STREET NAME: Multiple
SUBURB: Multiple
MUNICIPALITY: Multiple
STATE & COUNTRY: Western Australia, Australia
SPEED REDUCTION: From 50 km/h to 30 km/h
DATE IMPLEMENTED: September 2017 – ongoing
SCHEME INCLUDED:
- Connections to off-road shared paths
- Links community amenites e.g. schools, railway stations, shops
- Blue and white Safe Active Street road patches at major entry points
- 30 km/h speed limit signs
- Raised platforms at intersections
- Single-lane slow points
- Narrowing street widths by introducing on-street parking and plantings
- Changing stop/give-way signs to give priority to movements along the Safe Active Street
- Using traffic islands and medians to restrict car movements at intersections, while allowing movements in all directions for people on bikes and on foot
- Introducing new pedestrian or bike crossings
- Introducing bicycle symbol road markings in the centre of each unmarked lane, to encourage cyclists to take the lane
- Lateral shifts in the carriageway to reduce sightlines (i.e. swapping formalised on-street parking and new tree planting nibs from one side of the street to the other
- Additional tree planting and landscaping make them more attractive places to walk or ride
COST: Not available
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Evaluation currently being undertaken and is due to be released in 2023.
LESSONS LEARNED:
Scheme is ongoing, with more locations continually being added. Lessons from previous implementations are being introduced for each one.
RESULTS OF EVALUATION: Not yet available (due 2023)