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Part 1: Melbourne Transport Past Present and Future COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969 WARNING This material has been provided to you by or on behalf of InfraLib, Department of Infrastructure pursuant to section 49 of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) for the purposes of research or study. The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further copying or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD..........................................................................................................................................4 1. MELBOURNE TRANSPORT EVOLUTION AND PROJECTIONS.....................................6 1.1 CITY AND METROPOLITAN GROWTH PROJECTIONS................................................................6 1.2. CURRENT DEMAND FOR ACCESS ............................................................................................7 1.3 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ..............................................................................................10 1.4 VOICES FOR ACTION .............................................................................................................13 2. STRATEGY CONTEXT............................................................................................................17 2.1 FEDERAL STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND COMMITTEES ............................................................17 2.2 STATE POLICY CONTEXT......................................................................................................22 2.3 NEIGHBOURING MUNICIPALITIES..........................................................................................28 2.4 CITY OF MELBOURNE POLICIES............................................................................................33 3. THE CITY WE WANT..............................................................................................................34 3.1 VISION .................................................................................................................................34 3.2 AIMS ....................................................................................................................................34 3.3 GUIDING PRINCIPALS ...........................................................................................................35 3.4 AREAS FOR ACTION .............................................................................................................35 3.5 TOOLS ..................................................................................................................................36 3.6 STRATEGIES .........................................................................................................................36 4. FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL TRAVEL...........................................................................37 4.1 TRENDS IN FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL TRAVEL ISSUES .....................................................37 4.2 FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL TRAVEL ISSUES IN THE CITY OF MELBOURNE .........................39 4.4 SUMMARY OF ISSUES ...........................................................................................................47 5. GETTING TO THE CITY.........................................................................................................50 5.1 TRENDS IN GETTING TO THE CITY ........................................................................................50 5.2 METROPOLITAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT ISSUES .......................................................................53 5.3 METROPOLITAN MOTORCYCLE ACCESS ISSUES ...................................................................62 5.4 METROPOLITAN VEHICLE ACCESS ISSUES ...........................................................................63 5.5 INTERSTATE AND REGIONAL ISSUES ....................................................................................75 5.6 ACCESSING THE CITY FOR MAJOR EVENTS ..........................................................................79 6. GETTING AROUND THE CITY .............................................................................................81 6.1 CENTRAL CITY ISSUES .........................................................................................................81 6.2 LOCAL AREA ISSUES ............................................................................................................88 6.3 ROAD CLASSIFICATIONS/ HIERARCHY ..................................................................................93 7. LAND USE AND TRANSPORT ...............................................................................................96 7.1 ISSUES ..................................................................................................................................96 8. TRANSPORT TOOLS AND STRATEGIES .........................................................................100 URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN STRATEGIES ...................................................................................100 PARKING AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES........................................................................101 ACCESS AND ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT ..........................................................................102 Page 2 of 113 DRAFT CITY OF MELBOURNE TRANSPORT STRATEGY, FEBRUARY 2006 GLOSSARY........................................................................................................................................104 Foreword As the capital city of Victoria and the primary business and activity destination of the state, the City of Melbourne is heavily dependent on Melbourne’s transport network. This strategy represents a change in focus for Council from its last transport strategy. In seeking to provide for the growth of the City, Council’s Transport Strategy 1997 - Moving Melbourne into the Next Century focused on improving access for all transport modes. Council now recognises that the growth of the Central City and metropolitan Melbourne requires a focus on mass transit, walking, cycling and freight movement. Melbourne’s metropolitan transport network is constrained and congested with heavy peak hour traffic. Trains and trams are overcrowded and there are limited walking and cycling options. Sustainability, including sustainable transport, is at the front of mind in the broad community. In 2005, the City of Melbourne received 640,000 visitors on an average weekday and this is expected to increase to one million by 2014. Council is taking action to address the city’s future transport needs. We are developing an integrated transport strategy to help achieve our vision of a thriving and sustainable City. We have consulted with stakeholders, residents, city businesses and experts to develop this draft transport strategy which is available for public comment. It addresses transport networks that facilitate: • business attraction and retention; • sustainable, equitable and convenient personal access; and • leadership in sustainability. Council is active in many facets of transport, although to-date our activities have usually been on a short to medium term horizon, and directed at a specific project, street or precinct. These can involve quite difficult decisions about how the road space is shared between competing interests. However, such site specific decisions may not always take into account broader network considerations of desirable sustainable travel patterns. This transport strategy looks to the longer term. Page 4 of 113 DRAFT CITY OF MELBOURNE TRANSPORT STRATEGY, FEBRUARY 2006 Melbourne has a strong growth agenda, which has been borne out by recent city expansion and is a central feature of the State Government policy, Melbourne 2030: Planning for Sustainable Growth. Nowhere will this intensification of activity and consequent transport demand be greater than the City of Melbourne, so this transport strategy is timely in preparing the City for future demands on the transport networks. People interested in the direction of Melbourne’s future transport are invited to comment on this draft strategy so that the final Melbourne Transport Strategy will be a reflection of community needs and aspirations for a sustainable transport network. Page 5 of 113 DRAFT CITY OF MELBOURNE TRANSPORT STRATEGY, FEBRUARY 2006 1. Melbourne Transport Evolution and Projections 1.1 City and Metropolitan Growth Projections Melbourne 2030, the State Government’s blueprint for metropolitan growth, has projected that there will be a million more people living in metropolitan Melbourne by 2030. The main growth area will be inner Melbourne and the western and northern suburbs. 25% 20% 15% 21% 10% 17 % 12 % 5% 8% 7% 4% 0% Inner Eas ter n Southern Northern Western Regional Melb. Melb. Melb. Melb. Melb. Victoria Figure 1 - Forecast Changes in Population (2005-2015) Page 6 of 113 DRAFT CITY OF MELBOURNE TRANSPORT STRATEGY, FEBRUARY 2006 Figure 2 - Projected Metropolitan Growth Areas 1.2. Current demand for Access The State Government’s Metropolitan Transport Plan (2004) identified that Melbourne’s road network is seriously congested. A long stay parking levy, was introduced on 1 January 2006 targeting city commuters as a way of discouraging people from using cars to get to work. The metropolitan transport network is experiencing capacity constraints. At peak times much of the arterial road network operates under congested conditions and the rail network is at capacity during peak hours, with little room for expansion. Likewise, the
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