Cook Park Plan of Management - Rockdale City Council

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General Performance Indicator:Measure by a park user survey indicating numbers in the Park , measured every 2years and questionnaire that establishes peoples perceptions of restrictions on publiclyaccessible land.Target:Increased local use of the site.Performance Indicator:Measure Park use by user number survey every two years.Target:Increased satisfaction with the Park usagePerformance Indicator:As measured by exit survey and local resident survey establishing origin of visitor lengthof stay and satisfaction level etc.Getting To and Around The ParkThe shared pedestrian and cycle path system has seen an increase in regular use of thePark, improving appreciation, casual surveillance and security but also creating potentialconflicts between different types of users. Ease and safety of access to the Park fromacross the Grand Parade is also in need of improvement. The test for increased use mustbe to increase the carrying capacity of the path system but minimise conflicts.Pedestrian or Cycle AccessPerformance Target: Increased daily destination use of path system.Performance Indicator: As measured by user survey every 2 - 5 years at consistentlocations at start and end of day and at weekends. Consider seasonal influences.Performance Target: Reduced conflict, accidentsPerformance indicator: As measured by user surveys every 2 years particularly usersof the path system and log of police record accidents. A preliminary survey should beundertaken to establish a base line of of conflicts or incidents in the previous 12 months.Performance Target: Increased diversity in use type, ease of accessibility and increasednumbers.Performance Indicator: Measured by a Park user and local resident survey addressinga range of issues, but in particular, issues such as impacts of street parking, sport uses,unstructured recreational facilities, etc.Performance Target: Improve accessibility for cyclists. Improved amenity and comfortfor pedestrians and cyclists.clouston associates • landscape architects • urban designers • landscape planners JUNE 201048
Performance Indicator: Conduct bi-annual counts of cyclists at access points to the studyarea. Monitor requests from cyclists for improved or additional facilities. Review safetyand accident reports.Parking Targets:Rationalisation of parking in the Park. Review overflow parking rather than permanentparking in some areas. Reduction of anti-social behaviour in the Parking areas.Performance Indicators: Parking numbers count and carpark occupancy rates at keylocations over a period of years. Review complaints received or interview nearbyresidents.Target:Improve safety along foreshore roads at carpark entry and exits.Performance Indicators:Review safety and accident reports to monitor reduction in accidents.Protecting The Park’s Environment, Heritage And CharacterPerformance Indicator: Measured by a quantitative exit survey every 5 years establishingvisitor experience, that identifies (without prompting) satisfaction with and support forbeach restoration works, increased acknowledgment/appreciation of historical/culturalfeatures of the Park , and awareness of improvements in the Park’s visual character.EnvironmentTarget:Establish clear conservation and management priorities for the Park.Performance Indicator:Park and resource allocation priorities established and adopted.Target:Continuation of dune restoration work in accordance with generic targets and contemporarymanagement techniques.Performance Indicator:Collect data. Monitor generic targets. Photograph dunes from a series of locations at 6monthly intervals to determine success of stabilisation.HeritageThis aspect of the experience of open space is often under-emphasised but has thecapacity to significantly increase the appreciation of the history and evolving culturallandscape of the Park for the local resident and visitor alike. Interpretive design and signinformation, are two examples of interpretation that would aid in increasing awarenessof the Park’s heritage.Target: Increased appreciation of the site and its cultural and historical significance tothe area.clouston associates • landscape architects • urban designers • landscape planners JUNE 201049
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