2019-10-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   8 OCTOBER 2019


Clear messages about the Park & Ride will be at bus stops, on the Go Noosa App and through
all marketing material such as posters and e-news.
It is recommended that patronage and feedback from the Christmas trials be assessed ahead of
confirming the service for the 2020 Easter Queensland School holidays.

Noosa Junction Transit Centre will continue to be promoted as the primary Park & Ride location
for the other TransLink bus services with buses departing approximately every 7-15 minutes.

3.   Information Systems – Variable Message Signs & Go Noosa App

a.   Variable Message Signs

It is proposed to provide real time parking availability depicted as, green - available, orange –
some capacity, or red – full / no capacity, for drivers entering the Noosa Heads area, by installing
high resolution video 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 and or Noosa Parade




        Image 2: Roadside Digital Information Board - Car parking availability example message

It is proposed that the VMS signs be detailed in a way that provides a Noosa ‘Look and Feel’
holiday theme rather than appearing as roadworks signs. The system would be in place from 14
December 2019 to 27 January 2020 and 4 April to 19 April 2020. Consideration will be given to
focusing the messaging on providing car park availability when there is heavy congestion.
The Council owned variable message sign (VMS) will be used on Noosa Parade.

b.   Go Noosa App

The Go Noosa App is a key tool for disseminating information about car parking availability in the
Hastings Street precinct, real time bus information and walking and cycling paths. The Go Noosa
App is free to download on App store and Google Play as well as through the webapp
(www.gonoosaapp.com.au).It is envisaged that the Go Noosa App will form a major source of
travel information to residents and visitors to Noosa.

4.   Traffic Control & Wayfinding

It is proposed to manage peak holiday traffic over the Christmas and Easter period through the
use of manual traffic control. The aim of the traffic control is to:
 improve accessibility to the Noosa Heads – Noosaville areas;
 minimise traffic disruptions in the Noosa Heads – Noosaville areas;
 give priority to buses and pedestrians, and
 keep traffic moving so buses are not sitting in traffic queues.

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