2017-06-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     6 JUNE 2017


2.   Draft Transport Strategy Amendments

At Council’s Ordinary Meeting of 16 March 2017, a draft Transport Strategy 2017-20217 was
adopted for the purposes of consultation.

Consultation included (but was not limited to):
  13 March – Stakeholder presentation
  Cooroy & Noosa Library Pop-ups including manned pop ups on 23 March and 6 April
    respectively
  25 March – Cooroy “Have your say day”
  1 April – Noosa Junction “Have your say day”
   2 April – Noosa Farmers market “Have your say day”
   8 April – Pomona “Have your say day”
   9 April – Hastings Street “Have your say day”
   Meetings with key stakeholders (Hastings St Association, Tourism Noosa, Noosa
     Residents & Ratepayers Association)
   Facebook posts
   Media releases

A total of 244 submissions were received. In regard to the six proposed strategies there was
general support for Park & Ride, Noosa Style Shuttle Bus, and Active Travel to Schools Program,
mixed support for priority transport lanes and car parking management controls and no support
for the congestion charge.

Based on consultation, changes to the Draft Transport Strategy include (but are not limited to):
   A revised transport vision
   Removal of Principle 2
   Amendments to desired outcomes 1 & 7
   Removal of congestion charge as a short term strategy
   Slight amendments to Park-and-Ride, Noosa Style Bus, and Priority Transport Lanes
   Renaming of Active Travel to Schools Program to Walk and Ride to School Program
   Inclusion of two new sections: Innovation and Evaluation.

3.   Transport Policy Amendments

The Transport Policy underpins the Transport Strategy. Based on community and stakeholder
feedback on the Draft Transport Strategy it is proposed to amend the Transport Policy to include
the transport vision, and update the principles and desired outcomes. Refer to Attachment 2 for
proposed amendments.




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