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

comfort.
In order to achieve this, local public transport services must travel between activity
nodes without delays from traffic. They must also have well-lit and sheltered stops,
and comfortable vehicles.
The scale of the growth area offers the opportunity to plan a comprehensive local
public transport system from the outset of development. This system should
incorporate or be integrated with routes into central and North Geelong.
Street Network
Streets perform many functions. They do not merely carry traffic and provide
vehicular access to adjoining properties, but also provide for most walking and
cycling, and form the setting for a wide range of active and passive social
interaction. These ‘other’ functions are fundamental to the health of the community
and of its individuals.. Therefore, it is critical that the street network is designed to
provide an appropriate balance between these various uses.
The key principles for designing pedestrian-friendly streets are:
ensure they are addressed by building fronts, rather than back fences,
to provide an attractive edge and natural surveillance;
avoid very wide roads, dominated by traffic;
minimise the speed of traffic, to lessen the likelihood of pedestrians
feeling unsafe when walking along them;
provide frequent opportunities for pedestrians to cross;
provide generous footpaths;
incorporate kerbside parking, to provide a buffer between pedestrians
and moving traffic; and
provide large street trees, to soften the ‘hard’ appearance of the road.
The width of streets can be reduced by dispersing traffic into a large number of
roads, spaced evenly across the development, rather than concentrating it in a
small number of very busy roads.
Arterial roads
There is a need for three arterial roads within the growth area: Torquay Road,
Barwon Heads Road and a new road providing an east-west link between the
planned Geelong Ring Road and the Bellarine Peninsula.
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