LOCATION:
Cavill Avenue/Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise
Hedges Avenue/Old Burleigh Road, Mermaid Beach
Garfield Terrace/Northcliffe Terrace, Surfers Paradise
Jefferson Lane, Palm Beach
James Street, Burleigh Heads
Connor Street, Burleigh Heads
Pacific Parade, Tugun
Griffith Street, Coolangatta
Thomas Drive, Chervon Island
Cloyne Road, Southport
Marshall Lane, Southport
Tedder Avenue, Main Road
Broadbeach area – Queensland Avenue, Albert Avenue, Old Burleigh Road, Victoria Avenue, Surf Parade and Charles Avenue
SPEED REDUCTION: Various – some 50 km/h to 40km/h, 50km/h to 30km/h and 40km/h to 30km/h
MUNICIPALITY: City of Gold Coast
STATE & COUNTRY: Queensland, Australia
SCHEME INCLUDED:
- Signs and lines
- Raised crossings and wombats
- Contraflow bicycle lanes
- Placemaking
DATE IMPLEMENTED: Various
COST: Noted as low-cost initiative in the Gold Coast Road Safety Plan 2021-2026
Speed reviews done internally (although Department of Transport and Main Roads grants available for these speed reviews) and minimal operational budget required for signs and linemarking and threshold treatments if required.
ADDITIONAL INFO: General support and now going back to some 50km/h to 40km/h zones and undertaking further reviews to reduce to 30km/h
LESSONS LEARNED:
- Lesson around now going straight to 30km/h, rather than 50km/h to 40km/h and then second review 40km/h to 30km/h (this has come from taking a conservative approach initially and now being more comfortable with going straight to 30km/h following the speed limit review process documented in MUTCD Part 4.
- Tools now support 30km/h (MUTCD Part 4)
- Importance of looking at a broader area, get the data and use engineering knowhow to develop consistent precinct wide approach for speed limits
- Queensland Police Service supportive of 30km/h (note they have had challenges enforcing loud cars in café precinct but can enforce speed breach)
- Importance of working with community and Councillors, and that when the speed reduction requests come via their offices, they are more supportive/less concerned
- Value of placemaking project supporting traffic speed changes in centre projects