The Woden Town Centre is entering a new phase of development. To support and encourage active travel modes through the precinct, preliminary sketch plan designs were prepared for cycling facilities on the key roads (Corinna Street, Furzer Street and Matilda Street) through the Town Centre. The designs sought to maximise safety through separated facilities and coordinated treatments that directly benefit pedestrians and cyclists – facilitating ease of movement and encouraging increased walking and cycling.

1. Achieving Separated Cycle
Facilities in a Constrained Town
Centre Environment
Phil Gray
GTA (Melbourne)
Australasian Road Safety Conference, Perth | 12 Oct 2017

2. 15,000
Woden Town Centre

3. Study Area
▪ Matilda Street
▪ Furzer Street
▪ Corinna Street

4. Furzer StreetMatilda Street
Corinna Street

5. http://activeinfrastructure.net.au

6. Improve Active
Travel Connectivity
Integrating existing Active
Travel network with key
activity nodes and
destinations
Encourage
Active Lifestyles
Provision of inviting and
appropriate active travel
infrastructure
Complement ACT
Gov Aspirations
Urban renewal and
revitalisation of Canberra’s
major centres through
investment in high quality
public spaces and places.

7. ▪ Information review
▪ Site appreciation
▪ Stakeholder Consultation
▪ Options Development
▪ Prelim sketch design & iterations
▪ Final sketch design
Process

8. Challenges/Constraints
▪ Space (road reservation)
▪ High ped volumes &
activity
▪ Parking
▪ Stakeholders (ACTION)
▪ Achieving a consistent
treatment

9. Challenges/Constraints
Infrastructure within footpathRoundabout to negotiate

10. ▪ Capital Works Design & Delivery
▪ Environment and Planning Directorate
▪ Roads ACT
▪ Asset Acceptance (TAMS)
▪ Procurement and Capital Works
▪ ACTION Buses
▪ TAMS City Services
▪ Land Development Agency
Government Stakeholders

11. ▪ Safety
▪ Cost & Constructability
▪ Amenity
▪ Compliance with Austroads/best practice
▪ Pedestrian Permeability
▪ Parking Impact
Evaluation/Comparison of Options

12. Options (North)

13. (South)

14. Matilda Street

15. Options Development – Matilda Street
Matilda Street (existing)Opt 1: Bi-directional
Opt 2: One-way pair

16. Options Development – Matilda Street

17. Furzer Street

18. Options Development – Furzer Street
Furzer Street (existing)
Opt 1: Bike lanes
Opt 2: Bi-directional

19. Furzer Street - Preferred X-Section

21. Corinna Street

22. Options Development – Corinna Street (north)
Corinna Street (existing)
Opt 2: Bike lanes
Opt 1: Bi-directional

24. Corinna Street

25. Options Development – Corinna Street (south)
Corinna Street (existing)Opt 1: Bi-directional on north side Opt 2: Bi-directional on south side

27. Corinna Street (existing)
Opt 1: Bi-directional

29. No. Characteristic
1 Physically separated bike lanes
2 Green surface treatments
3 Reduced lane widths
4 Reduced kerb radii at intersections
5
Raised, set-back pedestrian and bicycle crossings
at side roads
6 Footpath-level, separated bicycle lane
Key Design Characteristics

30. No. Characteristic
7 Kerb outstands to provide a wider pedestrian area
8 Raised zebra crossings
9 Connections to surrounding cycle paths
10 Maintain full access for buses
11 Removal of parking/loading
Key Design Characteristics

31. ▪ Continuous, separated facility achieved
▪ Compromised with bi-directional
▪ Links with key main Community Routes
▪ Matilda St extension into Town Centre
core
Outcomes/Learnings

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Achieving Separated Cycle Facilities in a Constrained
Town Centre Environment
Phil Gray (Associate)
Phil.Gray@gta.com.au
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