Guide to Traffic Generating Developments.

1 GuidetoTraffic 2002 Guide to Traffic Generating Developments Issue , October 2002 Guide to TrafficOctober 2002iiGenerating and :TTR - OF ISSUE:October BY:Transport Planning Section,Sydney Client Services on behalf ofNetwork development BY:(General Manager, Network development ).AUTHORISEDFOR USE BY:(Director, Road Network Infrastructure).1993-2001 Roads and Traffic further information regarding the Guide to Traffic Generating Developments please contactManager, Transport Planning Section, Sydney Client ServicesPhone: (02) 8814 Published 1984 as Policies, Guidelines and Procedures to Traffic Generating 0 7305 9080 Roads and Traffic Authority, No.

2 To Traffic Generating Developments Issue , October 2002 Guide to TrafficOctober 2002iiiGenerating THIS is the second issue of the document previously titled Policies, Guidelines and Procedures forTraffic Generating Developments which is now is a controlled document. When you receive it you must register as an owner of the Guide toTraffic Generating Developments, which means you will be sent any register, fill in the form on p iii of the printed manual, or print out this page and fax (or mail )

3 Thepage to Sydney Client is your responsibility, as owner of the Guide , to advise the RTA of any changes to your title or changeof address, or new ownership, and to ensure that revisions are inserted and obsolete pages are extra copies of the registration form in the Guide , (or you can print extra copies by printingthis page), which must be filled in if you give the document to someone elseGuide to Traffic Generating of Document:Title:Organisation:Address:Emai l (optional for update information):Date:Please send this completed form to :Manager, Transport Planning Section,Sydney Client Services,Roads and Traffic Authority,PO Box 558 Blacktown + 61 2 8814 2553 Fax + 61 2 8814 2155email: to Traffic Generating Developments Issue , October 2002 Guide to TrafficOctober 2002ivGenerating note that all pages in this Guide are marked Issue , dated October 2002.

4 The revision recordpage( shown on page vii of the printed Guide ) will be re-issued every time amendments are sent to theregistered to Traffic Generating Developments Issue , October 2002 Guide to TrafficOctober 2002vGenerating this Guide outlines all aspects of Traffic generation considerations relating to developments. The Guideprovides information regarding Traffic issues for those submitting development Applications, and forthose involved in the assessment of these applications. The overall objective is that both parties haveaccess to common information relevant to the development approval information provided gives background into the likely impacts of Traffic from various types ofdevelopments, thereby illustrating the importance of accurate development uses this Guide ?

5 Those who may find the Guide most useful are Traffic engineers, town planners, architects, councilofficials, developers, police, RTA personnel and any others involved in the approval process ofDevelopment to use this Guide is separated into a number of sections each dealing with specific issues relating to trafficgenerating developments. The index complements the Table of Contents, and will assist you inlocating relevant information in the Guide . A list of significant terms is provided in the Glossary.

6 Thereare also a large number of topics listed alphabetically in the on-line help search list. Selecting an itemfrom the search list will take you immediately to the relevant topic. Each section is divided and colourcoded. Also, various paragraphs are numbered sequentially within each 1 Policies and section discusses the policies and issues concerning all kinds of Traffic Generating also sets out some general principles for design relating to 2 Traffic impact section looks at Traffic impact studies and the key issues of their use.

7 It outlines methods ofconducting Traffic impact studies and compiling Traffic impact statements. It also includes a checkliststyle table of information required to conduct such studies, and indicates the source of 3 Land use Traffic Traffic generation rates for a number of land uses surveyed by the RTA are explained in thissection. A summary table of generation rates is included, and should be used in conjunction with theadditional information supplied with each land 4 Interpretation of Traffic the generation rate for a particular land use has been established, either using data from Section3 or by a survey, this section is used to determine the impact of the proposed development on thesurrounding road network.

8 The type of impact then determines the requirements which make thedevelopment 5 Parking requirements for specific land on surveys conducted by the RTA on a variety of land uses, parking requirements and drivewaytypes are recommended in this section. Definitions for each land use are also included, as well as asummary table of relevant land to Traffic Generating Developments Issue , October 2002 Guide to TrafficOctober 2002viGenerating 6 Access and parking area section deals with geometric design aspects of access to developments, as well as internal roadsand parking areas within developments.

9 Also included are swept paths for 7 Residential subdivisions - Traffic and design of residential subdivisions is discussed in this section. The general principles of Traffic andsafety matters of design are 8 Cost impacts of Traffic generated by 94 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, deals with recovery of cost due todevelopment. This section outlines the various means of assessing costs associated with the impact ofa development on the surrounding road 9 Administration of the State Environmental Planning Policy No State Environmental Planning Policy No11 - Traffic Generating Developments, is the legislationwhich sets the levels of consultation in the approval procedure for developments.

10 This sectiondiscusses this policy in relation to development Committees. Also included is a schedule ofconsultation for development as per 10 Reference section contains reference material (a bibliography and a glossary) which enhances the main bodyof information in the of ContentsGuide to TrafficOctober 2002viiGenerating of and Copyright.. iiAbout this Guide ..vTable of Contents.. xiiSection 1 Policies and Issues.. Traffic impact of developments .. Access to developments.. Site consolidation.