TRAFFIC
Traffic Engineering
Traffic Engineering involves the application of scientific theory and judgement to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the roads and intersections
It starts with an understanding of the drivers of travel demand and how this varies over space and time. Good traffic engineering comes from a detailed appreciation of the underlying theory, coupled with practical experience of proven solutions, their benefits and impacts.
PTT has a strong track record in delivering innovative and pragmatic solutions to traffic engineering issues in the following areas:
Traffic Engineering
Design Development & Impact Assessment
Parking Studies
Residential Sub-Divisions
Traffic Management Plans
Operational Modelling
Active & Public Transport
Thank you for the personal and professional approach that you displayed in dealing with the traffic engineering aspects of our development application.
Impact Assessment
Both the direct and indirect effects of a development must be assessed.
At PTT we assist our clients in quantifying the impacts of, and increasing their return on investment in, traffic related infrastructure.
This translates to the provision of advice on:
Car and commercial vehicle access
Car parking provision
Car parking design
Adjacent road networks
Intersection operations
Public transport
Pedestrian and Cyclist Networks
Local amenity and safety
We provide cost effective, efficient and safe design solutions, through the application of sound traffic engineering practice, excellent knowledge of the major planning schemes and relevant Australian Standards.
Our reputation is for delivering innovative solutions that challenge the norm.
PTT has undertaken many such studies for a range of land uses including:
Churches and community facilities
Multi-unit residential developments
Commercial offices
Child care centres
Medical and health care facilities
Schools and colleges
Retirement Villages
Aged Care Facilities
Residential subdivisions
Retail shops and restaurants
Industrial developments
Mixed use facilities
Extractive Industries
Service Stations
When you work with PTT you access a comprehensive database of traffic generation and car parking rates or a large range of land uses. This data allows us to challenge the rates quoted in local planning schemes, thereby giving clients a more cost effective balanced solution.
Thanks for your flexible and proactive response in successfully addressing the traffic and parking issues raised by Council.
Parking Studies
Both the public and private sector has an interest in the design and management of car parking in urban areas. The private sector’s main focus is in ensuring that an adequate number of spaces are provided to meet the expected demand. The main concern for the public sector (e.g. State and Local Government) relates to the strategic policy implications of under / over supplying car parking.
PTT provides strategic advice and has considerable experience in the design and optimisation of individual parking facilities for the private sector. We use a range of data collection and analysis techniques such as:
Parking patrol surveys
Interview questionnaire
Collation and analysis of mode share data
Gate entry/exit count surveys
PTT has worked on both sides of the fence with respect to car parking and has gained a detailed appreciation of the factors that influence the demand and supply relationship. Projects include but not limited to:
Big Top redevelopment
Kawana Home Central, Kawana Waters
Springwood Homecentre, Springwood
Chancellor Tavern, Sippy Downs
St Dympna’s Primary School
Residential Parking Review
Riverside Drive Parking Study
South Brisbane West End Parking Strategy Review
Toowoomba CBD Parking Strategy
Southport Hospital Car Park
Southport Parking Study
Fowles Auction Facility Car Park
It is pleasing to work with PTT always providing prompt reliable service, flexible approach prepared to listen at options ensuring compliance with Council’s requirements as well as keeping in mind cost effective solutions.
Residential Sub-Divisions
Residential sub-division design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with efficiency, the desirable with the practical.
PTT assists our clients by providing traffic-engineering input to all stages of the residential sub-division design process.
Preliminary site assessment
Master planning
Road Hierarchy planning
Development
Staging
Site access design & location
Intersection analysis & design
Bus route planning
External traffic impact assessments
Infrastructure contributions
We apply a range of tools and techniques to projects ranging in size from two-lot sub-divisions up to 1,800 lot master planned communities.
We work closely with clients and the design team, to combine innovation with sound traffic engineering theory and a willingness to listen to our clients’ needs to achieve:
A cost effective layout
A logical and safe internal road hierarchy
Adequate intersection capacity
Sensitive urban design
Projects include:
Boystown, Beaudesert
Capestone, Mango Hill
The Eco Village, Currumbin
Greenwood Grove, Cooroy
Welsey Road, Griffin
Windemere Estate, Sinnamon Park
Rocky Springs, Townsville
Warner Lakes, Strathpine
Thank you for your flexible and proactive response in successfully addressing the traffic, transport and parking engineering aspects of our developments. It has been a pleasure working with you on our Bribie Island and Little Mountain projects.
PLAN, DESIGN, RESEARCH & DELIVER INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Traffic Management Plans
The continued growth in urban populations and ongoing economic development places greater demands on our limited road infrastructure. This, coupled with increasingly constrained capital works budgets, reinforces the need to better utilise and manage our existing road assets.
As always, safety and efficiency are primary goals. But increasingly sustainability and amenity objectives also need to be considered. PTT has considerable experience in identifying the issues associated with traffic management or urban road networks, quantifying the scale of these issues and then developing innovative and pragmatic solutions. Projects include but not limited to:
Toll Distribution Centre, Karawatha
Margate Pedestrian Facilities
Cooroy Heavy Vehicles Bypass
Woodford Folk Festival Master Plan
Bruce Highway, Gympie
Brisbane Road, Ipswich
Sandgate Road, Road Safety Audit
Splendour in the Grass Traffic Management Plan
Finucane Road, Kunda Park
Maroochydore Road, Kunda Park
Kingston-Beenleigh Road, Logan City
Mt Lindesay Highway, Acacia Ridge
Thank you for your flexible and proactive response in successfully addressing the traffic and parking concerns raised by Council for a number of our design projects. Your professionalism and measured approach to addressing key traffic and at times very constrained servicing arrangements has resulted in some exceptional development outcomes for a range of our buildings and their clients.
Operational Modelling
PTT applies a range of off-the-shelf and bespoke software to quantify and assess the operations of traffic and transport systems.
These include:
AIMSUN for micro-simulation modelling
TRANSYT 7F for traffic signal coordination studies
SIDRA for intersection analysis
The firm also has the ability to develop purpose specific software, using Excel, Access or C++, to model complex or unique situations.
Relevant sample projects include:
Splendour in the Grass AIMSUN Model
Hay Point Vessel Evacuation EXCEL Model
Gympie Road TRANSYT Model
Chalk Street TRANSYT Model
Glasshouse Mountains AIMSUN Model
Active & Public Transport
Increased mobility and accessibility within major conurbations is a laudable goal. It has long been recognised that a balanced approach is required to achieve this, one that promotes public and active transport over private car travel.
In turn, this requires initiatives focussed on:
improving pedestrian connectivity and amenity
cyclist networks and end-of-trip facilities
all modes of public transport
modal integration
integrated ticketing, pricing and fare structures
PTT has considerable experience in identifying the active and public transport systems required to support more connected and sustainable communities through such projects as:
Margate Parade Pedestrian and Cycle Study
Fortitude Valley Pedestrian Study
Nicklin Way Bus Priority Study
CityCat Terminal Crowding Forecasts
New CityCat Terminal Crowding Forecasts
Pine Rivers Bicycle Plan Update
Rockhampton Bus Interchange Forecasts
Brisbane PT Network Coding
Brisbane Brisbane City Riverwalk Patronage Forecasts
Brisbane Light Rail Demand Forecasts
Existing CityCat Terminal Forecasts