Moriah College Redevelopment

Think this would be amazing for student and the neighbourhood. It’s in need of an upgrade and this looks great.

Moriah has the right to develop its own land and invest in redeveloping a school which can only benefit the community.

I am a resident on Queens Park Riad, just outside the ‘exclusion zone’ for private drop offs and student parking ie across the road from the park.

This part of Queens Park Road is one of the few areas of untimed parking in the area so is a magnet for student parking and commuter parking. This fight every day for the limited amounts of parking causes regular dangerous parking including across driveways, almost touching bumpers, and in ways that make it difficult for us to get in and out of our driveways safely in a busy road.

The students are generally highly inconsiderate in the places and way they park and increasing the numbers of students, particularly those in year 12, at the school is going to exacerbate this issue. The exclusion zones for parking are way too small and only serve to create more competition for parking. Their redevelopment should be made to include underground parking for staff and students to ensure there is no further impact on the local community than we already put up with.

The school is not helpful when contacted about issues with student parking, or in my experience when contacted about any community concerns. There is historical evidence they do not police drop offs and parents pull into no parking zones to drop kids off on a daily basis and cause havoc on Queens Park Road around the crosswalk area and surrounding streets.

This area cannot take more development or increased traffic and parking issues.

A wonderful green environment will be created not just for the students, but for all major community organisations to enjoy and benefit from the proposed development.

The project will offer more spaces where students can get together, to allow for greater social
interaction and enhance collaborative knowledge sharing.

Moriah College is currently experiencing a shortfall of appropriate learning spaces, with some existing buildings inefficient and outdated. The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation.

Improving traffic flow for everyone, including surrounding neighbours
Moriah College has actively designed a proposal to improve traffic congestion within the Queens Park area including:
• A new internal ‘ring road’, which will ensure all High School vehicle drop off and pick up will improve traffic
flow, and keep more cars on campus and off local roads
• A Green Travel Plan, which seeks to create a modal shift, encouraging greater use of public transport,
walking, cycling, and car-pooling, rather than private vehicle use. This is expected to reduce private vehicle
use by 10% and will include more than 100 additional bicycle spaces, showers, change rooms and lockers.
• Staggered arrival and departure times for different cohorts of students will help reduce traffic congestion
during the peak traffic periods
• The redirection of vehicle access away from residents on Queens Park Road by relocating the main entry and
administration of Moriah College to York Road and Baronga Avenue, further reducing potential impact for
near neighbours
• Most importantly, as part of the proposal, Moriah College will be upgrading the Queens Park / York Road
intersection and the York Road / Baronga Avenue intersection further providing real and sustainable
solutions to the traffic issues facing the Queens Park precinct as a whole. Moriah has been working
collaboratively with Waverley Council to ensure these intersection upgrades will occur prior to development
of the new facilities

I support Moriah College’s right to upgrade their educational facilities and learning spaces in accordance with their changing needs just as other growing schools have been encouraged to do recently. The plans demonstrate that care will be taken to minimise the impact on the neighbourhood and passing traffic. Thank you

Creating updated, contemporary learning spaces and new recreational spaces
Modern, high quality spaces are needed to suit contemporary teaching and learning methods. Moriah College is currently experiencing a shortfall of appropriate learning spaces, with some existing buildings inefficient and outdated. The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation

As a family living in Queens Park, the proposed redevelopment and investment to Moriah College is a welcome application. As the population of the area grows, more investment in educational facilities is welcomed and should be encouraged. The proposal is well thought out and takes into consideration concerns of residents especially in relation to traffic control. The proposal is much needed for the area and has my complete support.

Great initiative.
Planning for the future. This will benefit not only the students but the community as well.

Moriah College is at the very core and foundation of the Sydney Jewish community, and central to its long-term sustainability.

The proposed development will assist in traffic management, and the local residents.

I fully support the proposed development project submitted by Moriah College. This development is going to be critical to the future of the Sydney Jewish Community in producing well-rounded, highly educated, motivated and productive members of the Jewish Community, and more importantly - the wider Australian society. Moriah College is the only Orthodox Jewish school that caters for students from K-12 in the wider eastern suburbs area, and has seen significant growth in student population, as well as demand for student placements. Given the growth of the student body, and continued criticality of Australia's education system (especially in the areas of STEM + Arts) it is imperative that Moriah College be able to cater to the growing needs of the community, and ever-evolving teaching requirements. The proposed development seeks to not only improve and grow the school's facilities, but also improve the surrounding area, and reduce the traffic flow around the area. It is a crucial development for the future of our school and Jewish community.

This redevelopment is critical for these school children to have access to new, modern, and flexible learning spaces that nurture creativity, collaboration and excellence.

I absolutely support the project for the Moriah College redevelopment. This development is vital in ensuring that all our children have access to new, modern, and flexible learning spaces that nurture creativity, collaboration and excellence. For the growth of our children, their education and the community, new facilities are essential to make this happen.

a) Traffic congestion is already a major problem particularly between 7.30am and 9.30am and later in the afternoons. There is an almost continuous flow of traffic blocking local streets at peak times generated by student drop-offs and pick-ups.

b) Moriah College has failed to manage its own Transport, Traffic & Parking Plan (TTPP) for a long time, evidenced by the number of students, parents and staff vehicles parking daily in local streets contrary to its own TTPP.

c) Moriah College night-time events are frequent, attract significant numbers of people and use local streets as a parking lot. This will only get worse for residents if this proposal goes ahead.

d) Pedestrian safety risks and general road safety risks will escalate as a result of the increased traffic in local streets.

e) Pollution in our local streets will increase due to more traffic and air quality will reduce.

f) The streets of Queens Park are becoming ‘traffic sewers’, which is impacting friendly interaction between neighbours, resulting in a decreased sense of well being, connectedness and security.

g) The visual amenity of Queens Park will be adversely impacted by the bulk of the proposed buildings.

h) 3 weeks is grossly inadequate for informed responses to the proposal, which contains nearly 1,600 pages of complicated text and diagrams – more time is needed.

i) The ripple effect of the increase in traffic, congestion and pollution will extend to many residents who have not been notified of the proposal and who deserve the right to be informed and to comment.

The ‘Near Neighbour Letter Catchment’ was inadequate and needs to be significantly expanded so that all impacted neighbours are aware of Moriah’s intentions.

To whom it may concern,

Traffic congestion is a major problem between 7.30am -9.30am & later in the afternoons. The area cannot take another increase in traffic congestion. ALl the surrounding streets come to a complete stand still at times so major delays and pollution are daily occurence.

Please do not allow this development to go through.

Kind Regards,
Emilio

The Moriah College redevelopment project will improve traffic flow around the entire Queens Park area by providing an internal ring road that will deflect traffic from the roads around the school into the school. The reception will no longer be a nusance to neighbours as it will be relocated to the Queens Park side of the school where there are no residents. The proposed plans improve the school for it's current and future students as it is in major need of more high quality spaces particulary in the high school area. The redevelopement will also provide much needed green spaces. for the staff and students.

I support the project because the school has a right to improve and update its facilities for learning in the 21st century. The new design will be a major bonus to the neighbourhood by ultimately improving traffic flow and providing important communal assets.

This is a necessary development to ensure there is adequate space and facilities for the growing number of kids attending