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www.transportplan.sa.gov.au

Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

Industry Briefing - 22 November

New cycling treatments AITPM SA Workshop

Colin Maher

DPTI

22 October 2015

Network, strategy and consultation

• ITLUP – long, detailed consultation

• Updated South Australia Cycling Strategy

(draft)

• Metropolitan Local Government Group (LGA)

•Citizens’ Jury on Cycling

Who is a cycling network for?

The largest segment of the community would like to ride but are concerned.

Toolkit

• Greenways & bicycle boulevards

Main road crossings

Traffic calming on local roads

Sharrows

Wayfinding signage

Performance measures

• Greenways & bicycle boulevards

Main road crossings – min 60 gaps per hour = median refuge

Traffic calming on local roads –

Preferable volume < 1,000 AADT

Acceptable volume < 3,000 AADT (> 5,000 – bike lanes)

Target 85th pctle speed – 25-35k/h

Consistent marking and wayfinding

Marino Rocks Greenway –

Underpass of

Anzac Hwy / Greenhill Rd

Gawler Greenway –

underpass of

Park Tce

Norwood-Magill Bikeway (Beulah Rd) –

signalised crossing of Portrush Rd, Norwood

Sharrows

• Advisory treatment

• Recent DPTI guidance (operational instruction)

• Cycling routes on local roads where bike lanes not appropriate

Sharrow trial results

Sharrow trial results

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Cyclists within door zone

55%

44%

29%

Sharrow trial results

• 54% of cyclists surveyed felt safer – women more so than men

• understanding – 44% indicated ‘awareness’ / ‘expect bikes here’

• only 6% ‘don’t know’ meaning or unclear

Wayfinding signage

• Aim to achieve basic level of consistency

• Standard elements

• Recent Austroads literature review

• Implemented project by project

Wayfinding signage

• Blue on white

• Route identification

• Major destinations

• Time and distance info

• Easily legible while cycling

• Reflective

• Consistent across council boundaries

Questions?