Case Studies
Railway Terrace Streetscape Project
Design Feature
Type of project
Infrastructure
State
South Australia
Location
Urban
In 2012, the City of Marion developed its award-winning Walking and Cycling Strategy to deliver the strategic goals of Council and make Marion a liveable and connected city. The Strategy also contributes to the City of Marion’s ongoing commitment to the Healthy Cities principles of the World Health Organisation. As part of this strategy, the City of Marion aims to provide the infrastructure, amenity and education to support walking and cycling as an attractive and viable option for recreation and transport. One of the key priorities outlined in the Walking and Cycling Strategy is to support the State Government’s Greenways project, which has connections through the City of Marion. The Railway Terrace Streetscape project is one length of the Greenway, which covers approximately 900 metres.
Productive, Sustainable, Liveable
The Railway Terrace Streetscape project provides a people-friendly street that promotes healthy lifestyles by encouraging walking, cycling, the use of public transport and enhanced amenity for residents. This project is a demonstration project and forms part of the broader City of Marion Walking and Cycling Strategy.
Greenways are dedicated walking and cycling routes, which assist with reducing vehicle volumes and speeds for improved neighbourhood amenity and safety. Street trees and plantings provide an attractive and comfortable route for pedestrians and assist in stormwater management (Water Sensitive Urban Design).
The project additionally provides a social environment for bike riders who can travel side-by-side encouraging families, children and groups to engage in physical activity.
Greenways are dedicated walking and cycling routes, which assist with reducing vehicle volumes and speeds for improved neighbourhood amenity and safety. Street trees and plantings provide an attractive and comfortable route for pedestrians and assist in stormwater management (Water Sensitive Urban Design).
The project additionally provides a social environment for bike riders who can travel side-by-side encouraging families, children and groups to engage in physical activity.
The project sets a standard for the desired long-term development of the Adelaide-Marino Rocks Greenway (a South Australian Government initiative) to cater for the movement of pedestrians and cyclists adjacent to the newly electrified Seaford rail corridor. This section of path (900 metres in length) is a portion of the potential shared path within the City of Marion (totalling 6.5 kilometres). Planning has commenced to deliver a further 1.5 kilometres of Greenway, immediately north of the site.
This project provides a best practice example of sustainable urban streetscape development in line with the goals, principles and objectives of the City of Marion’s Business Plan, the State Government’s 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide, the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Active by Design principles and the Federal Government’s National Urban Policy for productive, sustainable, liveable cities. Subsequently, Council has developed Railway Terrace (the Adelaide-Marino Rocks Greenway) to deliver a facility that provides a place for people.
This project provides a best practice example of sustainable urban streetscape development in line with the goals, principles and objectives of the City of Marion’s Business Plan, the State Government’s 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide, the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Active by Design principles and the Federal Government’s National Urban Policy for productive, sustainable, liveable cities. Subsequently, Council has developed Railway Terrace (the Adelaide-Marino Rocks Greenway) to deliver a facility that provides a place for people.
Features of the upgrade include a new accessible shared-use path adjacent to the rail line, a 1.8-metre-wide continuous footpath on the residential side of the street, indented parking bays and cobble-paving to slow traffic. Plantings include street trees to provide natural shade and shelter, and climbers on the rail fence.
Additional features of the project include:
Additional features of the project include:
- A swale, separating the shared path and the road, to capture the storm water from the path
- Reconstruction of the road
- A paved station precinct (which includes benches, trees and public art) to generate a sense of place in the station area and encourage the use of public transport
- LED streetlighting along the path to create a safe public open space
- Solar powered LED lighting within the station precinct.
Project team
- City of Marion
- Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
- Heart Foundation (SA Division)
Project Cost
$1.5 Million
Health Value
- A major component of this design is the development of a shared pedestrian and cycle path separated from the road carriageway. As the path is already being used, it is envisaged that when complete, the path will be utilised for both recreational and commuter travel, increasing participation rates in physical activity and active travel.
Economic value
- It is envisaged that the movements generated by the shared path will support the local shopping (consisting of a Super Deli and a Hair Salon) at the northern extent of the project. Individuals can additionally use the infrastructure as an alternative to driving, avoiding its associated costs.
Environmental Value
- The environmental benefits of developing this shared path (for walking and cycling) are largely related to a shift away from car based transport; in particular reducing congestion, carbon emissions and improving air-quality.
- The facility has additionally incorporated green space via the planting of trees, and landscaping.
- Environmentally friendly lights have been installed by South Australian Power Networks (SAPN) as part of the project’s long-term plan to encourage people to use the shared path and improve safety.
Social value
- This section of shared path improves the links to local facilities including Edwardstown Sports Centre, Castle Plaza, Ascot Park and Woodlands train stations. This has the potential to increase activity along the Railway Terrace and subsequently promote social connection among residents.
Use value
- The provision of the various treatments, that is a shared path, swale, vegetation and LED and solar streetlighting, has combined to deliver a ‘true greenway’ that will facilitate the movement of all age groups, including people with disability to utilise alternative transport modes while achieving health, social and environmental benefits.
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