Page 2961 - Week 07 - Thursday, 7 June 2012
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(1) In relation to the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate commissioned Cardno report, ACT Cycling and Pedestrian Network: Priority Network for Capital Works, from February 2011, what is the total cost of implementing the 30 priority walking and cycling infrastructure projects recommended in the Cardno report.
(2) What would be the total cost of implementing all of the walking and cycling infrastructure projects considered in compiling the Cardno report.
(3) Can the Government provide a full list of the costs, in dollars, and benefit scores for every project considered in compiling this report.
(4) Which of these projects has the Government already committed to building and funded.
(5) Did the Government’s $9 million announcement in November 2011 include projects not included in the Cardno report; if so, what are they and what is their cost.
(6) Did the Government’s $9 million announcement in November 2011 include projects not included in AECOM’s July 2011 Walking and Cycling Feasibility Study; if so, what are they are what is their cost.
(7) Did the AECOM report consider and develop costings for projects not announced in November 2011.
(8) Does the Government now view that the best way to prioritise infrastructure projects, from a range of compatible options, is to rank them according to cost-effectiveness (a ratio of cost to benefit), not by adding a score for cost-effectiveness to a score for benefits, as in the Cardno report.
(9) Why did the Government hire AECOM to review feasibility and costs for projects prioritised by the Cardno report.
(10) Were the projects announced in November 2011 chosen according to a cost-effectiveness ranking, or according to the Cardno report ranking.
(11) What has the Government done to address the concerns raised by Dr Dobes during the AECOM consultation in July 2011 about the lack of data on cycling and walking in the ACT.
(12) Why did the Government decide not to rank projects according to a ratio of their costs and the scores for benefits in the Cardno report, given both sets of data is already available.
(13) How much did the AECOM report cost.
Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Cost estimate : $5.31 million.
(2) Cost estimate : $54.18 million.
(3) Yes, available on Attachment A.
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