DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION MAPPING OUT THE FUTURE FOR PERTH’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK. © State of Western Australia Published by the Department of Transport 140 William Street Perth Western Australia 6000 Published July 2011 Internet: www.transport.wa.gov.au Phone: (08) 6551 6000 Fax: (08) 6551 6001 CHairMan’S FOREWORD We have much to be proud of in the next 21 years and to propose has reached a stage in its development Perth’s public transport system. projects that will see construction of where another tier of service is needed infrastructure such as new railways, – an on-road Rapid Transit System. Over the past 25 years successive transit ways and bus lanes to better Without priority for public transport on Western Australian Governments support public transport and improve the roads, the quality and level of service have made bold and strategic quality of services. cannot be achieved and the network will not be able to meet demand. This decisions to modernise and We have worked closely with will lead to pressure for wider roads the Western Australian Planning significantly extend the passenger and increasing congestion on roads in Commission. The Directions 2031 and rail network and maintain a fully constrained environments. Beyond spatial framework for Perth integrated system that allows people and Peel has informed our planning. A strategic alignment of objectives to move around the city with ease. We recognise that an increasing between state transport agencies and concentration of housing, employment local government is needed to find a Our public transport system is regarded as and major services in the central and balance between travel demands and one of the best, newest and most efficient inner parts of the city will shape the community amenity. This needs to start in the nation. A recent benchmarking future public transport system. We also with a clear realisation that the major study ranked Perth’s rail services number recognise that our Plan is one of the key roads in the central areas of the City one for average network speed, on-time enablers for successfully implementing will move substantially more people running, operating cost per service Directions 2031 and Beyond. As traffic than now and that public transport is a kilometre and energy cost per service congestion, the cost of travel and key part of the solution, especially for kilometre. However, much more needs environmental issues become more access to the strategic centres. to be done to ensure the system has the acute, major centres will require quality, capacity and quality of service to meet the Active engagement and collaboration high capacity public transport services. transport needs of a rapidly growing city. across the three tiers of government, Our Plan envisages Perth’s public business and the community should To provide a ‘transit map’ for the future, transport system carrying more than form the foundation of successful the Minister for Transport set up the twice as many people by 2031. Our Vision implementation of this Plan. Detailed Independent Panel to oversee the for the Plan is to see public transport project planning should involve these preparation of this public transport become the preferred choice of travel to stakeholders to further progress network plan. Our task has been to Perth’s strategic centres and through the the initiatives identified, including identify a mass transit network for growth corridors. master planning, technical feasibility and opportunities for land use and Limited cost-effective options for transport integration. building railways between strategic centres in the Central Sector and the The State Government’s acceptance prohibitive cost of tunnels mean the city of this plan will be aided by strong and clear support from major stakeholders. I encourage you to lend your support to this Plan. Stuart Hicks AO Chair Independent Panel DEpaRTMEMENNT OF TRANspORT – PUBLIC TRANspORT FOR PERTH IN 2031 3 4 DEpaRTMENT OF TRANspORT – PUBLIC TRANspORT FOR PERTH IN 2031 DEcision MAKING FRAMEWORK for preparation and implementation of this plan The strategic land use planning for Perth METROPOLITAN STRATEGIC indicates where people will be living and LAND USE PLAN working, and has been used to establish “Directions 2031 and Beyond” travel patterns across the city. This Plan identifies the public transport PuBLIC TRANSPORT WE E AR network needed to support Perth’s growing NETWORK PLAN HERE population and links to and between “Public Transport for Perth in 2031” strategic centres. It also proposes the preferred type of public transport service (mode) and the priorities for infrastructure investment across the network. PROJECT PLANNING AND EVALUATION Detailed project planning, costing and evaluation is needed, and will include: • Review of the preferred mode; • Concept and Master Planning; PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT • Technical and financial feasibility; • Land Use and Transport Integration (LUTI) opportunities; • Alternative financing options. BUDGET DECISIONS Decisions on funding for specific projects will be made by the Government PROJECTPROJECTPROJECTPROJECT in the annual budget process. DEpaRTMENT OF TRANspORT – PUBLIC TRANspORT FOR PERTH IN 2031 5 KEY FINDINGS The current network will not be Importance of public purposes. These are generally made during the able to cope with the projected transport for Perth peak period to and from the central city area. increase in public transport use The current network strongly supports the Good cities need effective public transport. central city area. However, there are major and growth of the city. It plays a vital role in creating competitive differences in the quality of services, with economies, and liveable, inclusive communities. limited quality mass transit services for A significant change in the way It also has a role in reducing our reliance on the central northern sector of the Perth public transport operates will be fossil fuels and our carbon footprint. metropolitan area and between major centres outside of the central area. needed if it is to play its crucial Public transport enables people to access role in reducing congestion, families and friends, jobs, recreation, Developing a mass improving accessibility and education, health care and the many activities that contribute to individual and community transit system reducing the consumption of wellbeing. It provides independence for people For the level and quality of public transport fossil fuels. who cannot or do not drive. services to continue to improve, there will Over the past ten years public transport usage need to be real improvements in reliability, Over the next 21 years, much of speed of travel, service frequency, safety and in Perth has increased by 67%, three times the security, and ease of use. the investment in public transport rate of population growth over the same period. infrastructure and system There are limited options to further develop Some 330,000 trips are made by public the rail system in a cost effective way. improvements is needed within transport every weekday. Two-thirds of public ‘Right-of-way’ reserves do not exist between 15km of the Perth central area. transport trips are for work and education many of the strategic centres in the Central Sector (largely within 15km of the CBD) where consolidation and higher intensity of activity is planned. The alternative of constructing Future growth tunnels is very expensive and not feasible for By 2031, Perth residents will collectively more than double their use of extending services to new areas. public transport. Most of the new growth corridors can be Public transport will account for: served by road-based services, but strategic decisions need to be made to ensure these • one-in-eight of all motorised trips (currently one-in-fourteen); services have substantial priority over general • one-in-five motorised trips in the morning peak period (currently one-in-eight); traffic. Without this priority, the quality and level of service cannot be achieved. • over 30% of peak hour distance travelled (currently around 20%); and • nearly 70% of all trips to the CBD (currently around 47%). To provide a quality level of service for more people, the future transit system will need to have three integrated types of service – train services, road-based rapid transit services and buses. A road based rapid transit service can be either light rail or bus rapid transit. 6 DEpaRTMENT OF TRANspORT – PUBLIC TRANspORT FOR PERTH IN 2031 RAPid Transit INFRASTRUCTURE Two Rocks Yanchep Eglinton COMBINED STAGE 1 & Alkimos Butler STAGE 2 PROJECTS Developing the network Clarkson Ellenbrook The public transport system can be enhanced Joondalup by increasing capacity on the existing network, expanding the network and developing Whitfords City Hillarys transformational projects. Guildford Midland Warwick Balcatta The project proposals are grouped into two Karrinyup Morley Mirrabooka categories – Stage One or shorter term/before Stirling Bassendean 2020 and Stage Two or medium term/before Scarborough Bayswater Airport West 2031. The proposed combined network to be Glendalough Mt. Lawley developed by 2031 is shown in the figure on ECU Burswood this page. Claisebrook Airport Terminal Subiaco Belmont Shenton Park PERTH Victoria Park Oats St Increasing capacity on the QEII existing network UWA Esplanade Cannington The capacity and efficiency of the existing Claremont Curtin network will need to be increased by: Thornlie Canning Bridge Riverton Maddington Booragoon • Purchasing