2019-06-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            11 JUNE 2019


Initiative         Initiative Summary               Key Indicators and Targets              Data / Information                             Assessment

Information        Car park sensors linked to          Number and percentage                 41% patronage increase over
                                                                                                                                           May have contributed to
Systems – Car      roadside digital information          reduction in private vehicles in        Christmas/New Year holiday period
                                                                                                                                           key indicators.
Parking            boards at four key entry              congestion hot spots at peak          33% patronage increase over Easter
availability and   points to Noosa displaying:           periods                                 holiday period
Park & Ride
                    Real time car park               Number and percentage                 Total of 296,633 passenger bus trips.
                                                         increase in public transport
                      availability                                                             2% reduction in private vehicle use (on
                                                         use in Noosa
                    Park & ride information                                                    measured day for Noosa Drive)
                    Holiday messages                                                         47% of survey respondents indicated
                                                                                                 that the roadside digital information
                                                                                                 boards helped to inform their travel
                                                                                                 choices (25% - not applicable, 15% -
                                                                                                 unaware of the boards, 13% - no)
                                                                                               72% of survey respondents said the
                                                                                                 Park & Ride signage in Noosa Junction
                                                                                                 was helpful and easy to follow (22% -
                                                                                                 not applicable, 6 % - no).
Traffic Control    Traffic controllers to improve   Improve bus travel times from              Measured 35% reduction in bus travel      Met indicator
and Wayfinding     pedestrian safety and            Noosa Junction to Hastings St bus            time from Noosa Junction to Hastings
                                                                                                                                           Requires continual
                   prioritise bus movements.        stop.                                        Street.
                                                                                                                                           improvement process to
                   Wayfinding signage to direct                                                                                            optimise use of traffic
                   cars to Park & Ride locations                                                                                           control
                   and encourage pedestrians
                   to use preferred crossings.
Parallel Parking   Temporary conversion of          Improve traffic flow                    Observations confirmed improved traffic flow   Met indicator, however
on Hastings        eight parallel car parks to                                              without reversing vehicles.                    requires further
Street             remove reverse parallel                                                                                                 consultation regarding
                   parking manoeuvres during                                                                                               alternative use.
                   peak.
Hastings Street    Trial Rideshare system for       Utilisation of 10 car parking bays      Limited use of Rideshare to date.              Yet to meet indicator.
Rideshare App      Hastings St employees            established for Rideshare use.                                                         Observations include that
                   established as a 12 month                                                                                               during peak period staff
                   trial                                                                                                                   used free buses and in off
                                                                                                                                           peak parking was
                                                                                                                                           available.


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