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TRANSPORT A.C.T POLICY PAPER. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HAVE BEEN USEFUL IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITYS TRANSPORT CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES AND WE WILL BE TAKING THEM INTO ACCOUNT IN FINALISING OUR TRANSPORT STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES.

WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACCOUNT OF COMMUNITY VIEWS BY INTRODUCING PARKING BANS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF REID, BRADDON AND TURNER. UNLIKE THE LABOR GOVERNMENT WE SEE NO REASON WHY THE RESIDENTS OF THESE SUBURBS SHOULD HAVE THEIR SUBURBS SPOILED, AND THEIR SAFETY JEOPARDISED, WHEN THERE IS AMPLE PARKING AVAILABLE IN CIVIC. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTION BUS NETWORK IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF OUR TRANSPORT STRATEGY AND POLICIES, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO CIVIC. HERE THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY DECIDED ON A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES.

FIRSTLY, I WILL BE ASKING MY DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE PLANS FOR A CITY AND CENTRAL AREAS EXPRESS BUS SERVICE. THIS PROPOSAL WILL INCLUDE PROVISION FOR PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES AT SUBURBAN SHOPPING CENTRES, ENABLING CIVICS COMMUTERS TO LEAVE THEIR CARS AT SITES WELL AWAY FROM THE CITY CENTRE, THUS REDUCING TRAFFIC AND PARKING DEMAND IN THE CITY CENTRE.

I WILL ALSO BE SEEKING DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXCITING NEW CONCEPT FOR A NEW INNER CITY SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE, LINKING THE CITY INTERCHANGE WITH OFFICES, COLLEGES, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE CITY. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALSO BE USEFUL FOR TRANSPORTING COMMUTERS FROM CARPARKS PERIPHERAL TO THE CIVIC AREA, THUS AGAIN REDUCING TRAFFIC INTO THE CITY.

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