Page 2118 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 21 June 2011
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The government is committed to an efficient, safe, integrated and sustainable transport system for Canberra; a system that is easy to use and increasingly used by Canberrans. Canberra’s citizens identified transport as a key priority during the time to talk Canberra 2030 engagement process. An efficient and integrated transport system supports liveable, sustainable and prosperous communities. It connects Canberra people to services and to the community. It supports a fair and inclusive community, and it supports economic and employment participation.
This government has made significant progress in enhancing our transport system. The introduction of MyWay is making bus transport cheaper and easier for the majority of patrons and provides important data as a basis for planning transport in the future.
In the current year’s budget the government provides $97 million for transport for Canberra. This has funded major bus stations, bus priority measures and park-and-ride facilities, bus network improvements, the basics for real-time passenger information, a new ticketing system and new buses. The government is also proactively examining the transport needs and opportunities of Canberra’s disadvantaged and will use the evidence to develop appropriate coverage for network services.
In 2011-12 the government’s commitment to building a better transport system moves into a new phase with the second delivery year of the four-year $97 million transport for Canberra investment program. The government will release its transport for Canberra strategy in 2011, which will provide a joined-up plan for better transport options and better integrated transport for Canberra.
To complement this work, MyWay data analysis will be used to inform both the scheduling and routing of ACTION services as we develop the new ACTION network 2013. We will also commission real-time bus information to be in operation in 2012. A range of measures to improve our bus service will support the government to meet its modal target for bus patronage in 2011-12. The government will construct new park-and-ride facilities at EPIC and Erindale, new bus stations at Gungahlin and the ANU exchange, and provide new bus services in growth areas of Gungahlin.
The government will focus in 2011-12 on integrated transport corridor development, particularly along Northbourne Avenue. We will commission a feasibility study and proposal for the Northbourne Avenue rapid public transit corridor, which will include a light rail proposal. We aim to have these proposals substantially complete in 2011. Rapid public transport connecting the major centres of the city, EPIC and Gungahlin will be a significant step towards providing better rapid public transport connections throughout the ACT.
Looking to the future, we will also identify integrated transport corridor development opportunities and link these in with our master planning program. These projects highlight the government’s commitment to providing transport options that are accessible, efficient and sustainable and to making public transport a more attractive option for all Canberrans.
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