The Governance of Traffic Noise Impacting Pedestrian Amenities in Melbourne Australia: A Critical Policy Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Method for Document Screening and Selection
2.2. Method for Policy Review
2.3. Method for Policy Critique
3. Results
3.1. Results of Document Screening and Selection
3.2. Results of Policy Review
3.3. Results of Policy Critique
3.3.1. International Benchmarks
3.3.2. Are Pedestrians Considered in Melbourne’s Noise Governance Structure?
3.3.3. Noise and the Environment
- Report road traffic noise to the Department of Transport, local councils, or road management companies.
- Report noise from routine road repair and maintenance to VicRoads, local councils, or road management companies.
- Report cars with noisy exhausts to the police.
- Report unreasonable noise from vehicles on private property to local councils.
- Report noise from public transport services to the respective companies.
- Report noisy exhausts from large trucks and buses to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
- Report noise from train and tram maintenance to the EPA’s 24-hour pollution hotline.
- Noise from major road projects is managed by Major Road Projects Victoria.
- Report noise from major infrastructure projects to Victoria’s Big Build.
- Report noise complaints related to licensed premises to the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation.
- Report noise from entertainment venues and events to the EPA’s 24-hour pollution hotline.
- Report concerns about wind energy facility noise to the wind energy facility operator.
3.3.4. Noise and Health
- Recognize environmental noise as a health risk;
- Promote noise reduction measures;
- Address noise in planning and development; and
- Foster research to support policy.
3.3.5. Noise and Transportation
- People first: Putting transport users at the centre of everything.
- Outcomes-focused: Delivering more choice, connections, and confidence in travel.
- One system: Thinking as one system, not individual projects, or modes.
‘Councils welcome the opportunity to assist delivery of the Principal Freight Network and ensure local communities are not burdened by trucks, noise, pollution, and inappropriate road network access’.[109] (p. 3)
‘…deliver forums and events for decision-makers that profile best and emerging practice and encourage the prioritisation of walking in metropolitan and regional infrastructure and planning’.[111] (p. 3)
4. Discussion
4.1. Identified Gaps
4.2. Limitations
4.3. Further Research
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Focus on Noise [Outputs] | [Explicit] Advocates reduction in Traffic Noise | [Implicit] Advocates improved amenities | Focus on pedestrian amenities | Focus on residential amenities | Focus on community [Outcomes] | Focus on Transport/traffic | Focus on Health | Focus on Environment |
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Strategy | Environment | Health | Transport | ||||
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Port Phillip is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities can access services and facilities that enhance health and wellbeing through universal and targeted programs that address inequities. | 1 | ||||||
A City that is a great place to live, where our community has access to high quality public spaces, development and growth are well-managed, and it is safer and easy to connect and travel within. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Port Phillip is safer with liveable streets and public spaces for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
The City is well connected and easy to move around with options for sustainable and accessible transport. | 1 | 1 | |||||
A City that has a sustainable future, where our environmentally aware and active community benefits from living in a bayside city that is greener, cooler, cleaner and climate resilient. | 1 | 1 | |||||
Port Phillip has cleaner streets, parks, foreshore areas and waterways where biodiversity flourishes. | 1 | ||||||
The City is actively mitigating and adapting to climate change and invests in designing, constructing and managing our public spaces to optimise water sustainably and reduce flooding (blue/green infrastructure). | 1 | ||||||
Content analysis of strategic directions from the 23 Local Government Council Plans | |||||||
LGA | Environment | Health | Transport | Total | |||
Banyule | 15 | 11 | 9 | 35 | |||
Bayside | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |||
Boroondara | 15 | 8 | 6 | 29 | |||
Brimbank | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | |||
Darebin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |||
Glen Eira | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | |||
Hobsons Bay | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |||
Hume City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
Kingston | 12 | 11 | 7 | 30 | |||
Manningham | 30 | 16 | 17 | 63 | |||
Maribyrnong | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 | |||
Melbourne | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |||
Melton | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |||
Merribek | 15 | 16 | 14 | 45 | |||
Monash | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
Mooney Valley | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||
Nillumbik | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 | |||
Port Phillip | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
Stonnington | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 | |||
Whitehorse | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | |||
Whittlesea | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | |||
Wyndham | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |||
Yarra | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
Topic | Is Present in the Document | Is Referred to in a General Way | Is Not Present in the Document |
---|---|---|---|
Focus on noise | 34% | 9% | 57% |
Advocates for reduction in Traffic Noise | 36% | 4% | 60% |
Advocates for improved amenities | 74% | 19% | 8% |
Focus on pedestrian amenities | 53% | 21% | 26% |
Focus on residential amenities | 81% | 15% | 4% |
Focus on community outcomes | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Focus on transport/Traffic | 83% | 15% | 2% |
Focus on health | 87% | 13% | 0% |
Focus on environment | 90% | 10% | 0% |
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O’Reilly, D.; White, M.; Langenheim, N.; Alambeigi, P. The Governance of Traffic Noise Impacting Pedestrian Amenities in Melbourne Australia: A Critical Policy Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081080
O’Reilly D, White M, Langenheim N, Alambeigi P. The Governance of Traffic Noise Impacting Pedestrian Amenities in Melbourne Australia: A Critical Policy Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(8):1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081080
Chicago/Turabian StyleO’Reilly, David, Marcus White, Nano Langenheim, and Pantea Alambeigi. 2024. "The Governance of Traffic Noise Impacting Pedestrian Amenities in Melbourne Australia: A Critical Policy Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 8: 1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081080