Katoomba Charrette Outcomes Report - Blue Mountains City Council

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Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Centre Strategy very soon, as other revitalisation initiatives for the Top End of Town depend on the certainty of this system being already in place or at least forthcoming by a specific date. Joint Management and Marketing of the Echo Point/Katoomba Public Transport Link To strengthen the public transport linkage between Katoomba and Echo Point, the Charrette recommended that the following measures should be implemented: provide managed parking for Shuttle patrons in the Town Centre, so visitors unfamiliar with the parking arrangements can easily use the system; provide themed signage for the Shuttle system; market the Shuttle service in both the Blue Mountains and from origin points in Sydney; link the management of parking infrastructure for both Katoomba and Echo Point, including parking fees, to optimise the interaction between them; promote the use of themed and interpretive public transport vehicles to add value to the tourists’ experience. Action 8.2.2A - Coordinate with local bus operators to provide a frequent and regular shuttle bus service between Echo Point, the Clairveaux Aboriginal Cultural Centre, the Scenic Railway the Katoomba town centre and Frank Walford Park. The route of this bus should provide for visitors and consider drop-off points including the train station and the shopping precinct for local users. This bus service should be integrated with other transport services including the train and tour buses from Sydney. Action 8.2.2B - Council should will work with bus operators and City-Rail to address public transport issues including improved weekend and after-hour train and bus timetabling and services. 8.2.3 Better Bus Stops, Especially at the Carrington Hotel Katoomba’s weather makes comfortable bus stop shelters quite important, especially en route between Echo Point and the Town Centre/Station, for use by locals and tourists alike. The present bus shelter in front of the Carrington Lawn obscures viewing of the Carrington from Katoomba Street and should be replaced with a more comfortable transparent one. Action 8.2.2 - Redesign and reconstruct a new transparent bus shelter at the front of the Carrington Lawn, and provide additional shelters in association with improved public transport to Echo Point and coach and shuttle drop-off areas in the Town Centre. 8.3 Pedestrian Access & Cycle Facilities 8.3.1 ELECTRONIC PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT THE RAILWAY STATION The railway acts as a barrier to north-south access across it for pedestrians, despite the historic underpass, as it is seen by many as unsafe, especially at night. An electronic pedestrian gate crossing should be installed at grade at where Katoomba Street used to cross the railway, with good night lighting, to connect better the Town Centre to points north of the railway. Such an improvement would likely cost less than about $200,000, which is certainly 50
Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Centre Strategy less than an elevator system reportedly being considered by the State Rail Authority during the Charrette, for which there was not funding reported to be committed at that time. Access and personal safety improvements to the existing pedestrian underpass were seen as less costeffective than the electronic ped-gate. Photo of potential ped-gate for adjoining Katoomba Station Action 8.3.1 - Construct an electronic pedestrian gate crossing at grade with the railway at the former Katoomba Street crossing, with good night lighting. 8.3.2 Improve Access, Safety and Amenity of the Town Centre Lanes Stakeholders at the Charrette generally agreed that most of the lanes in the Town Centre did not feel safe to use, especially at night. The few east-west public ways between Katoomba Street and Parke Street are not generally inviting to pedestrians, due to derelict buildings, bad lighting, lack of passive surveillance for safety, and/or needing to pass through bleak car parks. The case is similar between Katoomba Street and Lurline Streets, but east-west access here is even harder because of the steep grade change between the two. Extensive improvements should be achieved from the west, as noted in Section 8.3.5. One pedestrian link through the Telstra Site is proposed in Section 10.9. Action 8.3.2 - Improve the safety and attractiveness of pedestrian lanes through measures such as encouraging redevelopment of premises along them to address these lanes with more active frontages and increased public lighting along the lanes. 8.3.3 Phasing Improvements to Lights @ Great Western Highway This proposal is explained below in Section 8.6.1. 8.3.4 Disabled Access Elderly, people with prams, and disabled persons are especially disadvantaged in Katoomba because of the hills and weather, and a general lack of pram ramps at intersection kerbs. Making easier and more equitable access was a high priority for the Charrette. 51
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