HEALTHY STREETS IN COTTESLOE

Published on Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 5:37:31 PM

Healthy Streets in Cottesloe – Broome Street and Marmion Street

Have Your Say

The Town of Cottesloe is working with Main Roads Western Australia to investigate opportunities to create ‘Healthy Streets’ in Cottesloe.

The Healthy Streets approach identifies how streets can be reimagined and revitalised by considering a framework of 10 indicators that describe what humans need from their streets.

At the June 2023 Council Meeting, Council resolved to support a Healthy Streets trial, focusing on Broome Street and Marmion Street between Forrest Street and Grant Street. These streets were identified by Main Roads WA as trial routes for the Healthy Streets program because they serve a residential area, have the potential for people-focused outcomes due to the wide verges, and currently have limited traffic calming measures in place.

In conjunction with the Healthy Streets program, the Town is also working with Main Roads to improve safety for local communities through the Low Cost Urban Road Safety Program. This program implements low-cost road safety treatments on an area-wide or whole-of-street basis to reduce fatalities and serious injury. Examples of low cost road treatments include raised safety platforms, raised (mid-block) plateaus, gateway treatments and pedestrian refuge islands. The cost of treatments approved under this program are funded by Main Roads.

To inform the Healthy Streets analysis, the Town of Cottesloe would like to find out how our community use Broome Street and Marmion Street, and how these streets rate against the Healthy Street Indicators. To improve the safety of Broome Street and Marmion Street, the Town is also seeking feedback on proposed low cost road treatments that could be delivered under the Low Cost Urban Road Safety Program.

Town of Cottesloe Mayor Lorraine Young said, “Safe and welcoming streets are important – they encourage walking and cycling and create connection to the local neighbourhood.

“Using the Healthy Streets indicators to assess two of the busiest streets in the Town will assist us in identifying what changes could be made to these streets to make them safer and more welcoming.

“We encourage our community to get involved and have a say – your feedback is important and will guide us in this project.”

Please share your thoughts on the Healthy Streets project via an online survey available on the Town’s community engagement website at https://cottesloe.engagementhub.com.au/. The survey will be available to complete until Sunday, 14 January 2024.

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