KARRINYUP / GWELUP Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

Transport & Movement Network
Issues & Opportunities
Dialogue with the community has identified opportunities and ideas
regarding the current transport options and movement network
within the Local Area and for the future of Karrinyup-Gwelup. These
are discussed below.
Sustainable Transportation
Sustainability is a clear priority for the Local Area community, and
sustainable transport is one of the key themes through which this
concern emerges. Transport options that are environmentally
friendly, affordable and foster greater community interactions and
familiarity with the Local Area are shown clear preference in both
community surveys and planning workshops.
From the community engagement process in its entirety, the sixth
overall priority was sustainable transport, and at community forums
this emerged as the fifth priority. It should be noted that this is within
the context of an overall community priority of environmental
sustainability.
While survey respondents were generally satisfied with all modes of
transport, respondents (almost 70%) were most satisfied with the
provision for walking and cycling in the Local Area. Satisfaction with
buses was somewhat lower, and although a higher proportion of
respondents felt provision for this mode was ‘good’ rather than
‘poor’, when asked which aspects of transport they would like to see
most improved in the Local Area, buses were the most common
response (this was followed by walking, and then by cycling).
Similarly, ‘public transport services’ were the fourth most commonly
cited of the top five “things missing in your local area”.
Sustainable transport options need to be tied to effective land
use/transport integration, safe routes and integrated transport
networks, and a willingness on the part of transport users to change
their behaviour to maximise their potential. These aspects of the
sustainable transport picture are discussed below.
Land Use/Transport Integration
Development or strengthening of a community hub or focal point is
a key priority for the Local Area’s community, and such a hub within
the context of a sustainable Local Area must be integrated with
sustainable transport options such as public transport, walking and
cycling. Most community members identified Karrinyup Regional
Centre as the site for this ‘hub’, and the centre already has the
advantage of a bus station at its Karrinyup Road periphery.
Improved services to this hub from the surrounding area and
footpaths and cycle paths also connecting to and from it, would
greatly enhance the opportunity for local residents to access goods
and services locally without heavy reliance on automobiles.
Transport and land use integration also needs to be considered
across the Local Area in relation to other major destinations, and
planning for provision of pedestrian and cycle paths and public
transport services needs to occur in tandem with consideration of
key sites such as shops, schools, workplaces and areas of higher
density living.
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KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN
February 2010