2020-10-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                      6 OCTOBER 2020


Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 16 July 2020, Item 1, Page 6
That Council note the report by the Project Manager and Project Officer Transport Innovation to
the Services and Organisation Committee Meeting dated 7 July 2020 regarding Go Noosa –
Christmas 2019-2020 and note that a further report will be brought to Council on recommendations
for managing peak period traffic for the remainder of 2020 and the 2020/21 Christmas Holidays.

Finance
It is proposed that the peak period traffic management be funded by the Sustainable Transport
Levy and income generated from the Noosa Heads Lions Park paid parking. The below table
details all proposed initiatives and estimated costs.

Table 1: Peak Period Traffic Management Initiatives and Cost Estimates

 Initiatives       Initiative   Details                               Dates                 Estimated
                   Status                                                                       Costs
 Free Bus          Change -     065 Loop Bus only                     12 Dec–26 Jan          $140,000
                   Reduction
 Park & Ride       Existing     The Noosa AFL ground, The J           12 Dec–26 Jan            $1,000
                                carpark and the Noosa Junction
                                Transit Centre will be promoted as
                                the key Park & Ride locations for
                                the free 065 Go Noosa Loop bus.
                                It is anticipated that people will
                                also “Hide & Ride” meaning park
                                along the free bus route.
 Variable          Existing     Real time parking availability        12 Dec– 6 Jan           $40,000
 Message                        depicted as, green (available),
 Signs & Go                     orange (some availability), or red
 Noosa App                      (full)
                                Digital variable message signs
                                (VMS) at the main vehicle entry
                                points including:
                                 Walter Hay Drive
                                 Eumundi Noosa Road
                                 David Low Way (Sunshine
                                      Beach end)
                                 Cooroy Noosa Road and
                                 Noosa Junction
 Traffic Control   Existing     Traffic control                       As required:            $75,000
                                                                      12 Dec–26 Jan
 Parallel          Existing     Replace 8 car parks on southern       14 Dec 2020 –            $1,000
 Parking in                     side of Hastings Street to reduce     26 Jan 2021
 Hastings St                    congestion     causing    reverse
                                parking close to roundabout.
 Wayfinding        Existing     Wayfinding signage to assist          14 Dec 2020 –            $2,500
 signage                        visitors find places to park, catch   26 Jan 2021
                                the Loop Bus and assist
                                pedestrians      with   convenient
                                routes around Hastings St area
 Noosa Ferry       New          User pays. Include in marketing       14 Dec 2020 –            Nil cost
                                only.                                 267 Jan 2021
 Drop & Go         Existing -                                         14 Dec 2020 –            $5,000
 zones             increase                                           26 Jan 2021


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