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Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Centre Strategy Street Trees and Old-Style Light Standards There is also room in these intermittent median strips for recommended street trees and light standards, which are proposed to have a historic character to match the street, as shown in the sketch below. The plan below shows where trees are proposed, which are located to correspond with existing or new trees to be planted in the existing triangular kerbside planters in the parking lanes, so that they form a band of three trees in a row across the street. This arrangement should substantially improve the streetscape and lighting of the street, while slowing the traffic and making it easier and safer for pedestrians to cross. Rear Access vs. Double-Parking for Truck Deliveries Of course, truck deliveries to businesses along Katoomba Street are also essential. However, double parking along Katoomba Street is only one means of delivery. Most successful main streets enforce delivery from the rear of premises whenever possible, and/or they limit doubleparked deliveries to off-peak times such as early in the morning. The Charrette Team analysed the buildings along Katoomba Street to determine which ones could presently accommodate rear-deliveries. Also, a shared parking design, with improved rear delivery access and manoeuvrability, is proposed for several business premises east of Katoomba Street at the Top End of Town (Section 8.8.5). By using rear delivery instead of trucks double-parking out front, the overall urban amenity, retail appeal and pedestrian safety of Katoomba Street will benefit. The Charrette analysis of existing shops’ capacity for rear deliveries was necessarily brief. The breaks in the median may need to be adjusted or expanded with further review and consultation with shop owners. However, the amount of median presently shown should stay not be substantially reduced, or else the other benefits of slowing the traffic and pedestrian safety would be too compromised. 8.5.3 Proposed Design for Waratah Street Improvements As shown on the plan above, Waratah Street is to receive similar improvements to those of Katoomba Street, particularly the intermittent median strips, to provide pedestrian refuges, on which street trees and old-style lighting standards can be installed (see sketch above which also illustrates how Waratah Street might appear). Action 8.5 A - Consult with Katoomba Street businesses to verify and possibly fine-tune locations of median breaks to enable double-parked truck deliveries where there is no other choice, such as rear access deliveries. Action 8.5 B - Implement the Charrette street improvements for Katoomba and Waratah Streets, after being modified if necessary, as per Action Plan 8.5A 56
Katoomba Charrette Report & Town Centre Strategy 8.6 Improve Intersections for Better Access and Circulation 8.6.1 Phasing of Traffic Signals & Streetscape Improvements on Great Western Highway At present the Great Western Highway past town does not especially celebrate or respect the Town Centre or its entry. The Highway is detailed the same there as it is for several kilometres in either direction, indicating no arrival or uniqueness for the town entry. Moreover, the relatively short-duration pedestrian phasing of the lights at Katoomba Street and Yeoman’s Bridge make it difficult for those less fit to cross, particularly the elderly or disabled. In this regard, there is no pedestrian refuge or median in the centre line of the highway. It was reported to the Charrette that the RTA has funding to improve the stretch of the highway as it passes through Katoomba. The Charrette proposed that the design below, in conjunction with longer pedestrian crossing phases at the lights, should be implemented with the present funding for improvements to the highway. Action 8.6.1 - Use existing RTA funding for improvements to the Great Western Highway to implement the improvements proposed by the Charrette, including longer pedestrian light phases at Katoomba Street and Yeoman’s Bridge. 8.6.2 Roundabout at Bathurst Road and Parke Street This roundabout experiences congestion at peak hours, and it is hard for pedestrians to cross east-west along Main Street because the stopping line for northbound vehicles is too close to the roundabout. The phasing of the Yeoman’s Bridge traffic light at Great Western Highway also needs adjustment to optimise traffic flows through the roundabout during peak hours. The lights phasing change at Yeoman’s Bridge would provide more potential for northbound traffic on Parke Street to get onto the Highway and help free up the roundabout during peak traffic times. The Charrette determined that the performance of the roundabout could be improved significantly and the pedestrian crossing made easier, by means of the design shown below. Improved Roundabout and Pedestrian Crossing at Bathurst Road/Main Street/Parke Street 57
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