Council this Monday passed the following motion UNANIMOUSLY, with additional points added that Council also lobby the State Government for a 40 km/h speed
limit right along Hill Street and that
the needs of bike riders be included in the design (i.e. Attachment A mentioned below) of traffic calming interventions.
The motion:
1. Community engagement be undertaken based on
the concept design marked as Attachment A to item 6.3 of the Open City InfrastructureCommittee agenda of 29 March 2017.
2. The General Manager work with the schools
and interested businesses to lobby the Transport Commissioner for the provision
of adult crossing guards at the Hill Street / Lansdowne Crescent / Patrick Street
and the Hill Street / Lansdowne Crescent / Pine Street intersections.
3. Further investigation, including advice
from the Transport Commissioner be undertaken to install improved pedestrian
crossings at the Hill Street / Lansdowne Crescent / Patrick Street and Hill
Street / Lansdowne Crescent / Pine Street intersections taking into
consideration sight distance, bus turning and property constraints and in accordance
with the Australian Standard.
Options to be
investigated include:
(ii) Wombat crossings at the above roundabouts;
and/or
(ii) Replacing the Hill Street / Lansdowne
Crescent / Patrick Street roundabout with traffic signals.
4. A further report be provided, detailing the
results of the community engagement and recommending a design to be implemented
in Hill Street, incorporating consideration of the consultation and the
feedback from MRCagney and Victoria Walks.
5. A further report be provided to the
Council’s Community, Culture and Events Committee in relation to a possible
event and community art project for West Hobart.
6. The line markings at the Hill Street
roundabouts be painted as a matter of urgency.
These decisions by our elected Aldermen send a clear message to staff on the direction that the community and Council wants to go.
Our work is not over!
We will have to remain vigilant and active to ensure that the children's crossing guards be approved by the State Government and implemented as soon as possible.
Also we will need as many residents as possible to get involved when the public consultation on the design of the "improved crossing points" on Hill Street is opened up. WHEN and Bicycle Network Tasmania will be taking a close look and will be supporting treatments which provide maximum safety for both pedestrians and bike riders.
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| For example, a crossing like this provides space for riders to get through the "pinchpoint". |
