2021-06-08 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                        8 JUNE 2021


                      Comparative Analysis
Initiative Summary                              2020/21 Data                      2019/2020 Data                       2018/2019 Data
                      & Insights
FREE BUSES
•   5 TransLink Bus   A 20% increase in bus     Total of 253,647 passenger bus    Total of 245,096 passenger bus       Total of 285,913 passenger bus trips.
    services          patronage in 2019/20 &    trips. Includes 065 Loop Bus      trips. Includes 065 Loop Bus. Xmas   Excludes 065 Loop Bus
                      a 20% decrease in                                           only, Easter cancelled due to
•   065 Go Noosa
                      2020/21 therefore                                           COVID.
    Loop Bus
                      maintained 2018/19
•   064 Peregian-     patronage levels          Decreased patronage         20%   Increased patronage over    20%      Increased patronage over        41%
    Noosa Bus         despite the impact of     over Xmas/New Year                Xmas./New year holiday               Xmas/New Year holiday
                      COVID.                    holiday period year on            period year on year                  period year on year
                                                year Data source:
                                                                                  Data source: TransLink &             Data source: TransLink &
                                                TransLink & Bus
                                                                                  Bus Operators.                       Bus Operators.
                                                Operators.
                      Decrease in private       Decreased private vehicle   4%    Increased private vehicle   6%       Decreased private vehicle       2%
                      vehicles entering         use (on measured day (3           use (on measured day (3              use (on measured day (3
                      Hastings Street           Jan) for Noosa Drive).            Jan) for Noosa Drive).               Jan) for Noosa Drive).
                      precinct on 3 Jan 2021
                                                Data source: Contracted           Data source: Contracted              Data source: Contracted
                      (year on year).
                                                traffic engineer                  traffic engineer                     traffic engineer consultants.
                                                consultants.                      consultants.
                      Significant increase in   Increase in                 42%   No change in                0%       Increase in                     3%
                      motorbikes/scooters       motorbikes/scooters               motorbikes/scooters,                 motorbikes/scooters
                      entering the Hastings
                                                Increase in bicycles        4%    Decrease in bicycles        45%      Increase in bicycles            27%
                      Street precinct on 3
                      Jan 2021 (year on         Decrease in pedestrians     12%   Increase in pedestrians     4%       Increase in pedestrians         7%
                      year).
                                                (on measured day (3 Jan)          (on measured day (3 Jan)             (on measured day (3 Jan)
                                                for Noosa Drive).                 for Noosa Drive).                    for Noosa Drive).
                                                Data source: Contracted           Data source: Contracted              Data source: Contracted
                                                traffic engineer                  traffic engineer                     traffic engineer consultants.
                                                                                  consultants.




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