armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong
armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong
armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong
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4.8.4 ROSSACK DRIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE<br />
The proposed new public transport interchange at Rossack Drive would encourage<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> public transport for long and shorter distance trips by people in western<br />
sections <strong>of</strong> the <strong>growth</strong> area and in existing <strong>urban</strong> areas to the north, potentially as<br />
far as Deakin University. The interchange would have excellent road access via<br />
the east-west link road facilitating park-and-ride for people in the <strong>growth</strong> area, near<br />
Rossack Drive, and those further to the south and west. It also <strong>of</strong>fers the potential<br />
for a relatively direct link to Deakin University.<br />
4.8.5 SUB-REGIONAL TRANSIT ROUTE<br />
A high-quality public transport link should be provided between the existing rail line<br />
and the <strong>plan</strong>ned Major Activity Centre, with the potential to extend towards<br />
Torquay, to encourage the use <strong>of</strong> public transport for people in the southern part <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>growth</strong> area and to provide access to the centre for people outside the <strong>growth</strong><br />
area. This public transport link should be designed to accommodate a range <strong>of</strong><br />
different high-quality public transport modes <strong>of</strong>fering links to central <strong>Geelong</strong>, North<br />
<strong>Geelong</strong> and central Melbourne.<br />
The proposed public transport link should be designed so that it has maximum<br />
integration with the <strong>urban</strong> form <strong>of</strong> the Major Activity Centre, with a strong public<br />
transit focus. The alignment <strong>of</strong> the public transport link is designed to meet the<br />
eastern edge <strong>of</strong> the Major Activity Centre, where a public transport interchange can<br />
serve as an ‘anchor’.<br />
Park and Ride facilities should not be provided at the Major Activity Centre<br />
interchange, as they would fragment the centre and the interchange at Rossack<br />
Drive will be more accessible by car—particularly once the <strong>Geelong</strong> Ring Road is<br />
constructed. The local transit services are intended to replace the need for park<br />
and ride for Armstrong Creek residents. Instead, the interchange will be focused<br />
on people who arrive on foot, cycle or the local transit services.<br />
There is potential to extend the link further south. Significant upgrades were<br />
recently implemented to an existing high-quality trunk public transport service<br />
between <strong>Geelong</strong> and Torquay, which is capable <strong>of</strong> further upgrading.<br />
ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)<br />
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