1982
Act
PEDESTRIAN AND GENERAL SAFETY
Presentation by Andrew McLeod
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30 November 2020
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Released
1982
Methodology
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• Historic crash data along the Golden Mile
• Crash type
• Crash Cause
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• User
• Vehicle
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• Route Knowledge and Focus Areas
• 2010 Golden Mile Bus Route Changes (and subsequent safety studies)
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• WCC Institutional Knowledge
• Focus area – Manners Street, Willis Street to Victoria Street
• ‘Jaywalking’
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Released
1982
Methodology
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• Prediction Models
• Relevance
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• Used historic crash data to extrapolate expected crash profiles
• Considered users – pedestrians, cyclists, buses & ‘other’
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• Compared proposed changes to current environment & crash history
• Used experienced practitioner judgement
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1982
Key assumptions
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• Future crashes will follow the same pattern as historic crashes.
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1982
Evaluation outcomes
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OPTION 1 - REDUCED TRAFFIC
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Pedestrian Safety
General Safety
Score Key Benefits/Disbenefits
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Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Courtenay Place
1
• RT conflicts removed (Blair, Al en, Tory)
1
• RT conflicts removed (Blair, Al en, Tory)
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• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Additional Bus Stops = greater crossing
• High bus v LMV crash rate unchanged
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• Conflict with service vehicle access
• Increase bus volumes / reduced crossing
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opportunities
• No PMV reduction
• Multiple lanes of traffic vs impaired
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pedestrians
Manners Street
1
• Manners / Cuba Intersection closed to
1
• Remove LMV v bus crashes
vehicles
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Closed to general traffic
• Conflict with service vehicle access
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• Traffic / Crash Migration
Released
1982
Evaluation outcomes
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OPTION 1 - REDUCED TRAFFIC
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on n 1
Pedestrian Safety
General Safety
Score Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Score
Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Wil is Street
1
• Increase bus volumes / reduced crossing
1
• RT conflicts removed (Mercer)
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opportunities
• No crash reduction due to retention of NB
• Side road closed to vehicles
PMV
• No PMV reduction
Lambton Quay
1
• Reduced PMV southbound
1
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Northbound PMV remain
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• Northbound PMV remain
• Increased traffic vols turning into
uncontrol ed side roads
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1982
Evaluation outcomes
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OPTION 2 – BUS EMPHASIS
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Pedestrian Safety
General Safety
Score Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Score
Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Courtenay Place
-1
• PMV removal
0
• High bus v LMV crashes removed
Information
• RT conflicts removed (Blair, Al en, Tory)
• RT conflicts removed (Blair, Al en, Tory)
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Conflict with service vehicle access
• Cyclists mixing with two lanes of buses
• Increase bus volumes / reduced crossing
opportunties
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• Multiple lanes of traffic vs impaired
pedestrians
• Increase bus volumesthe
Manners Street
1
• Manners / Cuba Intersection closed to
1
• Removes LMV v bus crashes
vehicles
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Closed to general traffic
• Merge conflicts -Courtenay into Manners
• Conflict with service vehicle access
(two lanes into one)
• Traffic / Crash Migration
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Released
1982
Evaluation outcomes
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OPTION 2 – BUS EMPHASIS
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Pedestrian Safety
General Safety
Score Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Score
Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Wil is Street
1
• PMV Removed
1
• PMV related crashes removed
Information
• Increase bus volumes / reduced crossing
• RT conflicts removed (Mercer)
opportunities
• Side road closed to vehicles
• Multiple bus lanes vs peds
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Lambton Quay
0
• PMV Removed
1
• PMV Removed
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Side roads closed to vehicles
• Side roads closed to vehicles
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• Dual bus lanes vs peds crossing
• Cyclists mixing with two lanes of buses
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Released
1982
Evaluation outcomes
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OPTION 3 – BUS & PEDESTRIAN EMPHASIS
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Pedestrian Safety
General Safety
Score Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Score
Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Courtenay Place
2
• PMV removal
2
• High bus v LMV crashes removed
Information
• Vehicle conflicts removed (Blair, Al en, Tory)
• Intersection conflicts removed (Blair, Al en,
• Removal of Parking / Loading
Tory)
• Wider Footpaths
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Traffic / Crash Migration
• Cycle lane/path opportunities
• Conflict with service vehicle access
• Traffic / Crash Migration
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Manners Street
1
• Manners / Cuba Intersection closed to
1
• Remove LMV v bus crashes
vehicles
• Cycle lane/path opportunities
• Closed to general traffic
• Traffic / Crash Migration
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• Conflict with service vehicle access
• Traffic / Crash Migration
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Released
1982
Evaluation outcomes
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OPTION 3 – BUS & PEDESTRIAN EMPHASIS
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Pedestrian Safety
General Safety
Score Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Score
Key Benefits/Disbenefits
Wil is Street
1
• PMV Removed
1
• PMV related crashes removed
Information
• Side road closed to vehicles
• Cycle lane/path opportunities
• RT conflicts removed (Mercer)
Lambton Quay
2
• PMV Removed
2
• PMV Removed
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Removal of Parking / Loading
• Wider Footpaths
• Cycle lane/path opportunities
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• Side roads closed to vehicles
• Side roads closed to vehicles
• Reduced ped crossings
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Released
1982
Summary
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Road
Pedestrians
Overall
Courtenay Place option 1
1
1
Courtenay Place option 2
-1
0
Courtenay Place option 3
2
2
Information
Manners Street option 1
1
1
Manners Street option 2
1
1
Manners Street option 3
1
1
Willis Street option 1
1
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1
Willis Street option 2
1
1
Willis Street option 3
1
1
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Lambton Quay option 1
1
1
Lambton Quay option 2
0
1
Lambton Quay option 3
2
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Comments
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OPTION
OVERALL
Option 1
1
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Option 2
2
Option 3
3
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