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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
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1.3
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Study Area
Study Objectives
Study Methodology
Community Concerns
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2.0 STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
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2.1 Brisbane City Plan 2014
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2.1.1 Strategic Framework
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2.1.2 Ashgrove Grange Neighbourhood Plan
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2.1.3 Bicycle Brisbane Infrastructure Plan : DRAFT ( Not Council Policy)
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2.1.4 Draft CityShape 2031 Land Use Strategic Framework
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2.2 Brisbane Long Term Infrastructure Plan 2012 – 2031
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2.3 Translink Network Plan (Queensland Government) 2011
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2.4 North Brisbane Area Study (NBAS)
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2.5 South East Queensland Principal Cycle Network Plan
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2.6 South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program
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2.7 Northern Busway
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2.8 Brisbane City Council Road Planning Notes
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2.9 Transport Plan for Brisbane
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2.9.1 Public Transport
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2.9.2 Road Network
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2.9.3 Freight Route
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Summary of Strategic Planning Considerations 18
3.0 LAND USE 19
3.1 Existing Situation
3.2 Proposed Future Land Use
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4.0 STUDY AREA TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS
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4.1 Current Trends
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5.0 PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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5.1 Bus Routes
5.2 Train Services
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6.0 ROAD NETWORK
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6.1
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Existing Traffic Volumes
Road Hierarchy
Speed Surveys
Traffic Crash History
6.4.1 Fatal & Hospitalisation Related Crashes
6.5 Road Safety Audit
6.5.1 Road Safety Audit Methodology
6.5.2 Limitations of Road Safety Audit
6.5.3 Road Safety Audit : Sub – Area 1
6.5.4 Road Safety Audit : Sub – Area 2
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6.5.5 Road Safety Audit : Sub – Area 3
6.6 Road Network Summary
6.7 Global Issues Summary
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7.0 PEDESTRIAN NETWORK
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7.1 Existing Pedestrian Network
7.1.1 Pedestrian Related Issues
7.1.2 Pedestrian Count Surveys
7.1.3 Pedestrian Related Crashes
7.2 Road Safety Audit – Pedestrian Related Issues
7.3 Pedestrian Network Summary
7.4 Pedestrian Network Recommendations
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8.0 CYCLE NETWORK
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8.1 Existing Cycle Network
8.1.1 Cycle Related Issues
8.1.2 Bicycle Count Surveys
8.1.3 Cycle Related Crashes
8.2 Road Safety Audit – Cycle Related Issues
8.3 Future Cycle Network
8.4 Cycle Network Summary
8.5 Cycle Network Recommendations
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9.0 STRATEGIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
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9.1 Future Option Development
9.2 Future Infrastructure Projects
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10.0 LOCAL AREA MODEL DEVELOPMENT
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Base Year Network
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11.0 OPTION DEVELOPMENT
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11.1
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Option 1 : Network Restrictions
Option 2 : Improving Accessibility
Option 3 : Major Upgrades
12.0 CURRENT TRAFFIC OPERATION 2013
13.0 FUTURE TRAFFIC OPERATION 2031
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13.1.2 2031 Base Case – PM Peak
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SIDRA Analysis – 2031 Base Case
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12.1.2 PM Peak
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12.1.3 Summary of Current Study Area Performance
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14.1.1 AM Peak
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14.1.2 PM Peak
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14.1.3 Summary of Current Study Area Performance
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SIDRA Analysis – 2013 Base Case
15.0 FUTURE TRAFFIC OPERATION 2031
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15.1.1 2031 Base Case – AM Peak
15.1.2 2031 Base Case – PM Peak
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16.0 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
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List of Tables
Table 1.1 : Summary of Resident’s Concerns – Tabulated
Table 4.1: 2011 Census Travel Mode Summary – Wilston Grange Journey to Work Trips
Table 4.2: 1996-2011 Census Travel Mode Comparison – Wilston Grange Journey to Work
Trips
Table 4.3 : Detailed Travel Mode Share – Wilston Grange Work Based Trips (2011)
Table 5.1: Existing Bus Routes
Table 5.2: Existing Rail Service Frequencies
Table 6.1 : Daily Estimated Volumes
Table 6.2 : Traffic Survey Intersections
Table 6.3 : Existing Road Network
Table 6.4: Daily Estimated Speed Surveys
Table 6.5 : Average Crash Cost by DCA Group
Table 6.6 : Five Highest Intersection Crash Cost to Community by Crash Nature
Table 6.7 : Five Highest Road Section Crash Cost to Community by Crash Nature
Table 6.8: Crash Summary
Table 6.9 : Fatal Crashes
Table 6.10 : Hospitalisation Related Crashes Ordered by Cost to Community
Table 6.11 : Crashes Resulting in Hospitalisation
Table 6.13 : Sub-Area 1 RSA Summary of All Issues
Table 6.14 : Locations Identified with Very High Risk
Table 6.15 : Key Road Network Related Audit Concerns : Sub-Area 1
Table 6.16 : Sub-Area 2 RSA Summary of All Issues
Table 6.17 : Locations Identified with Very High Risk
Table 6.18 : Key Road Network Related Audit Concerns : Sub-Area 2
Table 6.19 : Sub-Area 3 RSA Summary of All Issues
Table 6.20 : Key Road Network Related Audit Concerns : Sub-Area 3
Table 6.21 : Locations with High Incident Rates (not listed in any particular order)
Table 7.1: Pedestrian Related Issues
Table 7.2: Pedestrian Related Crashes
Table 7.3 : Road Safety Audit – Pedestrian Related Issues with a High Risk
Table 7.4 : Pedestrian Related Issues identified in RSA & by Community
Table 7.5: Pedestrian Recommendations
Table 8.1 : Cycle Related Issues
Table 8.2: Cycle Related Crashes
Table 8.3 : Road Safety Audit – Cycle Related Issues with a High Risk
Table 8.4 : Road Safety Audit - Cycle Related Issues identified in RSA & by Community
Table 8.5: Cycle Network Recommendations
Table 9.1 : Model Development Process
Table 9.2: Future Infrastructure Development
Table 10.1 : GEH Values
Table 10.2: Model Flow Validation Results
Table 11.1 : Option Testing Spreadsheet
Table 12.1 : 2013 AM Peak Hour - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning Movements
Table 12.2: 2013 PM Peak Hour - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning Movements
Table 12.3: Intersection Performance Status Descriptions
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Table 12.4 : SIDRA Summary Analysis Results – 2013
Table 13.1 : 2031 AM Peak Hour Base Case - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.2 : 2031 PM Peak Hour Base Case - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.3 : SIDRA Summary Analysis Results – 2031
Table 12.1 : 2013 AM Peak Hour - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning Movements
Table 12.2: 2013 PM Peak Hour - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning Movements
Table 12.3: Intersection Performance Status Descriptions
Table 12.4 : SIDRA Summary Analysis Results – 2013
Table 13.1 : 2031 AM Peak Hour Base Case - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.2 : 2031 PM Peak Hour Base Case - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.3 : SIDRA Summary Analysis Results – 2031
Table 13.4: 2031 AM Peak Hour Base Case - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.5 : 2031 PM Peak Hour Base Case - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.6 : 2031 AM Peak Hour Option 2 - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.7 : 2031 PM Peak Hour Option 2 - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.8 : 2031 AM Peak Hour Option 3 - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.9 : 2031 PM Peak Hour Option 3 - Intersections with Oversaturated Turning
Movements
Table 13.10: SATURN Summary Table
Table 13.11 : Summary of Findings
Table 13.12 : Summary Table of Number of Intersections Operating Above Capacity at Key
Intersections
Table 14.1 : Prioritisation Criteria
Table 14.2 : Overall Priority Ranking
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List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Wilston Grange Study Area
Figure 1.2 : Summary Resident’s Concerns - Mapped
Figure 2.1:Ashgrove – Grange Neighbourhood Plan
Figure 2.2 : Lutwyche Road Corridor Neighbourhood Plan
Figure 2.3 : City Plan Freight Hierarchy Map
Figure 3.1: Study Area Land Uses (Brisbane City Plan 2000)
Figure 3.2 : Study Area Land Uses (Brisbane City Plan 2014)
Figure 4.1: Destinations of all Journey to Work Trips from Wilson Grange
Figure 4.2: Destination of Journey to Work Trips from Wilston Grange by Transport Mode
Figure 4.3: Origins of Journey to Work Trips to Wilston Grange
Figure 4.4: Origins of Journey to Work Trip to Wilston Grange by Transport Mode
Figure 5.1 : Public Transport Coverage - Source: Translink 2012
Figure 6.1: Traffic Survey Locations
Figure 6.2: 2013 Estimated Daily Volumes
Figure 6.3 : Road Hierarchy - Brisbane City Plan 2014
Figure 6.4 : Crashes Mapped by Crash Severity (DCA code)
Figure 6.5 : Crash Costs by DCA Code
Figure 6.6 : Fatal & Hospitalisation Related Crashes
Figure 6.7 : Road Safety Review Sub-Areas
Figure 6.8 : Sub-Area 1 : Audit Finding Locations
Figure 6.9 : Sub-Area 2 : Audit Finding Locations
Figure 6.10 : Sub-Area 3 : Audit Finding Locations
Figure 6.11 : Global Issues Summary Map
Figure 7.1 : Pedestrian Desire Lines
Figure 7.2: Pedestrian Related Crashes
Figure 7.3 : Pedestrian Network Recommendations
Figure 8.1 : Existing Bicycle Network
Figure 8.2 : Cycle Desire Lines
Figure 8.3 : Draft Brisbane Bicycle Infrastructure Plan - Hierarchy Plan
Figure 8.4 : Draft Brisbane Bicycle Infrastructure Plan - Bicycle Facility Plan
Figure 8.5: Cycle Network Recommendations
Figure 9.1 : Future Infrastructure Projects
Figure 10.1: Model Area and Location of Study Corridor
Figure 11.1 : Options
Figure 12.1 :Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2013 AM Peak
Figure 12.2 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation - 2013 PM Peak
Figure 13.1 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 AM Peak Base Case
Figure 13.2 : Comparison Plot between 2013 AM Peak Base Case and 2031 AM Peak Base
Case
Figure 13.3 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 PM Peak Base Case
Figure 13.4 : Comparison Plot between 2013 PM Peak Base Case and 2031 PM Peak Base
Case
Figure 13.5 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 AM Peak Option 1
Figure 13.6 : Comparison Plot between 2031 AM Base Case and 2031 AM Option 1
Figure 13.7 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 PM Peak Option 1
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Figure 13.8 : Comparison Plot between 2031 PM Base Case and 2031 PM Option 1
Figure 13.9 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 AM Peak Option 2
Figure 13.10 : Comparison Plot between 2031 AM Base Case and 2031 AM Option 2
Figure 13.11: Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 PM Peak Option 2
Figure 13.12 : Comparison Plot between 2031 PM Base Case and 2031 PM Option 2
Figure 13.13 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 AM Peak Option 3
Figure 13.14 : Comparison Plot between 2031 AM Base Case and 2031 AM Option 3
Figure 13.15 : Summary of Modelled Road Network Operation – 2031 PM Peak Option 3
Figure 13.16 : Comparison Plot between 2031 PM Base Case and 2031 PM Option 3
Figure 14.1 : Overall Priority Ranking
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