2021-06-08 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA     8 JUNE 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      8 JUNE 2021

                 Table 4: Bus travel time and queues

                                         La)         BLAS ET At Ee)       BUST eat 21)        BLN Enea
                                       2018         Traffic Control      Traffic Control     Traffic Control
                   Time of Day       12:06pm           11:33am              12:02pm             11:46pm
                   Service             Free              Free                Free                 Free
                   Number of Bus     14 Adults        FULL Bus +          FULL Bus +        21 Adults + 2 kids
                   Passengers                          Standing            Standing
                                                      Passengers          Passengers
                   Travel Time      7 to 14 mins      8 to 10 mins        7 to 14 mins         6 to 8 mins
                   Peak Range
                   Noosa Drive       Opposite         10m North of        Hibiscus Ave       Southern End of
                   (northbound) End Bottle Brush     Hibiscus Ave         Roundabout           Lions Park
                   of Queue           Avenue          Roundabout

                Feedback:
                Bus drivers appreciated the traffic control assistance in getting in and out of the Hastings street
                precinct at what is a very busy and stressful time of year for bus drivers.
                Feedback from a long term restaurant owner on Hastings Street over Easter was that there was an
                enormous amount of traffic coming in & out of Hastings Street but with the provision of traffic control
                congestion was minimised with traffic flowing smoothly and a minimum of queuing and wait time.
                63% of Easter Go Noosa survey respondents stated that the traffic control were effective at
                prioritising the movements of buses, pedestrians and vehicle flow with 30% unsure.
                Value for money:
                The Traffic Management Plan used the least amount of traffic controllers to achieve the desired
                outcomes and comply with safety regulations. The Traffic Management Plan has been     developed
                to be scaled up or down depending on weather and traffic conditions with Council only paying for
                traffic controllers when required.
                Areas for improvement:
                °    Continue to refine the traffic control procedures and conduct
                e     Consult with the community and residents to provide feedback
                °     Continue to consult with Hastings Street Association on the number and location of
                     wayfinding signage
                e    Work within safety standards to improve the uniform of traffic controllers to ensure the‘Noosa
                     look and feel’.
                6.   Initiative: Noosa Heads Lions Park — Car Park

                The Noosa Heads Lions Park was utilised as a paid carpark at a flat fee of $20 over the September
                2020 school holidays, Christmas 2020/21 school holidays, Easter 2021 school holidays, and Anzac
                Day 2021 long weekend (May Day 2021 long weekend was cancelled due to wet weather). The park
                was managed by the Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club on Council's behalf.
                Operational effectiveness:
                The Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club have managed paid parking at the Noosa Heads Lions Park for
                over 20 years and are very familiar with operating the paid parking.

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