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may result in some minor road-user disorientation, both for regular road users and<br />

occasional road users in the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong>, including tourists, who generally have an<br />

expectation <strong>of</strong> being able to navigate by published routes.<br />

Traffic, transport and access impacts during operation<br />

As discussed briefly in Chapter 2, the proposal would optimise the use <strong>of</strong> the<br />

available street space within the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong>. This would maintain effective transport<br />

operations at certain critical and congested point on the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong>’s road network by<br />

mitigating:<br />

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Existing network deficiencies<br />

Cumulative impacts anticipated as a result <strong>of</strong> the construction <strong>of</strong> other Access<br />

Strategy projects and other developments in the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong>.<br />

These issues are discussed further below and in Appendix C.<br />

Transport and road infrastructure (operational impacts)<br />

Existing road infrastructure<br />

The proposal would alter the configuration and layout <strong>of</strong> the existing road network in<br />

17 locations as described in Chapter 3. The impact and benefit <strong>of</strong> this is described<br />

under the subsequent subheadings.<br />

Pedestrian and cycleway infrastructure<br />

As a result <strong>of</strong> the proposal, the following permanent (operational) changes would<br />

occur to pedestrian infrastructure and access in some locations within the proposal<br />

footprint:<br />

Footpath widths would be adjusted and reduced<br />

Kerb extensions would be removed, adjusted or introduced<br />

Pedestrian islands would be altered, removed or introduced<br />

Pedestrian crossings would be modified or removed.<br />

There would be no impact on cyclist infrastructure during the proposal’s operation<br />

other than the relocation <strong>of</strong> various bicycling racks, which may have a minor impact<br />

on cyclist journey times and accessibility (refer to section 6.5.3).<br />

The above parking changes would impact (removal, reduction or alternation) or<br />

benefit (introduction) pedestrian capa<strong>city</strong> along the affected roads and intersections.<br />

Table 6-9 summarises these changes.<br />

Sydney City Centre Capa<strong>city</strong> Improvement 195<br />

Review <strong>of</strong> Environmental Factors

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