Movement and Circulation

2 - Movement and Circulation

Accessibility and Connectivity

In some areas of Parramatta topography and/or the street pattern limit the ability of pedestrians to walk to neighbourhood facilities, raising the dependence on cars, lowering opportunities for social interaction and reducing the safety and vitality of the public realm. New development, particularly on large sites, can provide opportunities for the creation of new pedestrian links through sites to improve the accessibility and connectivity within neighbourhoods.

Objectives

O.1To improve pedestrian access and connectivity between housing, open space networks, community facilities, public transport, local activity centres and schools.
O.2To encourage pedestrian through-site links that are designed to promote safety and amenity.

Design Principles

P.1Pedestrian links should be provided where possible through development sites to improve connectivity between housing, open space networks, community facilities, public transport, local activity centres and schools.
P.2Through-site links should be arranged on the site to enable casual surveillance from buildings on the site and from the street or public domain.
P.3Through-site links should be integrated with the circulation system of the site so that they perform a role for circulation within as well as through the site.
P.4Through site links are to be landscaped and appropriate lighting levels provided and maintained.
P.5Public, communal and private areas are to be clearly delineated within the site.