Cook Park Plan of Management - Rockdale City Council

issuesGETTING TO AND AROUND THE PARKTOPIC ISSUE LOCALITYWalking • Pedestrian crossing of The Grand Parade presents safety issues due to speed and amount of vehicular traffic• All along The GrandParade• Larger pedestrian groups have problems in narrow areas of the path• South of Peter Depenaand at Brighton• Access paths to the beach are considered too narrow and dune protection fence posts too high• Ramsgate Beach,Kyeemagh• There are insufficient pedestrian crossings on The Grand Parade• Ramsgate Beach,Monterey, north Brighton• Pedestrian / cycle conflicts at pinch points such as Ramsgate Life Saving Club and the roadside footpath at Le Sands• R a m s g a t e B e a c h ,Brighton• The bridge across the canal in Peter Depena Reserve considered too narrow for shared use by pedestrians and cyclists• South of Peter DepenaReserve• Pedestrians have been regularly knocked over on The Grand Parade• South of Bay Street• An interpretive board walk on the foreshore between President Avenue and the existing boardwalk considered appropriate• North of Teralba Road• Many dog walkers believe that off leash opportunities exist for dogs to enter the water without inconvenience to other usersat the northern and southern ends of the Park• West of St George SailingClub• North of Kyeemagh Bathsnetted areaclouston associates • landscape architects • urban designers • landscape planners JUNE 201022