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PortBUG: Potentialrecommendationsforthe2020-2021budget: 0ct19th,20201. Ongoingcompletion&improvementoftheOuterHarborGreenway:CompletingtheOuterHarborGreenwayroutethroughthePortCBDandWaterfrontanditspromotiontobothCouncillorsandthecommunityshouldbeconsideredaprioritybyPA/ECouncilfor2021.Additional&ongoinginitiativesshouldinclude:

• IncreasedridersafetyonLipsonStreet:Aseparatedbike-laneoralternativeoff-roadpathsafetyprovisiononLipsonStreet-SouthisessentialandsomethingtheCouncilmustconsider,especiallygivenitsinabilitytoeffectivelymanagevehiclespeedsandexcessivecommercialandheavyvehicletrafficonthissectionoftheGreenway.

• Amoredirect,effectivelydesigned,secureandproperlysignedlinkagethroughthePortWaterfront:

ThislinkwouldproceedfromtheNelsonStpedestriancrossingsalongNileStreet(anditswidenorthern-sidefootpathareaadjacenttotheTownHall,acrossLighthouseSquareviaarampedandpaintedentry/exitandthendownDivettSttojointheOHG.ThisseemsafarmoreappropriateroutetoLipson/TimsonStreetsthanthecurrentawkward,unsafeandveryinefficientroutealongthewaterfront!See‘CBD02’below.

• NewrampsattheBirkenheadBridge/JenkinsStreettransition:Currentlyusershavetonegotiate

awkwardlyangled,poorlydefinedandunsafe‘legacy’ramps.Newrampsspecificallydesignedforentry/exittoandfromtheBridgePathwayarerequiredattheendofJenkinsSt.Appropriatelightingforthisrampareashouldalsobeconsidered.See‘PortLoop’below.

• Replaceandimprovesubstandardshared-usepathwaysontheOuterHarborGreenway: The

currentconvolutedpathwaysliebetweentheendofRailwayTerraceandanarrowrampontoOsborneRoad,Osborne(ie;behindtheOsborneRailwayStation).Requiresnewandmoredirectpathways,widerandmoresuitableramps,newsignageandpossiblynewlighting.

• ShadetreeplantingsontheOHG: Seriousconsiderationshouldbegiventoopportunitiesfor

effectiveshadetreeplantingsalongtheOHG,particularlythroughtheGilmanRailReserve(ie;adjacenttotheAviationMuseumandsouthtotheEdithStreetjunction).

• Establisha‘BikewayArt/InterpretiveInstallationProject: Therearemanyopportunitiesforuseof

artandsculptureinstallationsontheOuterHarborGreenwaytoenhancetheroute’sprofile,provideinterpretivesiteinformationandvisualinterest

2. ApavedpathwaylinkacrosstheGilmanRailReserve:Currentlyanoff-roadshared-usepathextendsfromthePREXYBikewayalongPerkinsDrivetoBedfordStreetandthenstops!Whileofreasonablequality,thispathwaydoesnotprovideanyappropriateconnectiontoother(existingorplanned)bikeroutes.ItneedstobeextendedacrossBedfordStreetandsouthacrosstheGilmanRailReservetojointotheGilmanEast-WestConnector.ThiswouldthenprovideadirectconnectiontoboththeOuter-HarborGreenwayandtotheproposedRosewaterLoop.Bicycleuserson(forinstance)thePREXYBikewaywouldnolongerhavetorideacrossthePortRiverandthroughthePortCBDtoaccesstheGreenwayorotherroutestothesouthorintotheCity.Seebelow-startsatpoint‘77’&‘1’arright.3. PreliminaryprojectworkfortheRosewaterLoop: Thiscouldincludesoiltesting,investigationofcontaminationmanagement,ownershiptransfer,planningandcostingetc.See‘2’atright.

4. Establishapavedshared-usepathwayfromLipsonStreet: AnewSUPonthisshortsectionofpubliclandwouldprovideGreenwayusers–andpedestriansinparticular–withamoredirectconnectiontothePortCBDandthenewshoppingprecinctstothesouthofDaleStreet.Requiresramps,paving,bollardsandsignage.See‘P42’below&‘1’atright.5. AninterimaccesspointfromthePREXY/DiverDerrickBikewaytothePortWaterfront: WhileplansallowforeventualconstructionofpedestrianandbikeaccesstoStVincentStviaWauWaStreet,temporaryaccessneedstobemaintainedoverthecourseofhousingdevelopment.Likelyrequiressigns,rampsandpossiblyshortlengthsofpavedpathway.See‘P94’below&‘2’atright.6. Newshared-usepathwaylinkagesonheOHGreenwayalongNelsonSt: ThesewouldlinktheJenkinsSt–BirkenheadBridgeBikewayjunctiontothestartoftheMerseyRoadandPREXYBikeways.ThenewpathswouldproceedacrossSemaphoreRdtotheVictoriaRdjunction.TheyshouldincludewidenedandimprovedlinkagesonbothsidesofNelsonSttocaterforboth‘inbound’and‘outbound’biketraffic!See‘B54’below&‘3’atright.7. ApedestriancrossingacrosstheQuebecStreetMall: ThissimplecrossinglinkwouldconnectfromRobeStreetandassociatedpedestrianareas(ie;atthecorneroutsideFarmerJoes)andprovidesafeaccesstothewidepaved‘Mall’headingsouthtowardstheDaleStreetcrossingandthenewshoppingprecinctontheotherside(Coles,Aldietc).Itwouldprovidemuchsaferpassageforpeoplemovingacrosstheroadatthiscorner.Requiresnewramps,paintedcrossing,signsandstandingrails.See‘CBD01’below&‘4’atright.8. FurtherdevelopmentoftheMerseyRoadBikeway: Thiscouldincludesignage,bettercontinuitythroughoraroundthenewnavalship-buildingprecinct,interpretivesignageandtourismlinkagesetc.See‘1’atright.9. BuildingofaproposednewpedestriancrossingonSemaphoreRoad–West: AproposedupgradingofcrossingsonSemaphoreRoadwasoutlinedinrecentpublicconsultations.Whilethe‘2crossing’proposalwasnotagreedtobyCouncil,theprospectofbuildingacentrally-locatedsinglecrossingwasleftopen.Detailshere:https://www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0038/773867/Item-12.2.9-Attachment-2-Semaphore-Road-Wombat-Crossing.pdf 10. UpgradebikewaythroughtheWesternRegionalPark(PortCBD): ThisundevelopedpathwayisfrequentlyusedbypublichousingandotherresidentslocatedonbothsidesofBowerRoadtogainaccesstothePortCBDshoppingprecincts.Thepathwayseesbikeandfoottrafficaswellasthosereliantonmobilitydevices.Requiresnewpaving,signage,ramps,shadetreeplantingsandpossiblylighting.11. Newsignageand‘linkage’workstobetterdefinethe‘ParksConnector’:IdentifiedintheBikeDirectnetwork,thisquitefrequentlyused,road-basedroutetravelsthroughTheParkstotheEast-WestConnectorandSouthRoad.Itwouldprovideamuchneededeast-wastlinklyinghalfwaybetweenthePREXYBikewayandtheOuterHarborGreenway.Requiressignage,sharrows,minorworksetc. 12. AdditionalLengthofSharedUsePathontheGawlerGreenway: CurrentlycyclistsarereportingdifficultiesusingGallipoliDriveandNarweenaRoadontheGawlerGreenwayduetothefrequentuseofheavyvehiclesandthelackofanyusefuloff-roadalternative.TheyarerequestingtheBUGargueforanoff-road

bikeway,particularlyalongtheGallipoliDrivesectionoftheroute.ThereappearstoberoomforsuchaSUPontheeasternkerbsidereserve.Generalcomments:Timsaid: IthinktheOuterHarbourGreenwayandpaththroughthePortCentreshouldbeabigpriorityandI’mamazedthereisstillworktoachievethis.

• IstillfeelunsafecyclingoverthetrainlinesonSemaphoreRd-withtrucksturning,roadnarrowing,bumpytracks.Ifindthebikepathrailcrossingmazestobeinfuriating,&thusendupriskingstayingonthebusymainroad.

• Ialsothinkweneedtokeeppushingforgeneral'activetransport'strategiesandpoliciesthatintegratewiththeCouncil'sothereconomic/environmental/health/place-makinggoals,justasPortBugadvocatedintherecentsubmissiontotheMinisterforTransport.

• Alongthoselines[orpromotinggeneraldesignprinciples]I'dliketoseeinnovativeapproachestoensureshadedtransportpathwaystokeyservices.WewouldadvancemanyofthestrategiesfortheCityifwehadgoodtreeplantingsalongthepathsleadingtoschools&pre-schools-fosteringwalkingandcyclingbychildrenandparents.

• Sameprinciplesapplyreaccessroutestoshops/trainstationsetc.Theincreasedtreecoverwillalsohelpreducetheurbanheatbuildup,aggravatedbyurbaninfillandclimatechanges...Supportingactivetransportandurbanshadeinturncanreducethedemandforyetmoreroadsandcarparks–majorcontributorsto‘heatislands’.

• Weneedtoseeurbanshadeandcoolingprioritised/includedintheprojectplansforallnewbikepaths-IstillimagineatreewhereeachbollardisplacedtoformtheHartStbikelane.