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Green Travel Plan Proposed Residential Affordable Housing 21-25 Northumberland Road, Pascoe Vale Prepared for LOFE Development Group Pty Ltd October 2021 G26683G-01C Level 28, 459 Collins St T: 03 9822 2888 Traffix Group Pty Ltd Melbourne Victoria 3000 admin@traffixgroup.com.au ABN: 32 100 481 570 traffixgroup.com.au
Green Travel Plan 21-25 Northumberland Road, Pascoe Vale
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Our Reference: G26683G-01C
Issue No. Type Date Prepared By Approved By
C Final 14/10/2021 S.Goh C.Morello
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................ 5
2. Objectives and Methodology .................................................................................................. 6
3. Existing Conditions................................................................................................................. 7
3.1. Subject Site ........................................................................................................................................ 7
4. The Development ................................................................................................................... 8
4.1. Proposed Schedule............................................................................................................................ 8
4.2. Parking ............................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.1. Bicycle Parking .................................................................................................................................. 8
4.2.2. Car Parking ........................................................................................................................................ 8
4.2.3. Waste Collection ............................................................................................................................... 8
5. Sustainable Transport Opportunities ...................................................................................... 9
5.1. Information for Residents.................................................................................................................. 9
5.2. Pedestrian Network Accessibility...................................................................................................... 9
5.3. Bicycle Accessibility .......................................................................................................................... 9
5.3.1. Existing Bicycle Network .................................................................................................................. 9
5.3.2. Bicycle Parking Provisions ............................................................................................................. 10
5.4. Public Transport Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 12
5.4.1. Access to Services .......................................................................................................................... 12
5.4.2. Journey Planning ............................................................................................................................ 13
5.4.3. Introductory Myki Offer ................................................................................................................... 13
5.5. Car Parking ...................................................................................................................................... 13
5.5.1. Reduced Parking Provisions and Allocations ................................................................................ 13
5.5.2. Existing Commercial Car Share ...................................................................................................... 14
5.5.3. Car Next Door .................................................................................................................................. 14
5.5.4. Car Pooling ...................................................................................................................................... 14
5.6. Taxi & Ride Share Accessibility ....................................................................................................... 15
6. Actions................................................................................................................................. 16
7. Monitoring and Review ......................................................................................................... 18
List of Figures
Figure 1: Locality Map 7
Figure 2: PBN Map - Moreland 10
Figure 3: Bicycle Parking Area – Ground Floor 11
Figure 4: Bicycle Parking Area – Level 1 11
Figure 5: PTV Public Transport Map – City of Moreland 12
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Figure 6: Existing Nearby Public Transport Stops and Walking Routes 13
List of Tables
Table 1: Proposed Development Schedule 8
Table 2: Public Transport Services in the Vicinity of the Subject Site 12
Table 3: Green Travel Plan Actions, Responsibilities, Implementation and Estimated Scale of
Cost 16
Table 4: Monitoring and Review Program 18
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1. Introduction
Traffix Group has been engaged by LOFE Development Group Pty Ltd to prepare a Green
Travel Plan (GTP) for the proposed residential development at 21-25 Northumberland Road,
Pascoe Vale.
This GTP will provide a management tool designed to reduce the reliance on motor vehicles,
minimise the negative impacts of transport on the environment, manage car parking
demands, improve opportunities for those without access to a car and maximise the benefits
associated with ‘green travel’, i.e. health and financial benefits.
This plan sets out a range of actions to be implemented by the Developer/Owners Corporation
to encourage sustainable travel choices and reduce car dependency by residents, identifies
‘green travel’ targets, and outlines an implementation program as well as monitoring and
review requirements of the plan.
Specific reference is made to the Traffic Engineering Assessment prepared by Traffix Group
(ref. G26683L-01C, dated October 2021) which assessed the most recent plans from project
architect Caleb Smith dated October 2021.
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2. Objectives and Methodology
The objectives of this GTP are to:
• promote travel alternatives such as public transport, cycling, and walking,
• reduce car dependency and greenhouse gas emissions,
• manage car parking demands,
• improve information and opportunities for those without access to a car, and
• benefit the community by minimising the traffic impacts of the development.
The methodology adopted in development the GTP is as follows:
• review existing documentation and transport conditions,
• establish a management strategy,
• identify appropriate GTP actions for the site, and
• develop an implementation plan and monitoring regime.
The Owners Corporation will be responsible for the implementation of the GTP.
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3. Existing Conditions
3.1. Subject Site
The subject site, comprised of three parcels of land, addressed as 21-25 Northumberland
Road, Pascoe Vale, is situated on the western side of Northumberland Road, approximately
100 metres south of its intersection with Fawkner Road in Pascoe Vale.
The development site is generally rectangular in shape and has a total area of approximately
2,370 square metres, with frontage to Northumberland Road of approximately 60 metres.
A locality plan of the subject site is presented in Figure 1.
Subject Site
Figure 1: Locality Map
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4. The Development
4.1. Proposed Schedule
The proposal is for a for an affordable housing scheme with 70 apartments and 42 car
spaces.
Table 1 provides a summary of the proposal.
Table 1: Proposed Development Schedule
Component Proposed Scheme
Residential Dwellings 1-bedroom 29 units
2-bedroom 41 units
3-bedroom -
Total 70 units
4.2. Parking
4.2.1. Bicycle Parking
The proposal includes a total of 85 bicycle spaces on-site spaces will be available for
residents (73 spaces) and visitors (12 spaces).
4.2.2. Car Parking
Car parking is provided a basement car park, with a total of 42 spaces, intended to be
allocated for residents only at a rate of 0.6 spaces per apartment.
Vehicle access to the basement car park is proposed with a double-width crossover via
Northumberland Road at the north-east corner of the site.
4.2.3. Waste Collection
Waste collection is to be undertaken within the basement car park using a mini waste-wise
vehicle.
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5. Sustainable Transport Opportunities
5.1. Information for Residents
The provision of information is essential to ensuring that residents, associated to the
development are aware of the opportunities that they may have to access the site in a form
other than a private car.
Welcome packs will be distributed to all new residents with green travel information and
initiatives.
A notice board will be provided within the entry courtyard which will provide basic Green
Travel information (maps/timetables of nearby services, etc.). This could be in the form of a
tablet/screen with the PTV map preloaded to show the “Next 5” closest services operating.
The Owners’ Corporation may also choose to also include relevant information (including a
copy of this plan) electronically via the Owners’ Corporation intranet or webpage.
A description of the additional opportunities for the development to take advantage of is
provided within the following sections.
5.2. Pedestrian Network Accessibility
The site is well located to promote walking to everyday services, being within walking
distance to the Gaffney Street/Cumberland Road Activity Centre at approximate 700 metres
south-west, which provides access to a wide range of everyday services such as restaurants,
supermarket and essential services.
Other significant land uses in the nearby areas that are easily accessible by walking are
detailed as follows:
• The Gaffney Street Neighbourhood Activity Centre, which includes restaurants, cafes and
some essential services, located just 400 to the south-west of the site;
• Pascoe Vale Railway Station is located 450 metres to the south-west of the site, providing
access to Melbourne CBD and suburbs along the Craigieburn Line train service; and
• Esslemont Reserve is located 720 metres to the south-west of the site, suitable for
activities and exercise activities for residents;
5.3. Bicycle Accessibility
5.3.1. Existing Bicycle Network
The City of Moreland is well served by the Principal Bicycle Network (PBN) with both on-road
and off-road bicycle facilities directly linking the site with the surrounding municipalities and
the CBD.
The subject site has excellent access to bicycle infrastructure with on-road bicycle lanes and
informal bicycle routes on many roads in the immediate vicinity of the subject site. Gaffney
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Street has on-street dedicated lanes, whilst Northumberland Road is nominated as an
informal route.
Railway Parade and Burgundy Street are also part of the PBN within the City of Moreland.
An excerpt from the Principal Bicycle Network is provided at Figure 2, illustrating the
surrounding bicycle priority network.
Subject Site
Figure 2: PBN Map - Moreland
5.3.2. Bicycle Parking Provisions
The proposal includes the provision of 85 bicycle parking spaces on-site as follows:
Ground
• 44 horizontal spaces (including 2 electric bicycle bays) for residents within secure storage
area;
• 29 vertical spaces for residents within secure area.
Level 1
• 12 horizontal spaces for visitors within entry courtyard at the frontage to Northumberland
Road.
Access to the lower ground bicycle parking is to be available via direct bicycle access ramp
from Northumberland Road.
A bike repair station is provided on ground level adjacent to the bicycle storage room.
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Plans identifying the location of the bicycle parking areas is shown at Figure 3 and Figure 4
below.
Horizontal - 44 no.
Vertical - 29 no.
Bicycle Access Ramp
Bicycle Repair Station
Figure 3: Bicycle Parking Area – Ground Floor
Horizontal - 12 no.
Figure 4: Bicycle Parking Area – Level 1
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Accordingly, the bicycle parking will be easily identified and used by residents and visitors of
the development.
5.4. Public Transport Accessibility
5.4.1. Access to Services
The site is also well served by public transport with train and bus services located within
walking distance from the site.
This include Pascoe Vale Railway Station at approximately 450 metres walking distance to the
south-west and bus stops on Northumberland Road and Gaffney Street, servicing the eastern
and northern suburbs.
Table 2 summarises the available services in the vicinity of the site, whilst Figure 5 illustrates
the surrounding public transport network. Figure 6 shows the existing public transport stops
in the vicinity of the subject site.
Table 2: Public Transport Services in the Vicinity of the Subject Site
Service Between Nearest Stop
Train Services Craigieburn - Melbourne CBD (Craigieburn Pascoe Vale Station
Line) ~450m walk south-west
Bus Services Route 542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow ~200m walk north
Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy
Route 561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe ~220m walk south
University
Subject Site
Figure 5: PTV Public Transport Map – City of Moreland
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Bus stop
200m walk
Railway Station
450m walk
Subject Site
220m walk
450m walk
Figure 6: Existing Nearby Public Transport Stops and Walking Routes
5.4.2. Journey Planning
Residents should be encouraged to utilise the “PTV Journey Planner” available online at the
PTV websites and via Smartphone Applications.
Additional information on public transport facilities and service times can be obtained from
Public Transport Victoria (ph: 1800 800 007, http://ptv.vic.gov.au/).
5.4.3. Introductory Myki Offer
As an incentive to encourage the use of public transport for new residents from “Day 1”, the
Housing Operator could investigate the potential issue of a new myki card to each new
resident as part of a welcome pack.
The myki card could include a nominal amount of start-up credit. Residents would be
responsible for ‘topping-up’ credit once the start-up credit was consumed.
5.5. Car Parking
5.5.1. Reduced Parking Provisions and Allocations
Car parking will be limited on the site at a rate of 0.6 spaces per apartment. This means that
40% of apartments will not have a car parking space.
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The residential parking will be managed through the Housing Operator and allocated purely on
a demand basis.
As there is a direct and ongoing cost involved with leasing of the car space (and it is not tied
to the apartment lease), some residents are likely to consider whether or not they actually
‘need’ the space, or if, by making more sustainable travel choices they wouldn’t require a car.
Those residents who do not get allocated a space will be actively encouraged to not own a car
as they will not have a secure parking space. It should also be noted that whilst on-street
parking in the area is available, residents will not be eligible for on-street parking permits
should Council place restrictions in the area.
This will actively encourage residents without an on-site car space not to own a vehicle in the
future as they will find it impractical to park.
5.5.2. Existing Commercial Car Share
Car sharing schemes have been operating in Melbourne since 2003 with a number of inner
metropolitan Councils actively supporting their use by allocating public spaces throughout
their municipalities for the purposes of accommodating ‘car share’ cars1.
City of Moreland Council supports ‘car sharing’ schemes by allocating spaces within private
developments and Council operated off-street car parks for the purposes of accommodating
‘car share’ cars.
The car share scheme provides an alternative to private vehicles and encourages the use of
sustainable modes of transport for the majority of trips. Car share facilities offer personal and
commercial or business memberships, and can be more convenient for short trips as
payment is generally on a per hour basis.
Commercially operated car share cars operated by GoGet are currently available proximate to
the subject site, with the nearest car share pod located at Gaffney Street near the corner of
Burgundy Street (approximately 400 metres walk from subject site) in a dedicated space
provided by the City of Moreland.
5.5.3. Car Next Door
Alternatively, residents or staff can also obtain short-term vehicle use through Car Next Door,
an online platform which allows private vehicle owners to lease their car through online at the
Car Next Door website and via Smartphone Application.
Additional information on available vehicle in the vicinity of the site can be obtained from
carnextdoor.com.au and the Car Next Door app).
5.5.4. Car Pooling
Owners Corporation may establish a car pooling database for residents to encourage car pool
(where practical) practise to actively reduce the number of single occupant car trips. This can
be effective for residents who travel to work by driving.
1The three main schemes supported by these Councils are Flexicar (www.flexicar.com.au), Go Get Car Share
(www.goget.com.au) and Green Share Car (www.greensharecar.com.au).
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This could be managed through the Owners Corporation internal phone application or via an
online subscription to an existing online car pooling website (such as coseats.com or
shareurride.com.au).
5.6. Taxi & Ride Share Accessibility
The site is accessible by taxi, UBER and other ride share services which can provide mobility
for residents when they require transport to/from off-site locations.
Residents should be provided with information regarding these services.
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6. Actions
The Green Travel Plan aims to reduce the number of single occupant vehicle trips undertaken
by any residents and visitors of the proposed development.
The following actions aim to improve the overall accessibility of the site and foster
sustainable travel behaviour. In general, the Housing Operator will be responsible for the
ongoing implementation of the actions identified within the Green Travel Plan.
A summary of the responsible party for each action within the Green Travel Plan and the stage
of implementation, has been provided at Table 3 addressing the requirements of Condition
13.
Table 3: Green Travel Plan Actions, Responsibilities, Implementation and Estimated Scale of Cost
Action Responsible Implementation
Personnel
Information and Promotion
1. Display information regarding alternate sustainable travel Housing On-going
modes within a public area, e.g notice boards in entry lobby Operator
and/or lift, or alternately provide relevant information via
the Housing Manager’s webpage or intranet. Minimum
information required includes:
- Map(s) indicating the location of the most proximate
train, tram and bus stops to the facility, bicycle
facilities and car share facilities
- Information on public transport fares and nearby
outlets selling public transport tickets. Information is
available from Public Transport Victoria (Ph: 1800 800
007, ptv.vic.gov.au).
- Provision of train, tram, and bus timetable information
(or relevant links).
- The board/webpage should display an overview of
frequencies and service times, and provide relevant
phone numbers and web links to Public Transport
Victoria timetabling services.
- Contact details for car share schemes and online
carpooling websites to encourage reduced single
occupant car trips.
- Details for taxi, UBER and ride share schemes to
facilitate access to/from the site for staff, residents,
visitors and customers.
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Action Responsible Implementation
Personnel
2. Provide each new residential apartment with a relevant Housing On-going
Green Travel Welcome Pack. The welcome pack should Operator
include:
Train, tram and bus timetables of the key routes in the
nearby area.
Map(s) indicating the location of the most proximate
train, tram and bus stops to the facility, bicycle
infrastructure, car share facilities and pedestrian walking
paths (e.g. Travel Smart Map of Moreland, available from
www.travelsmart.vic.gov.au).
Map(s) indicating the location of both on-site and off-site
bicycle parking facilities.
Contact details for car share schemes and online
carpooling services to encourage reduced single
occupant car trips.
3. Promote state and national sustainable events such as Housing On-going
Walk to Work day, Ride to Work Day and World Environment Operator
day (via email, intranet and/or notice board). The dates for
these events and for other environmental events can be
found at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/about-
us/media-centre/events
Public Transport
4. Provide public transport timetable near the main residential Builder/ Prior to
lobby to provide residents with up to date servicing timing Developer Occupation
for all nearby public transport services.
5. Issue a new myki card to new residents on “Day 1” as part Housing On-going
of a welcome pack. Operator
Cycling
6. Bicycle facilities should be secure for residents, easily Developer Development
accessible and clearly visible to residents and visitors to Stage
assist in promoting this mode.
The location and details of access to the bicycle parking
should be detailed to residents as part of the welcome
pack.
7. Provide an on-site bicycle repair kit available for residents Housing Ongoing
within the secure bicycle parking area will. Toolkit could Operator
include puncture repair equipment, bicycle pump, spanner,
hex-keys etc.
Parking
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Action Responsible Implementation
Personnel
8. Parking spaces on-site are secure and controlled. Housing On-going
Residents should be allocated parking on an as-needs basis Operator
with a preference to those who require it for work or other
specific transport needs.
Car Pooling
9. Establish a car pooling data base to encourage car-pooling Housing On-going
between residents. Operator
7. Monitoring and Review
This Green Travel Plan should be monitored and reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that it
meets its objectives and has the intended impacts on reducing car use and encouraging
sustainable modes of transport.
The Housing Operator will be responsible for monitoring the Green Travel Plan in accordance
with the monitoring program set out in Table 4 below.
The monitoring program should be undertaken annually over a three-year period, with the first
review of the program being conducted 12 months after occupation of the building.
Following the three-year monitoring period, the GTP should be monitored with provisions
updated, as required, not less than every five years.
Table 4: Monitoring and Review Program
Monitoring/Review Action Purpose
Undertake an occupancy survey of the bicycle Gauge the level of use of bicycle parking
parking provided on the site. facilities and assess if additional facilities are
required.
Undertake an occupancy survey of the car Gauge the level of use of car parking and assess
parking provided on the site. if re-allocation of spaces is possible to reduce
latent car parking usage.
Undertake an Audit of the actions listed in To document the progress of the plan and
Section 4 of this document and compile ensure viability of the plan.
supporting evidence of actions implemented
(i.e. notices, photos, etc.).
Review the plan/actions and identify any To ‘fine tune’ the plan and ensure viability of the
modifications and/or improvements. plan.
Undertake a questionnaire survey of residents. To determine the modal split of trips and
determine progress and compliance of the plan.
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