Safe Active Street Program - Elizabeth Street and Jenkins Avenue

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Works have now concluded.

The City is progressing with a proposal to modify Jenkins and Elizabeth Streets to implement a safe active street project for the residents of Nedlands.

The project is being undertaken in partnership with the Department of Transport as part of their Safe Active Street Program to deliver safer and more people-friendly active streets. This project starts from the Town of Claremont boundary at Bay Road, along Jenkins Avenue to Dalkeith Road, to connect with Elizabeth Street and stopping at the Broadway intersection with Elizabeth Street (City of Perth boundary).

The project follows on from other projects recently constructed by the Department of Transport in Shakespeare Street, Mount Hawthorn; Leake Street and May Street in Bayswater and Surrey Road in Belmont. The outcomes of these projects are influencing the best design solution for the City of Nedlands' project.

The focus on the design is based around safety, residential amenity and users of the streets to provide a safer road environment for everyone. The design establishes a higher priority for pedestrians and bike riders (of all ages) but does not reduce the amenity for the vehicle driver by changing intersection priorities and creating a 30kmh low-speed environment.

The Council endorsed the community engagement report and the amended concept designs at its meeting on 26 June 2018. The amended concept designs resulted from feedback received from the engagement activities.

Further specific engagement on the proposed detailed design (at 85% completion) has been undertaken with residents, schools and other stakeholders.

The City has now completed the designs and the tendering process for construction has been completed.

How can you get involved, find out more or provide feedback?

  • Review the information, FAQs and designs in the document library
  • Ask us a question by using the Ask Us a Question tab and we will respond
  • Contact a member of the Project Design Team (see Who's Listening on this page)
  • Read the updates below as the project progresses
  • If you have not already done so, please register using the Register to get Involved tab above. It is important that you register to enable you to receive ongoing updates on the project.

The City is progressing with a proposal to modify Jenkins and Elizabeth Streets to implement a safe active street project for the residents of Nedlands.

The project is being undertaken in partnership with the Department of Transport as part of their Safe Active Street Program to deliver safer and more people-friendly active streets. This project starts from the Town of Claremont boundary at Bay Road, along Jenkins Avenue to Dalkeith Road, to connect with Elizabeth Street and stopping at the Broadway intersection with Elizabeth Street (City of Perth boundary).

The project follows on from other projects recently constructed by the Department of Transport in Shakespeare Street, Mount Hawthorn; Leake Street and May Street in Bayswater and Surrey Road in Belmont. The outcomes of these projects are influencing the best design solution for the City of Nedlands' project.

The focus on the design is based around safety, residential amenity and users of the streets to provide a safer road environment for everyone. The design establishes a higher priority for pedestrians and bike riders (of all ages) but does not reduce the amenity for the vehicle driver by changing intersection priorities and creating a 30kmh low-speed environment.

The Council endorsed the community engagement report and the amended concept designs at its meeting on 26 June 2018. The amended concept designs resulted from feedback received from the engagement activities.

Further specific engagement on the proposed detailed design (at 85% completion) has been undertaken with residents, schools and other stakeholders.

The City has now completed the designs and the tendering process for construction has been completed.

How can you get involved, find out more or provide feedback?

  • Review the information, FAQs and designs in the document library
  • Ask us a question by using the Ask Us a Question tab and we will respond
  • Contact a member of the Project Design Team (see Who's Listening on this page)
  • Read the updates below as the project progresses
  • If you have not already done so, please register using the Register to get Involved tab above. It is important that you register to enable you to receive ongoing updates on the project.

Works have now concluded.

  • Traffic effects

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    The City has received some feedback in relation to the possible effects of traffic which might be displaced as a result of this project and the median strip in Broadway across the Elizabeth Street intersection. We provide the following information:

    • The safe active street is intended to prioritise active travel along this route. Non-local car traffic is well catered for on the surrounding network.
    • Given there’s only 1,500 vehicles per day at the eastern end of Elizabeth Street, the restriction of right turn movements at Elizabeth/Broadway will be low impact and is appropriate. The surrounding road network can easily absorb this, and turning movements onto Broadway are well supported with roundabouts at Princess/Broadway and Edward/Broadway. This aspect of the proposed safe active street was independently evaluated through an external peer review process and endorsed. In addition, in terms of property access, the properties between Kingsway and Broadway can be accessed via Princess Road or Edward Street.
    • Modifying the Elizabeth/Broadway intersection as well as the central median on Broadway will achieve significant safety benefits as there are a number of conflicting movements at this intersection, which compromise pedestrian and cyclist safety. As this route is largely focused on improving safe access to schools, UWA and other local destinations.
    • Intersection turn movements will be collected in March to establish a baseline prior to implementation as well as identify user behaviour trends at this intersection. Subsequent detailed design will take this data into consideration.

  • Second Community Information Session held

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    The second Community Information Session was held at the Loreto Primary School, Nedlands on Monday night (19 February) with approximately 27 people attending. People took the opportunity to talk to officers from the City and the Department of Transport to discuss their thoughts.

    Feedback during this session was recorded and will be provided to the community shortly.

    Thank you to everyone who participated.

  • First Community Information Session held

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    The first Community Information Session was held at the Adam Armstrong pavilion, Dalkeith last night with approximately 30 people attending. People took the opportunity to talk to officers from the City and the Department of Transport to discuss their thoughts. Feedback during this session was recorded and will be provided to the community shortly.

    Thank you to everyone who participated.

    Don't forget there is a second Community Information Session being held on Monday, 19 February at the Loreto Performing Arts Centre from 4pm to 6pm.

  • Attend an Information Session to Find out more

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    Would you like to know more about the Safe Active Street Project for the City of Nedlands? Come and hear more and talk to a project team member at a Community Information Session. Representatives from the Department of Transport will also be in attendance to listen to your thoughts on the project.

    The Community Information Sessions will explain the proposal and provide you with an opportunity for the team to hear your views and thoughts on the proposed design.