Page 4148 - Week 11 - Thursday, 21 September 2017
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Transport—planning
(Question No 499)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 18 August 2017:
(1) Was the former Charnwood Fire Station site on Lhotsky Street sold via auction in November 2016 and zoned for community facilities.
(2) Was a development application lodged for the establishment of a childcare centre that can care for up to 176 children.
(3) If so, what (a) plans does the ACT Government have in managing traffic flow on Lhotsky Street, particularly at the intersection of Lhotsky Street and Florey Drive, to ensure the safety of children and their families as well as those accessing local schools (namely Brindabella Christian College and St Thomas Aquinas Primary School) and Charnwood Shopping Centre and (b) other road safety measures will the ACT Government consider implementing in this area.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Yes. Following its re-zoning from a Transport Services Zone to a Community Facility Zone, it was sold at auction on 30 November 2016.
(2) Yes. DA201731430 was approved subject to conditions on 3 August 2017. The development application was publicly notified between 8 and 26 May 2017, and no representations were received.
(3) a. The development application submitted included a Traffic Impact and Parking Assessment by a traffic engineer that considered existing traffic conditions and the expected traffic generation and parking and access requirements of the proposed development. The proposal was referred to and supported by TCCS subject to conditions. The conditions included conditions that related to the treatment of the verge crossing, providing precedence to the pedestrian footpath, and line-marking and signage for three additional on-street parking spaces.
TCCS is considering traffic flow as well as the safety of pedestrians and cyclists at the intersection.
b. TCCS has recently implemented speed cushions within the 40 km/h speed zone on Lhotsky Street to slow travelling speeds and further improve road safety for pedestrians and all other road users.
Transport—planning
(Question No 500)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 18 August 2017:
(1) Following the petition No 2-17 lodged on 14 February 2017 calling for traffic control lights being placed at the intersection was it announced that Transport Canberra and
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