Safe Active Street program

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The Safe Active Street (SAS) program seeks to create desirable active travel routes on its streets, providing shared space, low speed, and an attractive environment for people of all ages and abilities to ride and walk comfortably. It is a Department of Transport initiative, developed in partnership with local government.

Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road in Shenton Park were identified as a popular cycle route for local residents and school students.

The City of Subiaco received funding from the Department of Transport (DoT) in the 2021-22 financial year to undertake a feasibility study and produce concept designs for a proposed Safe Active Street project on Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road. The feasibility study and concept designing stages have been completed.

Evidence from previous SAS projects throughout Western Australia shows that Safe Active Streets:

  • Increase weekday bike riding by 45-83 cyclists per day on all intersections within Safe Active Street zones.
  • Increase weekday pedestrian activity by 21-96 pedestrians per day on most intersections within Safe Active Street zones.
  • Reduce daily traffic volumes by 100-900 vehicles per day at most intersections of Safe Active Streets.
  • Reduce the fastest traffic speeds by 6-9km per hour at most intersections of Safe Active Streets.

Update - March 2024

The detailed design for the Evans Street to Keightley Road Safe Active Street project was considered at the City's Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2024 and was endorsed. Please see the news article on the City's Website. Link to the agenda, minutes, You Tube recording and the detailed design can be found on the Council meeting section of the City's website.

An extract from Agenda Item C2 (contains images from the detailed design) and the full Evans Street to Keightley Road Safe Active Street detailed design agenda attachment can be found the project document library on this page.

Council meetings are open to the public and begin at 5.30pm in Council Chambers at Level 2, 388 Hay Street, Subiaco. For further information on attending a Council meeting, please visit: www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/your-council/council-business.

All Council meetings are live-streamed to the public. You can visit the City's YouTube Channel to watch the live-stream.

If Council endorse the detailed design, it will be provided to Main Roads WA and the Department of Transport for approval, and pending approval the project will proceed to construction.

Update - September 2022

Thank you to those who have previously provided feedback and comments to the City regarding this project. The City, along with its appointed design consultants, and the Department of Transport (DoT), has reviewed all community feedback received in the first stage of consultation and developed a concept design for the proposal that aims to achieve the intent of the Safe Active Street while also responding to the surrounding local context appropriately.

At the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 27 September 2022, Council resolved that:

  • The Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road Safe Active Street project proceeds to detailed design with a raised plateau for the Evans Street and Fortune Street intersection.
  • The detailed design to be presented to Council prior to proceeding with construction.
  • Through the detailed design and construction every effort is made to protect and retain the parking amenity for residents.

Concept design drawing consultation - August 2022

In August 2022 the community was invited to review the Safe Active Street Concept design drawings and summary document (in the document library) and submit feedback.

Feedback could be submitted via completing an online survey (closed on 22 August 2022). In addition to the online consultation, there was a series of drop-in sessions available where community members could speak directly with City staff about the project. The sessions were held at the Shenton Park Community Centre (240 Onslow Road, Shenton Park) on:

  • Session 1: Thursday 4 August 2022, 4pm - 6pm - Cancelled
  • Session 2: Tuesday 9 August 2022, 8am - 10am
  • Session 3: Thursday 11 August 2022, 4pm - 6pm

Feedback could also be provided by email to city@subiaco.wa.gov.au and mail addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Subiaco, PO Box 270, Subiaco WA 6904. Hard copies of the plans and information sheet were also available for viewing at both the 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco and 19 Bishop Street, Jolimont offices.

Once feedback has been reviewed and any final changes to the concept design made, the City will seek Council approval before allocating funding for detailed design and future construction.

The Safe Active Street (SAS) program seeks to create desirable active travel routes on its streets, providing shared space, low speed, and an attractive environment for people of all ages and abilities to ride and walk comfortably. It is a Department of Transport initiative, developed in partnership with local government.

Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road in Shenton Park were identified as a popular cycle route for local residents and school students.

The City of Subiaco received funding from the Department of Transport (DoT) in the 2021-22 financial year to undertake a feasibility study and produce concept designs for a proposed Safe Active Street project on Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road. The feasibility study and concept designing stages have been completed.

Evidence from previous SAS projects throughout Western Australia shows that Safe Active Streets:

  • Increase weekday bike riding by 45-83 cyclists per day on all intersections within Safe Active Street zones.
  • Increase weekday pedestrian activity by 21-96 pedestrians per day on most intersections within Safe Active Street zones.
  • Reduce daily traffic volumes by 100-900 vehicles per day at most intersections of Safe Active Streets.
  • Reduce the fastest traffic speeds by 6-9km per hour at most intersections of Safe Active Streets.

Update - March 2024

The detailed design for the Evans Street to Keightley Road Safe Active Street project was considered at the City's Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2024 and was endorsed. Please see the news article on the City's Website. Link to the agenda, minutes, You Tube recording and the detailed design can be found on the Council meeting section of the City's website.

An extract from Agenda Item C2 (contains images from the detailed design) and the full Evans Street to Keightley Road Safe Active Street detailed design agenda attachment can be found the project document library on this page.

Council meetings are open to the public and begin at 5.30pm in Council Chambers at Level 2, 388 Hay Street, Subiaco. For further information on attending a Council meeting, please visit: www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/your-council/council-business.

All Council meetings are live-streamed to the public. You can visit the City's YouTube Channel to watch the live-stream.

If Council endorse the detailed design, it will be provided to Main Roads WA and the Department of Transport for approval, and pending approval the project will proceed to construction.

Update - September 2022

Thank you to those who have previously provided feedback and comments to the City regarding this project. The City, along with its appointed design consultants, and the Department of Transport (DoT), has reviewed all community feedback received in the first stage of consultation and developed a concept design for the proposal that aims to achieve the intent of the Safe Active Street while also responding to the surrounding local context appropriately.

At the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 27 September 2022, Council resolved that:

  • The Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road Safe Active Street project proceeds to detailed design with a raised plateau for the Evans Street and Fortune Street intersection.
  • The detailed design to be presented to Council prior to proceeding with construction.
  • Through the detailed design and construction every effort is made to protect and retain the parking amenity for residents.

Concept design drawing consultation - August 2022

In August 2022 the community was invited to review the Safe Active Street Concept design drawings and summary document (in the document library) and submit feedback.

Feedback could be submitted via completing an online survey (closed on 22 August 2022). In addition to the online consultation, there was a series of drop-in sessions available where community members could speak directly with City staff about the project. The sessions were held at the Shenton Park Community Centre (240 Onslow Road, Shenton Park) on:

  • Session 1: Thursday 4 August 2022, 4pm - 6pm - Cancelled
  • Session 2: Tuesday 9 August 2022, 8am - 10am
  • Session 3: Thursday 11 August 2022, 4pm - 6pm

Feedback could also be provided by email to city@subiaco.wa.gov.au and mail addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Subiaco, PO Box 270, Subiaco WA 6904. Hard copies of the plans and information sheet were also available for viewing at both the 241 Rokeby Road, Subiaco and 19 Bishop Street, Jolimont offices.

Once feedback has been reviewed and any final changes to the concept design made, the City will seek Council approval before allocating funding for detailed design and future construction.

  • Safe Active Street in Shenton Park given the green light

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    At its Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2024, Council unanimously endorsed the proposed Safe Active Street detailed design. The Council minutes and You Tube recording can be found on the City's website.

    Features include:

    1. A midblock raised plateau adjacent to Railway Road on Evans Street.
    2. Another two midblock raised plateaus at 92 and 84 Evans Street have been added before the Fortune Street Evans Street intersection.
    3. A midblock raised plateau has been added near 37 Evans St to slow down traffic.
    4. A raised plateau has been added at the Centre Street/Evans Street intersection.
    5. The intersection of Excelsior Street and Evans Street will have several changes to improve the safety of the intersection.
    6. Red coloured asphalt has been added on Excelsior Street between Evans and Keightley Road to formalise the parking bays. A midblock treatment has been added adjacent to property number 64 Excelsior Street to slow down traffic.
    7. An improvement has been added to the intersection of Excelsior Street and Keightley Road to improve access from the northern side.
    8. Raised plateau at the Keightley Road and Stanmore Street intersection.
    9. A raised plateau has been added on the Cross Street and Keightley Road.
    10. A raised plateau has been added on the Arthur Street and Keightley Road intersection to make the treatment consistent.
    11. The eastern end of the Keightley Road cul-de-sac adjacent to Rokeby Road will be treated with coloured asphalt to highlight the start/terminus of the route from Rokeby Road.


    In addition, the intersections at Fortune/Evans, King/Evans, Herbert/Evans, Derby/Keightley, Waverley/Keightley, Austin/Keightley, and right angled bend Hensman/Keightley and Rosalie/Keightley will be treated by raised plateaus.

    The detailed design will now be provided to Main Roads W.A. and the Department of Transport for approval.

    The City will monitor local traffic (including in the adjacent streets) to identify any unintended changes to traffic flow.

    The City would like to thank everyone who took part in the community consultation for this Safe Active Street project, with recognition of the high level of interest and engagement shown by residents in surrounding streets. To see the meeting agenda and detailed design, please visit the document library on this page.

  • Detailed design - ready for Council consideration

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    The detailed design for the Evans Street to Keightley Road Safe Active Street project will be considered at the City's Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2024. Link to the agenda, including the details design can be found on the City's website.

    Council meetings are open to the public and begin at 5.30pm in Council Chambers at Level 2, 388 Hay Street, Subiaco. For further information on attending a Council meeting, please visit: www.subiaco.wa.gov.au/your-council/council-business.

    All Council meetings are live-streamed to the public. Please visit the City's YouTube Channel to watch the live-stream.

    If Council endorse the detailed design, it will be provided to Main Roads WA and the Department of Transport for approval, and pending approval the project will proceed to construction.

  • Detailed design stage

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    At its Ordinary Council Meeting (OCM) on 27 September 2022, Council provided unanimous approval for the concept design to proceed to the detailed design stage.

    A number of changes to the draft concept design were made as a result of the feedback, including:

    • The preferred option for the Evans Street and Fortune Street intersection was the raised plateau.
    • The removal of red asphalt treatment on Evans Street between Herbert Road and Excelsior Street.
    • Additional traffic calming at both the Rosalie Street and Hensman Road filtered intersections with Keightley Road.
    • Amendments to the location and number of traffic calming buildouts on Keightley Road.
    • Additional linemarking included along the route.

    Council considered the concept design at its recent OCM and gave approval for the project to proceed, but asked for the detailed design to be put to Council again prior to construction and also noted that every effort should be made to maintain street parking amenity where possible.

    The City will now proceed with the detailed design stage of the project, which will include site surveys and identifying any additional lighting or drainage requirements, for further consideration by Council.

    The City would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the community consultation for this project so far.

  • Report to Council

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    The City values the feedback provided for the proposed Safe Active Street Concept Design during the two consultation stages. Gathering this feedback has been important in informing the final concept design that will be presented to Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 27 September 2022.

    Council agendas and minutes can be viewed on the City’s website here.

    A number of changes to the draft concept design were made as a result of the feedback, which can be summarised as follows:

    • Preferred option for the Evans Street and Fortune Street intersection shown as the raised plateau. The Council Report includes the modal filter as an alternative option for Council to consider, however this is not part of the officer recommendation of the report.
    • Removal of red asphalt treatment on Evans Street between Herbert Road and Excelsior Street.
    • Additional traffic calming at both the Rosalie Street and Hensman Road filtered intersections with Keightley Road.
    • Amendments to the location and number of traffic calming buildouts on Keightley Road.
    • Additional linemarking included along the route.
  • Thanks for all your feedback

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    The City of Subiaco is pleased with the high level of public response and engagement with the Safe Active Street program for Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road in Shenton Park.

    More than one hundred submissions have already been received.

    As background, the City’s Bike Plan was endorsed by Council in February 2021. This plan is a very high level document that includes an action to investigate a Safe Active Street and the City has just commenced this process for Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road. The City is conscious that all changes to the road network have impacts, hence the City has commenced this consultation process to start to assess and narrow down what may be the best options for Council consideration. Community consultation early in a process helps to get valuable feedback from our community who are using the transport network every day. Whilst the City can deploy traffic counts and traffic modelling assessments, community feedback provides a much richer source of the current issues.

    The City has not determined any preferred solution, so feedback is essential. The consultation process to evaluate options is an essential step in the process, and your valuable feedback along the journey will inform our elected members for their decision making role, at the very end of the process. With the information gathered, Council can choose to proceed with a particular option, not proceed or seek further information.

    However, the City wishes to make clear that there is no Council decision or budget allocation to construct a Safe Active Street for Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road at this time.

    The present consultation is high level to gauge what design concepts may be preferred by residents if such a scheme did progress in the future.

    While the period for this initial consultation stage officially closes today (11 February), the City will continue to accept any additional feedback on the Evans Street, Excelsior Street and Keightley Road Safe Active Street project until Friday 25 February 2022. The City would also appreciate feedback on any other traffic related concerns you may have, to help inform the concept design process. Enquiries can be made via email at city@subiaco.wa.gov.au, or via phone on 9237 9222.

    A meeting date will also be arranged with concerned residents in the near future to discuss the project and any further concerns that they may have.

Page last updated: 22 Mar 2024, 11:53 AM