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(17) Refer to 16.
(A copy of the attachment is available at the Chamber Support Office).
Transport—light rail
(Question No 263)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 12 May 2017:
(1) In regard to the consultation on route options and stops for stage 2 of the light rail to Woden Town Centre, and noting the Minister’s remarks in response to Mr Steel’s supplementary question without notice on 9 May 2017 where the Minister says “we know how many people in the future will live, work and study along the stage 2 route from Civic through to Woden”, what data is available to the Directorate regarding the number of people living along the proposed routes, and their travel, work and study habits.
(2) How many people will (a) live, (b) work or (c) study along the proposed stage 2 corridor in (i) 5 years, (ii) 10 years and (iii) 25 years.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Key data available for the Civic to Woden corridor includes population, employment, household composition, educational enrolments and other data held by the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate.
(2) The Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate is currently assessing the potential impact of light rail on population and employment in the corridor for future years as part of its business case activities. Numbers in relation to stop catchments are as follows:
|
2016 |
2026 |
2036 | |
|
Population |
22,000 – 29,000 |
29,000 – 37,000 |
37,000 – 45,000 |
|
Employment |
88,000 – 98,000 |
105,000-111,000 |
111,000 – 122,000 |
|
Students |
17,000 – 22,000 |
21,000 – 26,000 |
24,000-30,000 |
(Note: data is based on a catchment 800m from the current proposed stops and a range based on the 4 currently proposed route options)
Land Development Agency—green rating
(Question No 265)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 12 May 2017 (redirected to the Minister for Urban Renewal and the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development):
(1) Does the Land Development Agency (LDA) consider “green rating” benchmarks (for example, Green Star or EnviroDesigns) in planning developments.
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