Trip generation, parking demand and vessel movement surveys of marinas : analysis report

Publication information

Title

Trip generation, parking demand and vessel movement surveys of marinas : analysis report

Agencies

Transport for NSW

Type

Report

Date published

2020-11-23

Description

The former Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) published its Guide to Traffic Generating Developments in the mid-1990s. This document, which is still used extensively by Councils, consultants and developers, drew on the results of a number of trip generation and parking demand surveys covering a wide range of business and land use types. These surveys had been conducted since 1978. The latest edition of the Guide (2002) stipulates rates for marinas which have been in place since the 1992 edition of the Guide. These rates are based on surveys undertaken in Pittwater in 1978 and Middle Harbour in 1990. In April 2001, Christopher Hallam & Associates (CHA) prepared the report “The Car Parking Implications of Marina Developments” for the Boating Industry Association of NSW. In November 2008, CHA issued a follow-up report titled “The Traffic and Parking Implications of Marina Developments”, which updated the 2001 report by including more recent survey data collected between September 2006 and January 2008. Among the report’s key findings were a higher parking demand per mooring than per berth, and a small trend for larger group size and parking demands with increasing boat lengths. Australian Standard AS 3962:2020 (Marina Design) was updated on March 2020 with lower parking rates stipulated in the latest version, in comparison to the 2001 version. Nonetheless, with a growth in the number and variety of marinas throughout Australia, it is necessary to undertake a new study for marinas featuring a much greater range of characteristics, including: * Range of mooring and vessel storage types, * Range of marina sizes, * Range of geographic locations, * Public access and private membership facilities, and * Other on-site facilities. Consequently, The Transport Planning Partnership (TTPP) has been appointed to undertake a detailed analysis of marinas. The study includes new surveys to collect traffic characteristics relating to vehicle, person and vessels trips as well as site observations to determine travel behaviour of visitors and staff. The results from these surveys are then compared with similar data available from the other Australian road / planning agencies and various overseas organisations to assess the relevance and applicability of that data for use in the local context.

Language

English

Coverage

New South Wales

Copyright

© State of New South Wales

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