Kingston Station and Connectivity Task and Finish Group Meeting 2 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Kingston Station and Connectivity

Task and Finish Group Meeting

2nd December 2016

Contents

• Overview & Scheme Development
• Design Rationale
• Detailed Plan

Kingston Station Overview: Go Cycle Projects

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Station Forecourt

Pre-2013 Conditions: With Segregated Cycle Route

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Current Conditions: With Shared Use Routes

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Current Conditions: With Shared Use Routes

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Feasibility Design: Vision & Objectives

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

VISION Enhance the arrival experience, creating an environment for all people which is safe, attractive and accessible to all via improved links to and from the historic town centre, River Thames and North Kingston. OBJECTIVES 1. Contribute to the GoCycle programme outcomes. 2. Provide a strategically important cycle link between Kingston Station and the Riverside / Kingston Bridge. 3. Improve public spaces and ease of movement. 4. Provide cycle maintenance, hire and storage facilities at the station. 5. Maintain traffic and bus operations on Wood Street

Feasibility Design: Constraints

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

1. Walking - 3,500 pedestrians use the Wood Street crossing during the peak hour 2. Cycling - 80 cyclists travel through the Station Forecourt during the peak hour. This is growing and a key objective is to support growth. 3. Buses - 1,077 scheduled buses during weekdays between 07:00 and 20:00 (70 bph); disruption to bus operations to be minimised. 4. General Traffic - Maintain traffic capacity on this important Traffic Route; 40,000 vehicles over 12 hours period. 5. Taxis – Re-accommodate taxi operations in the station area. 6. Drop-off and servicing – re-provide facilities for disabled drop-off and station servicing.

Feasibility Design: Preferred Option

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Consultation & Feedback

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• 4 week consultation –

20 June to 18 July 2016

• 4,000+ leaflets
• Pop-up Exhibition in Fife

Road

• 278 responses – 118 postal

and 160 online

• 84% of residents and

respondents in favour of the proposals

Preliminary Design - Overview

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Bridge Cycle Storage & Hub Forecourt & Beacon

Preliminary Design Proposal

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Bridge Station Forecourt Existing Proposed

Preliminary Design: Why Shared Use

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• Traffic and bus flows are already constrained and the number of

lanes needs to be maintained (TfL requirement)

• The station area is a transitional space for pedestrians and cyclists,

and filtered permeability is required to accommodate their needs.

• Shared use allows more efficiency and flexibility – use varies

throughout the day. (Segregation requires more space and results in higher cycling speeds. Segregated routes were previously provided and did not work.

• Improved formal and “intuitive” wayfinding reduces clutter and
• bstructions.
• Additional crossing and larger forecourt reduces potential conflicts.

Note: the design has been subject to Road Safety Audit (Stage 1), Accessibility Audit and extensive consultation with TfL.

Preliminary Design: Main Design Features

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

Additional Crossing Enlarge Forecourt to reduce conflicts on shared use routes New Hub with 250 Bike Parking spaces Taxis Relocated Beacon to consolidate assist with wayfinding infrastructure Maintain Traffic & Bus Flows retaining same number of lanes Encourage cycling in central areas to improve Visibility New disabled drop-off (& station servicing)

Preliminary Design Proposal: Additional Crossing

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• The additional crossing across Wood

Street offers more choice and reduces potential conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists

• Toucan Crossings and “All Red” phase

allows more direct crossing opportunities (and less conflicts) for pedestrians and cyclists

Existing Proposed

Pedestrian / Cyclist Interaction Concentrated Additional Crossing Forecourt width increased from 6.7m to 10.4m at narrowest point

Preliminary Design Proposal: Bike Guidance

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• Parking and signage in “gateway” areas, and

toucan crossings introduce cyclists into shared space areas (and reduce speeds).

• Pavement colours and features to guide cyclists

to central space to increase visibility and reduce

• conflicts. Also alerts pedestrians to presence of

cyclists

Preliminary Design Proposal: Readability of the Space

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• Textured strips to assist visually impaired

with orientation as well as alert to potential hazard (detail to be developed further)

Preliminary Design Proposal: Aural Signals

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• Crossing “beeps” help direct visually

impaired to crossing points

Preliminary Design: Benefits

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt

• Increased space for all pedestrians and cyclists in station forecourt

area.

• Additional crossing for pedestrians and cyclists across Wood Street

reduces congesting and provides more direct routes.

• Reduced road width also reduces crossing lengths for pedestrian and

cyclist.

• Improved road safety with pedestrians and cyclists spending less

time in busy traffic.

• Improved wayfinding for all in the forecourt area.
• Improved cues to guide visually impaired people through the

forecourt area and alerting them to presence of cyclists (and vice versa)

• Raising awareness of road users to more vulnerable people powered

modes in the forecourt area.

Preliminary Design: Proposed Layout

Kingston Go Developments Kingston Station Forecourt