Proposed streetscape changes

John Knox Street – proposed changes

John Knox Street looking north

The image shows the existing street layout of John Knox Street, looking north. There are bi-directional traffic lanes and walkways on either side and a stop to the right.

The image shows the proposed street layout of John Knox Street, looking north, with bi-directional traffic to the left, then a rain garden and floating bus stop,  and walkways on either side. There is a cycle lane between the floating bus stop and walkway. The cycle lane has a rumble strip.

The Avenues design team’s proposed benefits of change:

• Carriageway reduced to two-way traffic
• Pedestrians improved lanes.
• New cyclists segregated lanes
• New rain gardens and planting
• Floating bus stops with traffic calming for cyclists

Duke Street – proposed changes

From Alexander’s School, looking east

The image shows the existing street layout of Duke Street, from Alexander’s School, looking east, with four lanes of bi-directional traffic, with walkways on either side and a bus stop on the left side walkway.

The image shows the proposed Street Layout of Duke Street, from Alexander’s School, looking east, with bi-directional traffic reduced to two lanes, situated to the left, and a raingarden segregated a bi-directional cycle lane situated to the right, with walkways on either side. The bus stop is on the left side walkway.

The Avenues design team’s proposed benefits of change:

• Carriageway reduced to two-way traffic
• Pedestrians and cyclists segregated
• New rain gardens, including trees and plants, to manage surface water, attenuate water from the sewage network and increase its resilience to flood events.

Note:

• The rain gardens on Duke Street will be the first ones from the Avenues Project to divert water directly into the Molendinar Burn, which will go to the Clyde River.

From Meat Market development, looking east

The image shows the existing street layout of Duke Street from the Meat Market development looking east, with four lanes of bi-directional traffic and walkways on either side.

The image shows the proposed street layout of Duke Street, from Meat Market Development, looking east. Bi-directional traffic, reduced from four lanes to two lanes, is situated to the left. A rain garden and tree planting segregate a bidirectional cycle lane to the right, and wide walkways are to either side.

The Avenues design team’s proposed benefits of change:

• Carriageway reduced to two-way traffic
• Pedestrians and cyclists segregated
• New rain gardens and planting
• Floating bus stops with traffic calming for cyclists