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Transportmatters Volume: 7 Issue: 4 2014 Transportation Planning, Design and Delivery transportmatters volume: 7 issue: 4 2014 transportation planning, design and delivery transportmatters is an industry briefing note we circulate regularly to clients and partners interested in urban transport issues and trends. It aims to contribute to the discussion on building productive, prosperous and liveable cities through integrated land use and transport planning. perth skyline in this issue 2 message from the MD Infrastructure as our national identity in-focus: GTA now in WA 3 perth office opens a taste of things to come? perth office: 4 projects Speaking at a recent event in Melbourne, Mark Birrell, Chairman perth office: of Infrastructure Australia made the point that what we do with 5 industry roles policy matters infrastructure in Australia can be viewed as part of our national identity and ambition for ourselves. The context of course is the on the GTA couch: 6 tom courtice (VIC) reality of a future Australia double the size of today. 7 key projects: VIC If we accept that getting transport right plays a big role in improving our quality of life UDIA VIC awards for excellence then 2015 is shaping up as an important year with the release of IA’s 15 year national 8 key projects: infrastructure plan, the bedding in of the new government in Victoria, and elections in QLD / NSW / ACT / SA New South Wales and Queensland. transport: Mark went on to say, “I believe in uncosted dreams, but costed projects, and we 9 now you’re thinking policy should have both”. We’ll leave it up to you how you interpret that in terms of your 10 about GTA own state, but there can be no simpler statement of the significance of some of the planning and investment decisions to be made in the coming year. With that as an introduction, we welcome you to our final transportmatters for 2014. It’s been a strong year for GTA with the completion of planning and modelling roles on multi-billion dollar transport projects, plus input on some of the most significant development projects around the country. Our Perth Office opened in September and we provide an update on its early progress in this edition. We also set out some examples of our recent work in each office and provide a wrap Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Townsville on some important policy releases that may affect your community or business. A Level 25, 55 Collins Street A Level 4, 283 Elizabeth Street A Suite 4, Level 1, 136 The Parade A Level 1, 25 Sturt Street PO Box 24055 BRISBANE QLD 4000 PO Box 3421 PO Box 1064 2014 On behalf of the team here at GTA, we thank you for your support in 2014 and look MELBOURNE VIC 3000 GPO Box 115 NORWOOD SA 5067 TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 FINALIST forward to the new year with confidence and energy. P +613 9851 9600 BRISBANE QLD 4001 P +618 8334 3600 P +617 4722 2765 E [email protected] P +617 3113 5000 E [email protected] E [email protected] E [email protected] Melbourne 03 9851 9600 Please feel free to contact any of the GTA staff in transportmatters. We’re always Sydney Canberra Gold Coast Perth Sydney 02 8448 1800 available for a chat. Brisbane 07 3113 5000 A Level 6, 15 Help Street A Unit 4, Level 1, Sparta Building, A Level 9, Corporate Centre 2 A Level 27, 44 St Georges Terrace Best wishes for the New Year CHATSWOOD NSW 2067 55 Woolley Street Box 37, 1 Corporate Court PERTH WA 6000 Canberra 02 6263 9400 PO Box 5254 PO Box 62 BUNDALL QLD 4217 P +618 6361 4634 Adelaide 08 8334 3600 The Specialist GTA Team WEST CHATSWOOD NSW 1515 DICKSON ACT 2602 P +617 5510 4800 E [email protected] Gold Coast 07 5510 4814 P +612 8448 1800 P +612 6243 4826 F +617 5510 4814 Townsville 07 4722 2765 E [email protected] E [email protected] E [email protected] Perth 08 6361 4634 www.gta.com.au www.gta.com.au matters transport message from the MD Apart from ridiculous self-imposed stress levels (that one routinely but unsuccessfully vows never to repeat), the end of year activities do provide an opportunity to pause and reflect on the 12 months that have been, and to plot-out new challenges and changes in business and life. Earlier this year, we wrote about how delighted we were as a company to have reached our 25th anniversary. It too has provided us with an excellent opportunity to celebrate achievements to date, and more importantly, set new goals and aspirations for tomorrow and the years to come. As someone who has spent his entire professional career at GTA and watched it grow from a small start-up operation into a sophisticated and sizeable organisation that practices throughout Australia and beyond, I am immensely proud that the business can collaborate with key players who influence the shape and direction of our communities. However, it is what our clients lies ahead that provides even greater excitement for us as a company, and ultimately the value we can provide to our clients and partners, and the community more generally. public private sector sector 50% 50% By way of example, you may observe that we have recently commenced formal operations in Perth and it is clear that our specific service offering has resonated with clients in Western Australia, including financiers, owners and operators of transport infrastructure, organisations operating in the land-use development industry, and all tiers of government. our staff 1989 We are also continually evolving our services to ensure we remain at the leading edge of all aspects of transport planning and strategy, and our 2014 obsession with this objective continues to assist others in achieving their goals. In all, 2014 has been a fabulous year of reminiscing, shared success and progression. + So with all of that said, we hope you enjoy this reflective edition of transportmatters and we wish you a safe and relaxing holiday period our offices 1989 2014 surrounded by family and friends, laughter and love. Thank you for your continued support during 2014 and we’ll see you in 2015. Best Regards Michael Durkin Managing Director our growth GTA 20%+ volume: 7 issue: 4 Australian GDP 2 3.5 % in-focus: GTA now in WA Perth office opens For 25 years GTA has been providing you with strategic transport planning, modelling and traffic engineering services, and more recently key advisory roles on major transport infrastructure projects. This quarter century milestone is reinforced most recently with the opening of our office in Perth. Our office network now covers Perth plus Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Townsville, Canberra and Adelaide. Importantly, the local knowledge in each office is strengthened with access to the full skills and resources of a connected GTA network around the country, bringing you a wider perspective and experience base to all the traffic and transport projects we deliver. The Perth office has hit the ground running, already involved in a number of exciting projects around the state for both the public and private sectors. In addition, we have joined with EA, AITPM, Roads Australia, IPWEA and the UDIA, advocating for changes that tackle the issue of sustainable population growth and delivering integrated land use and transport outcomes for Perth. If you are interested in how GTA may be able to help you, please email me at [email protected] or call me on (08) 6316 4634. Tanya Moran Director Milligan Street King Street transport S William Street matters M t G u H r e r a e W a address o phone y y r g S l S l e t i t r n r s e e e g e T t e t o t email r n r c a S t e r e (08) 6316 4634 Barrack Street e t Level 27 44 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 [email protected] Pier Street Mciver Station volume: 7 issue: 4 issue: 7 volume: Claisebrook East Perth Station Station 3 matters transport perth office: projects source: www.woodsome.com.au source: www.urbancapitalgroup.com.au source: www.mcdonalds.com.au Alkimos Coastal Node Mandurah Lakelands McDonald’s Local Structure Plan Transport Assessment Ongoing Transport Advice LandCorp Urban Capital Group McDonald’s Australia Ltd Perth’s NW Corridor is expected to grow We were commissioned to assist in For over nine years, GTA has been working substantially over the next 30 years. planning a 120 hectare subdivision in the with McDonald’s Australia project planners, The Alkimos Coastal Node is located some City of Mandurah, working closely with a architects and development managers 40km north of Perth’s CBD and will make multi-disciplinary project team to identify to provide optimal traffic circulation and a key contribution to accommodating potential improvements to the concept access strategy advice for various nation- up to 60,000 people in the wider Alkimos plan. We provided the team with specialist wide restaurant operations. Now GTA Eglinton Area. We have been engaged by transport input, and ensured that the seamlessly extends this successful working LandCorp to provide traffic and transport proposed layout was compatible with the relationship into Western Australia. engineering inputs to the final structure plan commercial, social and environmental [email protected] for the Alkimos Coastal Node. goals of the City of Mandurah Precinct. [email protected] [email protected] Canning Kimberleyland and Leach Highways Redevelopment Traffic Signal Reviews Functional Layout Plan Main Roads WA Kimberleyland Holiday Park Pty Ltd GTA has completed arterial route reviews We prepared a functional layout plan of sections of the Canning Highway for a new car park and access within the and Leach Highway to make practical Kimberleyland Holiday Park in Kununurra.
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