plans

Development

Applications

Parking

Strategies

Design

Review Panel

Two

Breweries

Infrastructure

Design

Business

Case

Public

Transport

Corridor Plan

Design WA

Process

Resource

Projects

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE

Traffic engineering is a branch of civil engineering

that uses engineering techniques to achieve the

safe and efficient movement of people and goods

on roadways. It focuses mainly on research for safe

and efficient traffic flow, such as road geometry,

sidewalks and crosswalks, cycling infrastructure,

traffic signs, road surface markings and traffic

lights. Traffic engineering deals with the functional

part of transportation system, except the

infrastructures provided.

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS

• What level of assessment?

• What is the Transport Planner (or Traffic Engineer) going on about?

• What information do I need to refer to?

ASSESSMENT LEVELS

• Strategic Plan

• Activity Centre

• Transport Assessment

STRATEGIC TRANSPORT PLANS

STRATEGIC TRANSPORT PLANS

• https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/guidelines_integrated_transport_whole.pdf

• Initiate the plan

• Identify Current and Future State

• Assess Alternatives

• Review, Amend and Improve

• Develop Plan

• Implement and Deliver

• Monitor and Evaluate

STRATEGIC PLANS

http://www.belmont.wa.gov.au/Services/Publications/CorporateDocuments/Documents/Belmont%20o

n%20the%20Move%20-%20Integrated%20Movement%20Network%20Strategy.pdfhttp://www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/getattachment/7d803da1-e978-43ab-a41a-4d04b66319e0/City-

of-Subiaco-Transport-Access-and-Parking-Strategy-2017-TAPS-Final-low-res.PDF

ACTIVITY CENTRES

https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/publications/1178.aspx

ACTIVITY CENTRES

https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/activity_centres_policy_2.pdf

ACTIVITY CENTRES

https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/Perth_and_Peel_Sub_Region_March2018_v2.pdf

SPP 4.2

SPP 4.2 – OTHER GUIDELINES

https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/projects/DOT_P_Parking_Guidelines_ActivityCentres.pdf https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/projects/DOT_P_Travel_Plan_Guidelines_Large_Shopping_Centres.pdf

SPP 4.2

https://southperth.wa.gov.au/about-us/news-and-publications/news-and-public-notices/news-

detail/2018/01/22/south-perth-activity-centre-plan

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/publications/1197.aspx

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

“The WAPC’s State Planning Policy No.1 (SPP1

February 2006) sets out the key principles relating to

environment, community, economy,

infrastructure and regional development,

which should guide the way in which future

planning decisions are made.

The objective of the infrastructure component is to:

“facilitate strategic development by making

provision for efficient and equitable transport

and public utilities”.

Assessment of the transport infrastructure

needed to support proposed land use

development is therefore required for all

levels of land use planning”.

• 5 Volumes

• Introduction and General Guidance

• Volume 2 – Planning Schemes, Structure Plans and Activity Centre Plans

• Volume 3 – Subdivision

• Volume 4 – Individual Developments

• Volume 5 – Technical Guidance

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

• How are the overall assessment Guidelines relative to the entire transport network?

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

TRAFFIC ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

• How are the overall assessment Guidelines relative to the entire transport network?

• Is it a Transport Impact Statement or is it a Transport Impact Assessment?

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Less than 100 Vehicle Trips? More than 100 Vehicle Trips?

STATEMENT ASSESSMENT

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

STATEMENT ASSESSMENT

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

HOW DO OUR GUIDELINES RATE?

HOW DO OUR GUIDELINES RATE?

O CZYM ON MÓWI?

STANDARDS

Austroads is the peak

organisation of

Australasian road

transport and traffic

agencies.

STANDARDS

THE DIFFERENCE?

IF THERE IS ONE STANDARD YOU SHOULD APPLY, ITS THIS ONE

GUIDELINES, STANDARDS AND STUFF…..

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

TIME AND COST

TIME AND COST

MODELS

MODELS

DATA

Traffic Volumes

Cycling Volumes

Intersection Counts

Train Patronage

Parking Occupancy

Pedestrian Counts

Congestion Measurements

Bus Stop counts

DATA

Aerial and

Mapping

Census Data

Distance Measurements

per mode

Pedestrian

Catchments

Network statistics, speed, crashes,

classification

LGA Zoning

Community Value

Measurement

Public transport

accessibility

DATA

https://www.walkscore.com/score/215-hay-st-subiaco-wa-australia

DATA

https://mrapps.mainroads.wa.gov.au/TrafficMap/

DATA

DATA

DATA

DATA

https://profile.id.com.au/subiaco/about/?WebID=130

DATA

https://profile.id.com.au/subiaco/about/?WebID=130

LAND USE AND TRANSPORT INTEGRATION

LAND USE AND TRANSPORT INTEGRATION

Or – you’re a planner, trust your instincts as you are probably right….

TRANSPORT PLANNING, FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS AND PRINCIPLES