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APPENDIX 2: .
(Incorporated in Hansard on 3 March 1994 at page 495)
3/3/94
CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE TAKEN ON NOTICE
1 MARCH 1994
MS FOLLETT: On 1 March 1984 Ms Szuty asked me a question related to traffic calming as part of the Department of Urban Services local area traffic management schemes.
MY ANSWER IS:
To fully address this question, it is important to recognise the differences between the terms 'Traffic
Calming' and 'Local Area Traffic Management' (LATM).
Traffic calming is the term used to refer to localised or 'spot improvements' where speed reduction
devices are used to reduce traffic speeds on a single street. This work is undertaken by the Traffic
and Roads Section of the Department of Urban Services.
Eamples of traffic calming treatments recently undertaken by the Traffic and Roads Section
include Dalrymple Street in Red Hill and Ainsworth Street near Mawson Primary School. Traffic
calming projects are typically a lot cheaper than local area traffic management projects and fundinf for these projects is provided uader the Traffic Minor New Works Program.
In contrast, local area traffic management is the term used to refer to the treatment of traffic
problems across a whole residential area. These schemes involve the provision of speed
reduction devices and intersection improvements on a number of streets to reduce traffic speeds and improve traffic safety and pedestrian safety in a local area.
No local area traffic management projects have been implemented is the ACT to date, although some aspects of local area traffic management are soon to be implemented as a result of the Hughes and Garran Traffic and Pedestrian Study. This is largely due to the fact that there are no local areas whom the traffic problems warrant treatment an an area-wide basis (ie across the suburb). These projects are typically more expensive as they involve the treatment of a number of resdiential streets. Should a LATM project be warranted in the future, this project would be funded under the
Department of Urban Services Capital Works Program.
Whilst no LATM schemes have been provided to date, it should be noted that the Traffic and Roads Section is currently assessing traffic and safety conditions in eight local areas in Canberra with a view to determining whether LATM is warranted is any of these areas.
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