Equipment was installed on 22nd evening with traffic
flow monitored throughout the day and the cameras will be taken down Tuesday
evening. A map of the locations of where the equipment will monitoring was
supplied.
Concerns have been raised with REDWatch about this study
only being conducted for 24 hours and not assessing both weekday and weekend
traffic especially on arterial roads.
The study is being undertaken before the scope of studies
has been released for community comment.
In an initial response from REDWatch the following issues
have been raised:
- The camera locations seem well suited to motor
vehicle movements but do not seem to be placed to indicate pedestrian movements
within and across the estate. Missing Cope and Philip for example where people
head towards Redfern station. - Any traffic assessment will need to take into
account the final proposals for making Euston / McEvoy the major connection
between WestConnex and Anzac Parade. - REDWatch has consistently asked UrbanGrowth and
Council for a traffic study modelling traffic across the broader South Sydney
area taking into account the cumulative effect of proposed development. UrbanGrowth
promised such a study for their Urban Transformation Study but it was one of
the reports that was never undertaken / released. - One of the issues in the last Master Plan was
the question of if currently closed streets should be opened up to through
traffic. Such a decision would have major impacts on options for walkability
within the master plan area. - One of the questions coming out of the last
REDWatch meeting was the question of how much land area should be given over to
road space compared to other public uses.