KARRINYUP / GWELUP Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

Transport & Movement Network Profile
The transport network across Local Areas (and connections with
other areas) can significantly impact local communities and
development, and particularly how people undertake various
activities and access services. There are also many issues related
to transportation such as the increasing cost of car use and the
impact of car use and traffic congestion on quality of life and the
urban environment. In addition, there are significant global
environmental and socio-economic issues associated with
transportation such as climate change and peak oil.
Car use is generally considered less sustainable than public
transport, cycling or walking. These transport options are more
affordable, more accessible to a wider proportion of community
members, present fewer environmental costs (if any), and provide
opportunities for the development of healthy and safe communities.
The need to provide for car use is still however recognised.
The City is developing an Integrated Transport Strategy which aims
to encourage a more sustainable, efficient, accessible and equitable
transport system. The Strategy promotes, amongst other things, the
development of activity centres (centres of a higher intensity mix of
uses such as commercial, business, educational and residential)
and linking these with public transport as well as strategic
pedestrian and cyclist network improvements. The following Local
Area transport profile is underpinned by this background context to
transport planning in the City.
Transportation Infrastructure
Transport infrastructure in the Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area is
primarily focused on accessibility for motor vehicles, with less
provision for alternative transport modes such as public transport,
cycling and walking. This is the case across most of the Perth
Metropolitan Area.
Roads Network, Traffic and Road Management
There is an extensive road network throughout the Karrinyup-
Gwelup Local Area. The Local Area is bound by Mitchell Freeway to
the east (which connects with Perth City), Reid Highway to the
north (which connects west to east across the Metropolitan Area),
and Marmion Avenue/West Coast Highway to the west, whilst
Karrinyup Road also runs across the Area. These roads are
controlled and managed by Main Roads Western Australia. The
remainder of the road network generally consists of local roads
which are managed by the City.
The City’s traffic management policy addresses local traffic and
road maintenance issues and works to achieve a strategic
approach to traffic control and road improvements. Recent
improvements to the local road network include median strip
upgrades and the installation of a roundabout at the corner of
March Street and North Beach Road, Gwelup.
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KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN
February 2010