armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong

KEY CONCEPT: PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY STREETS
A street is a spatial entity and not the residue between buildings. Anonymous
Any town that doesn’t have sidewalks doesn’t love its children. Margaret Mead
In order to ensure Armstrong Creek’s streets are pedestrian-friendly, a network of
‘connector streets’ will be provided across the growth area. This will distribute
traffic evenly, avoiding almost entirely the need for major, heavily-trafficked ‘nonfrontage’
roads which are typically unpleasant and unsafe for pedestrians and
cyclists, and create a barrier between development on either side.
The connector streets are spaced approximately 800 metres apart, which will
ensure their traffic can be accommodated by one travel lane in each direction.
Generous footpaths, kerbside parking and development frontages on both sides
will ensure a pedestrian-friendly environment.
Local streets are also required to be interconnected, to distribute local traffic
movements through the provision of convenient routes between any two points.
This can be contrasted with culs-de-sac and loop roads, which rely on busy, wide
collector roads.
4.8.9 LOCAL STREETS
Within the growth area, a network of local streets will be provided. Two-lane
connector streets will be provided at a spacing of approximately 800 metres, which
will lead to low traffic flows and a safe and pleasant environment in which
pedestrians can move around the development area. Lower order streets will
provide access to individual properties.
ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)
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