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The South East Transit Project LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of QUEENSLAND Report No. 39, July 1997 The South East Transit Project LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEENSLAND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE THE SOUTH EAST TRANSIT PROJECT Report No. 39 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mr Len Stephan MLA (Chairman) Member for Gympie Mr Bill D’Arcy MLA (Deputy Chairman) Member for Woodridge Mr Graham Healy MLA Member for Toowoomba North Mr Pat Purcell MLA Member for Bulimba Mr Ted Radke MLA Member for Greenslopes Hon Geoff Smith MLA Member for Townsville SECRETARIAT Mr Les Dunn Research Director Ms Alison Wishart Research Officer Ms Maureen Barnes Executive Assistant CONTENTS Page PREFACE ............................................................................................................................ i RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................... ii INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................1 THE COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................1 SCOPE OF INQUIRY................................................................................................2 SUBMISSIONS, INSPECTION AND HEARINGS ...................................................2 RESPONSIBILITY OF MINISTERS.........................................................................3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................4 WHAT IS A BUSWAY? ............................................................................................4 WHAT IS A HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE?..............................................4 THE SOUTH EAST TRANSIT PROJECT ................................................................5 TERMS OF REFERENCE..................................................................................................7 1. THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK AND THE SUITABILITY OF THE WORK FOR THE PURPOSE ...........................................................................................7 Purpose of the work........................................................................................7 OTHER ISSUES THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER...............................9 Coordination of public transport services.........................................................9 Increased use of rail ......................................................................................11 Better use of existing road space ...................................................................12 Policing.........................................................................................................13 Congestion....................................................................................................14 Ottawa comparison .......................................................................................15 Management of the busway ...........................................................................16 2. THE NECESSITY FOR AND ADVISABILITY FOR THE WORK...................17 3. THE VALUE FOR MONEY ACHIEVED, OR LIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED, BY THE WORK.................................................................................................18 4. THE CONCURRENT COSTS, OR ESTIMATES OF CONCURRENT COSTS, FOR THE WORK.................................................................................22 5. THE PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE PUBLIC VALUE OF THE WORK, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF THE WORK ON THE COMMUNITY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT .................................................................23 6. PROCUREMENT METHODS FOR THE WORK. ............................................25 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................26 REFERENCE LIST...........................................................................................................28 APPENDIX A — CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS................................................................29 APPENDIX B — LIST OF SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED................................................30 APPENDIX C — LIST OF WITNESSES.........................................................................31 APPENDIX D — MAP OF SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND REGIONAL BUSWAY & RAIL NETWORK...........................................................................33 Preface The South East Busway Project PREFACE This committee considers transport planning for the future of south east Queensland an extremely important issue. Evidence before the committee clearly shows that if residents do not reduce car travel and adopt public transport the region will disappear under a maze of freeways and overpasses and choking smog. Brisbane may well become another Los Angeles. For this reason, the committee applauds Queensland Transport’s attempts to do something to increase public transport usage and reduce the use of motor cars. Having said that, the committee would like to have seen Queensland Transport take a different approach. The committee believes that Queensland Transport could have looked more closely at improving the current public transport system rather than investing large sums in yet more road space. However, the committee acknowledges that the South East Transit project will more than likely provide most of the benefits, with some notable exceptions, claimed by Queensland Transport. The committee makes recommendations in several areas. These areas include the need to fully evaluate the project before proceeding with the rest of the busway network, better coordination of public transport, the ability of the regional road network to support the project and the environmental impacts of the project. The committee believes that implementation of its recommendations will improve the project. With this report the committee has taken the opportunity to advocate a focus on improving the effectiveness of current public transport infrastructure before the government spends large sums on new infrastructure. The committee advocates better coordination of public transport services, more frequent services, better use of rail and better use of existing infrastructure. A focus on these issues may well produce better value for money for government than expensive infrastructure development. I thank my fellow committee members for their assistance during the inquiry. Thanks to the Queensland Transport officers, particularly Les Ford, Barry Broe and Don Steele, who assisted the committee during the inquiry. A special thanks to Dr Paul Mees for his advice to the committee. Finally, thanks to the committee staff for their assistance to the committee. Len Stephan MLA Chairman (i) Recommendations The South East Busway Project RECOMMENDATIONS The committee makes the following recommendations: RECOMMENDATION 1: (Paragraph 28) The committee recommends: (a) that, with the exception of the SET project and the inner northern busway study, construction of the rest of the busway network not proceed until a comprehensive evaluation of the south east transit project has been completed (b) that an organisation independent of Queensland Transport conduct the evaluation (c) that this evaluation consider non engineering solutions to increase public transport usage and decrease use of motor cars (d) that the Minister for Transport table the report of the evaluation in the parliament within 1 year of the completion of the project. RECOMMENDATION 2: (Paragraph 37) The committee recommends: (a) that Queensland Transport in cooperation with Queensland Rail and the Brisbane City Council review fare structures and establish an integrated ticketing system for buses, trains and ferries (b) that Queensland Transport in cooperation with Queensland Rail, the Brisbane City Council and private bus operators develop a public transport map for south east Queensland (c) that the integrated ticketing system be operational within 12 months (d) that a public transport map of south east Queensland be available to the public within 12 months (e) that the Minister for Transport include in his response to this report an account of the action Queensland Transport has taken to review fare structures, establish an integrated ticketing system for buses, trains and ferries and produce a public transport map. (ii) Recommendations The South East Busway Project RECOMMENDATION 3: (Paragraph 40) The committee recommends: (a) that Queensland Transport in association with Queensland Rail undertake a study to establish how Queensland Rail can improve its passenger rail service to better meet the public transport needs of south east Queensland (b) that the study consider operational as well as infrastructure improvements (c) that the Minister for Transport table in parliament the results of the study within 6 months. RECOMMENDATION 4: (Paragraph 65) The committee recommends: (a) that Queensland Transport develop a management model for the busway component of the south east transit project (b) that the Minister for Transport table in parliament, within 12 months, a management model for the busway component of the south east transit project. RECOMMENDATION 5: (Paragraph 68) The committee recommends: (a) that Queensland Transport evaluate the viability of extending the busway further south to the Logan Motorway during the current project (b) that the evaluation consider the option of an extended busway replacing the extra two general traffic lanes along this section of the South East Freeway (c) that the Minister for Transport include the
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