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2.2 Existing road and public transport infrastructure
The Sydney city centre’s existing road and public transport infrastructure is described
below.
2.2.1 Road infrastructure
The city centre comprises a grid plan of north-south, east-west roads. All traffic is
permitted to travel within the city centre; however, there are a number of traffic
controls and restrictions along certain roads. These include bus lanes, bus priorities,
cycleways, access and timing restrictions, parking restrictions, and one-way
circulation.
The city centre road network comprises five road categories:
1. Network roads: comprising State roads, regional roads and major city streets
that distribute traffic around and through the city, including the Western
Distributor, Eastern Distributor, Cahill Expressway and Cross City Tunnel
2. Link roads: comprising major city streets providing access between the city
centre and the State and regional road network, including College Street, Kent
Street and Bridge Street
3. Local roads: streets that provide access to precincts and buildings within the
city centre, including sections of Pitt Street, Druitt Street and Sussex Street
(many local roads are also focal points for pedestrian activity and interaction)
4. Transit roads: comprising the major prioritised public transport routes, including
Elizabeth Street, York Street and Clarence Street
5. Active transport spaces: designated or prioritised space for pedestrians and
cyclists, including Martin Place, the Pitt Street Mall and the cycleways.
Another important priority for the city centre under the Access Strategy is to ‘improve
the safety, amenity and capacity for pedestrians’. As a result, a revised 40 kilometre
per hour (km/h) speed limit was implemented in the city centre in October 2014.
Congested and critical roads and intersections (pinch points)
The proposal focuses on a number of key precincts, congested and critical roads and
intersections across the city centre. These were identified in developing the proposal
footprint (refer section 2.4 and Figure 1-1). Table 2-1 summarises the existing road
and infrastructure provisions along these roads.
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