Department of Transport Annual Report 2013-14
Drafting the Moving People Network Plan for Perth and Peel for public feedback
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- Releasing the Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan
- Expanding the PSP network
- Improving cycling infrastructure through Perth and Regional Bicycle Network grants
- Encouraging short trip cycling with new programs
- End-of-trip survey underway
- Cycle counting and monitoring strategy underway
Drafting the Moving People Network Plan for Perth and Peel for public feedbackIn June 2014, DoT completed the draft Moving People Network Plan for the Perth and Peel Regions to 2031. The plan provides a strategic approach to managing the ongoing challenge of congestion. Just as there is no one solution to congestion, but rather a suite of measures to mitigate the impacts, the plan is based on five key outcomes:
To achieve these outcomes, the plan outlines a range of transport-related initiatives to be implemented. Some of these initiatives have already begun, including the TransPriority scoping work and a transport modelling review. The plan will be submitted to the State Government for consideration in early 2014/15 and DoT expects it to be endorsed and released for public consultation in the first half of 2014/15. Following this, DoT will review stakeholder and community feedback in order to finalise the plan. Releasing the Western Australian Bicycle Network PlanIn March 2014, the State Government released the Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan 2014-2031 (WABN Plan). The final plan builds on the 2012-21 draft for consultation version and provides a blueprint for metropolitan and regional cycle facilities during the next two decades. A growing number of people cycling to work and for leisure necessitated a longer-term strategy to be developed to meet current and future demand for convenient and safe cycling routes, as well as end-of-trip facilities. The WABN Plan maintains a continued focus on building the principal shared path (PSP) network along freeway and railway corridors, prioritising those within a 15km radius of the Perth CBD. A thorough review of the local bicycle routes network will also ensure that all metropolitan suburbs are well connected to activity and specialised centres. Regional cities will benefit from medium to long-term planning for cycling facilities and increased funding through the Regional Bicycle Network grants program. Among key recommendations of the WABN Plan implemented during 2013/14 with oversight from DoT and the WABN implementation group were the following five initiatives. Expanding the PSP networkMRWA awarded $8.9 million worth of capital works contracts for four priority PSPs across Perth in 2013-14:
New projects that reached the concept design stage during 2013/14 with the PSPs scheduled for construction between 2014-16 include: Guildford train station–Morrison Road along the Midland Line; Loch Street–Shenton Park train station along the Fremantle Line; and Karrinyup–Erindale roads, along the Mitchell Freeway. DoT will continue to oversee the expansion and monitor use of the PSP network during 2014/15. Improving cycling infrastructure through Perth and Regional Bicycle Network grantsDoT administers the Perth and Regional Bicycle Network grants programs. These grants support local government authorities to build cycling infrastructure and develop bike plans. In 2013/14, 27 projects covering 10.7km of shared path and 1.6km of on-road infrastructure were completed through $1.3 million in Perth Bicycle Network grants. A further 26 projects were awarded a share of $1.33 million in the 2014/15 program to deliver 8.7km of shared path and 2.9km of on-road infrastructure. A total of 39 projects covering 21km of shared path infrastructure and 3.5km of on-road infrastructure were completed through $2.7 million in Regional Bicycle Network grants. A further 24 projects were awarded a share of $1.33 million in the 2014/15 program to deliver 8.8km of shared path infrastructure. Encouraging short trip cycling with new programsThe Connecting Schools program and Connecting Stations pilot program were rolled out in 2013/14.These two new WABN programs aim to encourage cycling for short trips and assist in reducing congestion and parking pressures while benefitting community health. Connecting Schools improved bicycle access and end-of-trip facilities through 14 projects completed at 11 schools around the State. For the first time, $100,000 in funding for these improvements was available through the Perth and regional bicycle network grants programs. DoT also delivered tailored behaviour change initiatives at each school to promote the new facilities to students. The Connecting Stations program was successfully piloted at Cockburn and Greenwood stations to determine the infrastructure improvements required to make them more accessible for cyclists within a 3km radius. The approach and findings of the pilot will be used in 2014/15 to develop a connectivity review program for other stations. End-of-trip survey underwayWith commuter cycling to and from the Perth CBD increasing every year, DoT is undertaking a survey to ensure the end-of-trip (EOT) facilities available can support growing demand. The survey is expected to be completed by October 2014 and will inform the development of an EOT strategy in 2014/15 to address the primary EOT needs in the Perth CBD. Cycle counting and monitoring strategy underwayTo assess the efficacy of WABN initiatives, DoT began developing a cycle counting and monitoring strategy in 2013/14 to accurately measure cycling growth and traffic during the next decade. The strategy is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2014/15 with implementation to commence shortly after. Meanwhile, cyclist monitoring is based on fixed bicycle counters at various points across the bike network, with DoT adding a further six counting stations during 2013/14, bringing the total to 34 stations. Directory: mediaFiles mediaFiles -> Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine mediaFiles -> Valerii Hryhorovych asapov mediaFiles -> Intentionally blank mediaFiles -> Uncontrolled when printed mediaFiles -> President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen mediaFiles -> Display Pilot Flight Lieutenant Jamie Norris mediaFiles -> Translation Download 436.52 Kb. Share with your friends:
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