2021-08-10 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan

            Noosa Shire Council




  Strategic Priorities            Specific actions                                                        Metrics                                              Timing
  What are our priorities over    How will we achieve our strategic priorities or encourage positive      How will we measure effectiveness or success         (for
  the 5 year life of this plan?   change?                                                                 of risk mitigation or emissions reduction efforts?   commencement)

  Theme 4 - Sustainable Transport
  Target:
  By 2026, electric vehicle charging stations will be installed at major Noosa destinations to support the transition to electric vehicles.
  By 2026, public transport services in Noosa have improved.
  4.1 Accelerate public           Through implementation of the Transport Strategy and Walking            • % modal shift to walking and cycling in key        Ongoing
  and active transport            and Cycling Plan:                                                         urban areas and in hinterland towns
  infrastructure investment       • Encourage a modal shift away from private car use towards             • % increase of children walking and riding to
  and community                     active transport modes and public transport through behaviour           school and using school buses
  usage through the                 change programs and improved pathways and connections                 • % increase in electric micro-mobility devices/
  implementation of               • Increasing public transport use through improved services and           e-wheeling devices (e-bikes, e-scooter,
  Council’s Transport               increased bus services to the hinterland                                e-skateboards etc.) in use by residents and
  Strategy and Walking and
                                  • Address the transport emissions of over 2 million visitors to           visitors
  Cycling Plan.
                                    Noosa per year through consultation with relevant stakeholders        • % increase in public transport use
  (also linked to Themes 5          to establish parking controls and public transport alternatives       • kms of sealed cycling and walking pathways
  relating to urban greening)     • Partner with government agencies and transport providers              • Number of staff that participate in walk/ cycle
                                    to explore and enable the replacement of diesel buses with              to work day
                                    electric/zero emissions buses in Noosa
                                  • Partner with transport providers to explore and enable the
                                                                                                          For other priority actions - Refer to Walking and
                                    uptake of electric bikes and personal mobility devices
                                                                                                          Cycling Plan (being developed)
                                  • Increase parking management controls in congested areas
                                    through timed and paid parking, with revenue to go towards
                                    sustainable transport
                                  • Expand the pathway network in urban and hinterland areas
                                  • Planting of shade trees along pathways to encourage waking
                                    and cycling
  4.2 Transition Council          • Commence a Council behaviour program that maximises                   • Behaviour program progressed                       2022/23
  and the community to              efficient use of non-electric vehicles and offsets their emissions.
  sustainable transport           • Consider cost benefit information when making decisions               • Policy developed and next steps identified         2022/23 -
  use and zero-emissions            on purchase of council fleet to support transition to lowest                                                               Ongoing
  vehicles                          emission vehicles.
                                  • Develop a roll out plan to incorporate electric vehicle charge        • Roll out program developed                         2021/22 -
                                    stations at major Noosa destinations in partnership with EV           • Number of EV charging stations in Noosa            ongoing
                                    providers and property owners                                           Shire for vehicles and e-bikes
                                                                                                          • % increase in electric vehicle ownership
                                  • Install electric bike and electric scooter chargers at key            • Number of electric bike and scooter chargers       2022/23:
                                    destinations in Noosa Shire.                                            in Noosa Shire                                     5 new chargers
                                  • Amend the Noosa Plan 2020 to include requirements for                 • EVs factored into development requirements         2021/22
                                    new multi-residential and non-residential developments for
                                    carparking areas to be ‘EV ready’.




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