A DP application has been lodged with the Ryde City Council to develop a Childcare Centre with the capability of 91 children (0 - 5 years), 15 educators and 18 car parking spots. We strongly oppose this application. By careful studying of the DP application, we are concerned that the location and design will create significant traffic and safety issues that may impose an unacceptable risk to children (both the Primary School and the proposed Childcare Centre), parents and pedestrians. Therefore, we strongly oppose this DP application on the following grounds:
(i) It will generate a large amount of extra traffic, particularly in peak hours. This fact will certainly jeopardize the already congested Lincoln Street traffic. Consequently, it will impose a substantial risk to the children in both the Eastwood Primary School and the proposed Childcare Centre, collocated along Lincoln Street.
(ii) The fact that a school and a Childcare Centre positioned next to each other will increase the risk of a terrorist attack.
(iii) A Childcare Centre of 91 places is clearly a commercial intrusion to a low-density Lincoln Street. A Childcare Centre with such a large facility should be built at a place with easy access and car parking, and Lincoln Street is clearly not an ideal location for it.
Updates
December 6, 2022
The feedback from neighbors remains constant and the frustration regarding the safety of our children is mounting. I have been spending my nights reviewing the council documents and it is clear they are ignoring the realities of the traffic on our street. We keep moving forward because the risk is too high to accept.
40 Comments
This will create lot of issues in the neighbourhood. The proposed development does not fit within the established character of the area and is considered out of context for the locality.
Clearly a single day traffic study looking at cars turning into the street, rather than looking at parking, traffic, car and pedestrian movements at the existing school over an extended period of time is more appropriate. Safety of young children is at stake here not adults who can clearly make better decisions about their own road safety.
I live in Raymond street. The traffic already very busy during school hours. Eastwood heights public school and St. George preschool parents parked in Raymond street, when I want to go out during school hour, it is very hard. A childcare with 91 children is crazy busy it will make the situation even worse. Our family is strongly against the application. Please reject with no doubt.
This is a main entrance of Eastwood Heights Public School, and the volume of traffic on this street is already quite high during peak periods. A childcare centre will only serve to exacerbate this issue.
Totally agree. Lincoln street is already congested as bad as Eastwood mall without traffic controller at peak hours. Having another big facility right next to school entrance will inevitably take off more street parking and increase probability of accidents. Do we really need 7th childcare within 1km radius?
A childcare with 90 children would impact the traffic significantly, our street is too crowded now.
Traffic does not support this plan. Risk to kids.
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A DP application has been lodged with the Ryde City Council to develop a Childcare Centre with the capability of 91 children (0 - 5 years), 15 educators and 18 car parking spots. We strongly oppose this application. By careful studying of the DP application, we are concerned that the location and design will create significant traffic and safety issues that may impose an unacceptable risk to children (both the Primary School and the proposed Childcare Centre), parents and pedestrians. Therefore, we strongly oppose this DP application on the following grounds:
(i) It will generate a large amount of extra traffic, particularly in peak hours. This fact will certainly jeopardize the already congested Lincoln Street traffic. Consequently, it will impose a substantial risk to the children in both the Eastwood Primary School and the proposed Childcare Centre, collocated along Lincoln Street.
(ii) The fact that a school and a Childcare Centre positioned next to each other will increase the risk of a terrorist attack.
(iii) A Childcare Centre of 91 places is clearly a commercial intrusion to a low-density Lincoln Street. A Childcare Centre with such a large facility should be built at a place with easy access and car parking, and Lincoln Street is clearly not an ideal location for it.
Updates
December 6, 2022
The feedback from neighbors remains constant and the frustration regarding the safety of our children is mounting. I have been spending my nights reviewing the council documents and it is clear they are ignoring the realities of the traffic on our street. We keep moving forward because the risk is too high to accept.
40 Comments
The traffic that the school causes on a tiny suburban street is already a hazard and high risk. The road needs to be widened enough for parked cars and traffic to pass both ways if a childcare centre is approved
This will create lot of issues in the neighbourhood. The proposed development does not fit within the established character of the area and is considered out of context for the locality.
Clearly a single day traffic study looking at cars turning into the street, rather than looking at parking, traffic, car and pedestrian movements at the existing school over an extended period of time is more appropriate. Safety of young children is at stake here not adults who can clearly make better decisions about their own road safety.
I live in Raymond street. The traffic already very busy during school hours. Eastwood heights public school and St. George preschool parents parked in Raymond street, when I want to go out during school hour, it is very hard. A childcare with 91 children is crazy busy it will make the situation even worse. Our family is strongly against the application. Please reject with no doubt.
This is a main entrance of Eastwood Heights Public School, and the volume of traffic on this street is already quite high during peak periods. A childcare centre will only serve to exacerbate this issue.
Totally agree. Lincoln street is already congested as bad as Eastwood mall without traffic controller at peak hours. Having another big facility right next to school entrance will inevitably take off more street parking and increase probability of accidents. Do we really need 7th childcare within 1km radius?
A childcare with 90 children would impact the traffic significantly, our street is too crowded now.
Traffic does not support this plan. Risk to kids.
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The traffic that the school causes on a tiny suburban street is already a hazard and high risk. The road needs to be widened enough for parked cars and traffic to pass both ways if a childcare centre is approved