Taxi rank plan rejected

Council's traffic committee has recommended Council decline requests for a taxi rank at the front of Peninsula Plaza.
Instead, they recommended a "taxi phone" be installed inside the plaza, allowing people to book a taxi.
The committee has also recommended plans be drawn up for two traffic calming devices in Brick Wharf Rd.
The recommendation came after a petition from residents cited vibrations passing through their houses caused by heavy vehicles.
Load limits, reduced speed limits and other similar restrictions have already been imposed on the road.
The committee has made recommendations about the Woy Woy CBD after taking into consideration both the views of the Woy Woy CBD building committee and the Woy Woy CBD traffic improvement study.
It recommended a plan and estimate be drawn up for a single lane roundabout on the intersection of Victoria Rd and Charlton St.
A single lane roundabout was also recommended for the corner of Railway St and Ocean Beach Rd, which could be upgraded to two lanes later, and another roundabout with pedestrian crossing facilities on the corner of the Boulevarde and Chambers Place.
A no right turn restriction was recommended for vehicles exiting the northern exit of Peninsula Plaza carpark into Blackwall Rd.
The committee said discussed options to encourage pedestrians to cross Railway St using the traffic lights or the overpass.
It suggested options including the development of a sign post strategy to direct pedestrians to appropriate crossing locations. Inappropriate crossing access near the chemist on the corner of Railway St and Blackwall Rd could be blocked by bollards and chains.
The use of a fence on the median strip in Railway St, opposite the interchange, should only as a last resort, it recommended.