Page 4664 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 27 November 2019
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(v) despite fewer Canberrans being serviced by Network19, bus network operating costs are well above their target of $5.35 per network kilometre for 2018-19;
(vi) the Minister has refused to guarantee a date of resolution for issues plaguing Network19; and
(vii) despite over 130 adjustments being made to Network19, the ACT Government is yet to deliver the bus network promised to Canberrans;
(c) since the last motion debating Canberra’s Bus Network (dated 14 August 2019), with regard to dedicated school services:
(i) the Minister tabled the ACT Government response to the impact of Network19 on school students on 24 September 2019;
(ii) data from the ACT Government response to the impact of Network19 on school students depicted student patronage remaining broadly level on the public bus network during weekdays;
(iii) data from an incoming ministerial brief provided to the Minister also supports this, stating that the patronage on school days by school students has been broadly level compared to 2018; and
(iv) despite the data showing patronage remaining broadly level, the Minister for Transport has continued to claim that student patronage has increased;
(d) light rail services are operating at or above capacity during peak hours, resulting in delays and inconvenience for commuters using the service; and
(e) the uncertainty regarding the procurement, design and delivery of a new integrated public transport ticketing system, promised in early 2018, and scheduled for implementation in 2019, and is yet to be delivered as of November 2019; and
(2) calls on the Minister for Transport to:
(a) fix the problems plaguing Network19 as a matter of priority, specifically:
(i) reinstate weekend suburban services to the frequency promised under Network19;
(ii) reinstate express commuter services for residents in Tuggeranong and Belconnen;
(iii) reverse the removal or closure of 752 bus stops across Canberra;
(iv) reinstate all dedicated school services that were lost under Network19; and
(v) reinstate commuter services during peak times down Northbourne Avenue to complement the at-capacity light rail services; and
(b) procure and deliver a new integrated ticketing system as a matter of priority.
I welcome the opportunity to speak, in this final sitting for 2019, on one of the government’s biggest failures of this year, our public transport network. I am here today to present you with a recount of every failed accountability indicator, missed target, broken promise, cut service and utter incompetence demonstrated by both transport ministers this year.
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