Clause 56 Walkability Toolkit - City of Greater Geelong

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How to use the toolkit The toolkit is a three step process; Part 1 - Assess the extents of the walkable catchment. The first step is to identify the extent of the area that can be walked to from within the proposed development before coming to a barrier or environmental characteristic that may reasonably be expected to deter some or all people from walking any further in that direction. This area is the walkable catchment of the development. The walkable catchment is defined by starting at a lot in the centre of the development and working outwards following every footpath or shareway until it becomes unwalkable. Part 2 - Assess the contents of the walkable catchment. The second step is to identify the key destinations within the walkable catchment in order to assess if there are places that are typically important settings for people to meet their needs (shops, schools, public transport, etc) within the area that can be walked to from the development. If these key destinations cannot be found within the walkable catchment then even if the walkable catchment is large the place is unlikely to be walkable as it is not possible to get to these important destinations on foot. Consequently if a place has many of these destinations then it may be walkable, depending on the qualities within that walkable catchment. Proceed to Part 3 to assess the quality of the walking experience. Part 3 - Assess the quality of the walking experience. The third step looks in more detail at the quality of walking experience within the walkable catchment to make sure it is likely to be interpreted by the people who will live there as inviting them to walk. It asks “does the development have characteristics that will, on balance make walking an attractive, convenient way of moving within and around the area?” The toolkit provides a methodology that identifies if a place has characteristics that will typically be seen as deterring or inviting walking. This allows the positive and negative factors to be weighed up and allow decisions to be made; If the development has more negative characteristics than positive then the development should be considered unwalkable. If the development has more positive characteristics than negative then the development should be considered walkable.
Part 1 – Assessment of the extents of the walkable catchment. (to be mapped by applicant) This will require the applicant to map; • Footpaths, • Street lighting (conforming to AS 1158), • Slopes greater or less than 1:14 (AS 1428.1), The walkable catchment as mapped is the extent of the area that can be safely reached on foot in and around the subdivision whilst walking on lit, overlooked continuous footpaths or dedicated shared spaces and without having to cross a barrier or pass through an area that will make people will feel unsafe or uncomfortable. • VicRoads roads and their pedestrian crossing points, • Adjacent land uses, • Orientation of adjoining residential development (front doors and windows of habitable rooms), active or inactive edges, • Proposed or existing seats, public art features in the area or landmarks visible from it, Railway line No Crossing Points Main Road No footpaths • The nearest shops, schools, public transport and park equipped with play equipment for a range of ages, Industrial Zone • The most direct routes from the centre of the development to the above key destinations where these things are outside the walkable catchment, • Strategic walking routes within and outside the development that link the development with the key destinations described above, and • Street trees with typical planting intervals and expected canopy sizes. River Steep with No Crossing Points Park No Surveillance Low Density Residential No Streetlights By starting at a lot in the centre of the development and working outwards the walkable catchment extends until one of the following characteristics is reached; • Path ends or is narrower than 1.5m, • Path is unlit, • Slope is greater than 1:14 • Path passes through an adjoining land use other than residential (R1Z), retail, commercial development or public open space. • Path is not overlooked, i.e. where it is adjoined by a boundary wall of greater than 1.8m in height on both sides or the rear of uses described above • Path reaches a barrier that can’t be crossed, e.g. steep valley, river, highway, railway line • Path reaches a barrier that can’t be crossed without exposing the walker to elevated risk and discomfort, e.g. requiring the walker to depart from their desire line and walk alongside a busy road to reach a crossing, or, the crossing can only be completed in two or more stages. Park No Lighting ‘Grand Estates’ Private Property Freeway No Crossing Points Proposed subdivision Nominal centre point One possible example of a walkable catchment. Leaving this area on foot would be difficult for many of the people living there, making other modes of transport relatively more attractive. This would deter people from walking when choosing how to access the places they will need to enjoy a good quality of life.
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