Sustainable Communities Infrastructure Development

Guidelines The Influence of the Walkable Coastal

Communities Project

Inclusive Built Environments

Guidelines for Walkable Coastal Environments

• Northern Bellarine, – three communities, – Portarlington St Leonards and Indented Head – all 50% of people over 50 years

• Less than 2.5% of population of Greater Geelong

• Largest Township 3,000 permanent residents

Providing Community Infrastructure

• Identify gaps and inadequacies in the current footpath network• Test the concept of a strategic footpath in the community• Prioritise components within a footpath network hierarchy• Establish a toolkit of design solutions• Prepare a program of delivery• Measure and monitor over time

Overview and Context – Sustainable Guidelines

• Council wide and an integrated planning approach• Facilitate planning and construction of high quality outcomes• Sustainable development of existing and new communities• Important that guidelines are achievable and innovative• Planning tool to guide negotiations, applications and

approvals

Principles – Sustainable Communities

• Places where people want to live, work and play• Meet diverse needs of existing and future residents• Offer high quality of life and promote connectedness• Optimise environmental outcomes and natural settings• Are safe, inclusive and engaging• Promote economic vitality and diverse activity• Integrate all aspects of community and liveability• Offer good access to services and facilities• Are well connected and welcoming

Format of the Guidelines - Sections

• Transport and Movement• Landscape and Streetscape• Water Management• Sport, Recreation and Open

Space• Social and Community

Facilities• Biodiversity and Conservation

Areas

Transport and Movement

• Safety• Accessibility• Wayfinding• Footpath, Cycleways and Shared Paths• Public Transport Infrastructure

Principle Pedestrian Network Mapping

What is it?

• Network of origin to destination pedestrian routes

• Based on length of route from destination – 1km / 2km

• Routes with highest potential pedestrian usage based on census data become hotspots

• Hotspots tested via risk assessment

• Principle Pedestrian Routes Identified

Encouraging Walking - Streetscape

• Trees - Create a boulevard of shade and colour

• Wayfinding Signs - Provide reassurance and confidence

• Pause Points – Provide for rests and interest to increase distance walked.

• Street lighting - Improve perception of safety.

Encouraging Walking - Streetlighting

Before After

Improving Safety – Road Crossings

• DDA design is standard

• Visual cues to drivers

• Coloured bollards and fencing

• Visual cues to pedestrians / cyclists

• Messages

• Coloured grab rails

Visual Cues - Road Crossings

Before After

Completed Projects