(Final report)
Blue Mountains City Council
Purdon Associates Pty Limited
TEC Consulting Pty Ltd
July 1993

Springwood Town Centre report

Only a few of the chapters are available here.
For the rest, look at the printed version in the Historical Studies Collection at the Springwood Public Library.

Contents

Executive summary

1. Introduction and context
   1. Objectives
   2. Study Area
   3. Study Approach
   4. Literature Review
2. Planning context
   1. Regional Planning Context
   2. Local Planning Context
3. Land use and retail analysis
1. Town Centre Role
2. Land Use Pattern
3. Shopper Survey
4. Community Plan Responses
5. Catchment Characteristics
6. Retail Sales
7. Issues Affecting Retail Provision in the Centre
8. Future Floor- Space Requirements for Springwood Town Centre
9. Conclusion
4. Assessment of parking conditions
1. Existing Parking Supply  
2. Parking Assessment from Shopper Interview Survey
3. Existing Parking Occupancy  
4. Evaluation of Existing Parking Conditions
5. Review of Parking Code
6. Future Parking Requirements
7. Parking Strategy
8. Recommended Parking Strategy
5. Assessment of traffic conditions
1. Data Collection and Surveys
2. Existing Traffic Volumes
3. Travel Characteristics of Visitors to Centre
4. Capacity Analysis of Intersections
5. Evaluation of Future Traffic Needs
6. Other Route Options
7. Pedestrian Facilities
8. Public Transport Provision
9. Traffic Management Strategy
10. Impact of Strategy on Servicing Vehicles
11. Emergency Vehicle Services
6. Urban design issues
1. Visual Assessment
2. Design Opportunities
7. Opportunities and constraints
1. Strengths and Opportunities
2. Constraints
3. Summary
8. Recommended town centre strategy
1. The Vision
2. Recommended Improvements
3. Implementation

Tables

TABLES:

• Table 2.1: Floor Space Ratio Requirements for Springwood Town Centre (LEP No. 4)
• Table 3.1: Establishment Numbers - Springwood Town Centre
• Table 3.2: Gross Floor Area - Springwood Town Centre
• Table 3.3: Summary of Retail Activity in Springwood Town Centre
• Table 3.4: Main Reason for visiting Springwood
• Table 3.5: Frequency of Visit  
• Table 3.6: Primary and Secondary Retail Catchment
• Table 3.7: Responses to Community Plan .  
• Table 3.8: Population Growth of Springwood Catchment
• Table 3.9: Age Structure of Springwood Catchment (1986)
• Table 3.10: Occupation of Catchment Residents
• Table 3.11: Housing Tenure of Households in Catchment Area (1986)
• Table 3.12: Annual Household Incomes (1986)
• Table 3.13: Annual Household Income by Catchment Sub-areas
• Table 3.14: Household Expenditure (1986)
• Table 3.15: Retail Sales, Turnover and Floorspace (1986 data)
• Table 3.16: Catchment Escape Spending
• Table 3.17: Population Projections 1996 - 2006
• Table 3.18: Additional Retail Floorspace Requirements 1996-2006
• Table 3.19: Springwood Town Centre Retail Floorspace Requirements, 1996-2006
• Table 3.20: Gross Office Floor Area Per Capita
• Table 3.21: Town Centre Office Floorspace requirements 1996-2006
• Table 3.22: Total Floor Space Projection, 1996 2006
• Table 4.1: Parking Supply by Type
• Table 4.2: -Parking Location
• Table 4.3: Difficulty Finding a Parking Space  
• Table 4.4: Choice of Improvement
• Table 4.5: Parking Occupancy Facilities, Springwood
• Table 4,6: Parking Supply/Occupancy by Precinct
• Table 4.7: Land Use in Springwood Town Centre
• Table 4.8: Actual Parking Demand
• Table 4.9: Parking Rates for Springwood Town Centre
• Table 4.10: Recommended Parking Requirements
• Table 4:11a: Parking Requirements by Precinct and Block Based on Floorspace
• Table 4:11b: Parking Requirements Including Vacant Area
• Table 4:12: Projected Floorspace Increases
• Table 4.13: Parking Requirements of Potential Developments
• Table 4.14: Parking Provisions for Future Growth
• Table 4.15: Parking Provisions for Future Growth
• Table 5.1: ADDT Volumes
• Table 5.2: Approach and Departure Routes
• Table 5.3: Mode of Travel of Shoppers
• Table 5.4: Operational Characteristics of Intersections in the Study Area
• Table 5.5: Trip Generation Rate Per Parking Space
• Table 5.6: Trip Generations for Parking Options 1 and 2
• Table 5.7a: Trip Distribution for Parking Option 1
• Table 5.7b: Trip Distribution for Parking Option 2
• Table 5.8a: Operational Characteristics of Intersections in the Study Area Parking Strategy Option 1 - Existing Network
• Table 5.8b: Parking Strategy Option 2 - Existing Network
• Table 5.8c: Parking Strategy Option 1 - Ring Road Network
• Table 5.8d: Parking Strategy Option 2 - Ring Road Network
• Table 5.9: Train Arrivals and Departures
• Table 5.10: Springwood Bus Services
• Table 8.1: Recommended Implementation Sequence and Costing
• Table 8.2 Responsibility for Implementation of Town Centre Strategy

Figures

• Figure 1.1: Locality Plan
• Figure 1.2: Study Area
• Figure 3.1: Broad Land Use Structure
• Figure 3.2: Gross Floor Area by Blocks
• Figure 3.3: Distribution of Retail Space
• Figure 3.4: Public Land Ownership
• Figure 3.5: Springwood Trade Catchments
• Figure 4.1: Parking Precincts
• Figure 4.2: Parking Inventory
• Figure 4.3: Parking Strategy Option 1
• Figure 4.4: Parking Strategy Option 2
• Figure 5.1: Street Inventory
• Figure 5.2: Peak Hourly Movements
• Figure 5.3: Traffic Management Strategy
• Figure 6.1 Visual Assessment and Town Centre Structure
• Figure 6.2: Pedestrian Facilities
• Figure 8.1: Summary of Recommended improvements
• Figure 8.2: Post Office Carpark Redevelopment
• Figure 8.3: Redevelopment of Council Carpark, Springwood Avenue
• Figure 8.4: Civic Plaza (proposed)
• Figure 8.5: Railway Square Improvements
• Figure 8.6: Street Furniture
• Figure 8.7: Fairy Dell Link (proposed)

APPENDICES

A. Parking Inventory

B. Parking Occupancy

C. Operational Characteristics of Intersections

D. Implementation and Sequence of Costing

E. Bibliography