2018-10-18 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                           18 OCTOBER 2018


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide details and options of the proposed peak period traffic
management plan between 15 December 2018 and 28 January 2019.

It is recognised that the peak holiday period traffic congestion is a major cause of frustration to
both residents and visitors entering and departing the Noosa Heads area. These short term
proposals align with the 2017-2027 Transport Strategy principles and are designed as short term
initiatives to trial managing peak period traffic whilst maintaining a Noosa look and feel.

1.      Free Holiday Buses

Peak holiday period - 26 December 2018 to 6 January 2019

Consistent with previous years, the following five Noosa-specific TransLink services are
recommended for inclusion in the peak period free holiday buses initiative from 26 December 2018
to 6 January 2019:
     Route 626 – Tewantin to Sunrise Beach via Noosa Heads
     Route 627 – Tewantin to Sunshine Beach via Noosa Heads
     Route 628 – Noosa Parklands to Noosa Junction, via Noosa Civic
     Route 629 – Tewantin to Noosa Junction via Noosa Civic
     Route 632 – Noosa to Cooran via Cooroy and Pomona
In order to offer a free service to residents between Peregian Beach and Noosa Heads, the
following additional bus service is recommended:
     064 – Peregian Beach to Noosa Heads bus from 8am to 6pm
In previous years, the Boreen Point - Tewantin Flexilink and Council Cabs services have been
included in the program and provided free of charge to passengers. It is proposed to again include
these services as part of the program

Statistics for this service have identified that the use of the Free Holiday Buses are increasing and
they are a key initiative for providing residents and visitors with an alternative experience to vehicle
use with likely peak period congestion. Refer figures below:

    Year      Services         Dates             Total              Daily        Top 3 routes
                                                 Passengers         average

    2017/18   5 Translink      26 Dec – 5 Jan    45,725             4,157        626 - 18,679 passengers
              services & 1     11 days           (13% increase                   627 - 15,699 passengers
              Peregian bus                       on previous                     064 - 4,074 passengers
                                                 year)
    2016/17   5 Translink      26 Dec – 4 Jan    40,247             4,025        626 - 15,417 passengers
              services & 1     10 days           (13% increase                   627 - 12,553 passengers
              Peregian bus                       on previous                     064 - 5,074 passengers
                                                 year)
    2015/16   5 Translink      26 Dec – 3 Jan    35,338             3,926        626 - 13,788 passengers
              services & 1     9 days                                            627 - 12,465 passengers
              Peregian bus                                                       629 - 3,728 passengers




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