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(1) What percentage of the Transport Canberra bus fleet is currently Easy Access, wheelchair accessible.
(2) Will the target of 80% of the fleet being Easy Access, wheelchair accessible by 31 December 2017 be achieved; if not, (a) why won’t the target be met and (b) when does Transport Canberra expect that the target level of 80% will be achieved.
(3) When will 100% of the Transport Canberra bus fleet be Easy Access, wheelchair accessible.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Currently 77.8% of the Transport Canberra bus fleet is Easy Access, wheelchair accessible.
(2) It is expected that the target figure of 80% of the Transport Canberra bus fleet being Easy Access, wheelchair accessible will be met with the delivery of the remainder of the current order of buses from Scania Australia. This order is expected to be completed by end of June 2017.
(3) It is expected that the Transport Canberra fleet will be 100% Easy Access, wheelchair accessible by 31 December 2022 in line with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
Canberra and Queanbeyan Cycling and Walking Map
(Question No 191)
Mr Coe asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 12 May 2017:
(1) When was the Canberra and Queanbeyan Cycling and Walking Map last updated.
(2) What was the cost of developing the Canberra and Queanbeyan Cycling and Walking Map.
(3) What ACT suburbs are not included on the current version of the Map.
(4) When will the Map next be updated.
(5) Will paper versions of the Map be produced.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Canberra and Queanbeyan Cycling and Walking Map was last updated in 2012.
(2) The original map was developed circa 2005, though the original costs of its development are unknown. 2017 updates to the map will cost $6,000.
(3) ACT suburbs not included in the map are: Moncreiff, areas of Casey and Bonner, West Macgregor, North Weston, Coombs, Wright and Denman Prospect.
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