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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 4 Hansard (21 April) . . Page.. 1042 ..

MS TUCKER (continuing):

(c) the development and implementation of a strategy to reduce the number of vehicles travelling between Gungahlin and Civic or other southern destinations, such as by encouraging employment opportunities in Gungahlin and restricting employment growth in Civic;

(d) the development of a plan for an eastern ring road from Gungahlin and the Barton Highway to Central Canberra and the Monaro Highway via an upgraded Majura Road, to complement the public transport system;

(e) the release and implementation of its Integrated Land Use and Transport Strategy announced in 1997;

(f) a cost-benefit analysis of the two options for the route of the Gungahlin Drive Extension to the east and west of the Australian Institute of Sport; and

(g) a review of the adequacy of the preliminary assessment into the route of the Parkway undertaken by Maunsell, and whether further environmental assessment of the proposed route is required;

(2) Upon the presentation of the Government's proposals to the Assembly, the Speaker forthwith put the question - "That the paper be referred to the Standing Committee on Urban Services for inquiry and report." and if resolved in the affirmative, the Committee, pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly of 28 April 1998, have access to the full records (including written submissions and supplementary material and the transcript of public hearings) of the Third Assembly's Standing Committee on Planning and Environment's consideration of the John Dedman Parkway inquiry; and

(3) the Committee present its report on the proposals to the Assembly;

before the Draft Variation to the Territory Plan relating to the route for the Gungahlin Drive extension (the John Dedman Parkway) can be released for public consultation pursuant to section 19 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991.

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