2017-02-07 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 Community Feedback on New Noosa Plan

Submitter                   Comments                                                                                Staff Response
                           housing of up to 5000 in the Cooroy area due to the speed of this service.

                39, 168    Scooter road for Noosa as alternative to roads and make it safer for bikes               Refer to the Transport Strategy

                     39    Scooters create more noise and pollution and contradicts Biosphere aims                  Not a matter for the New Noosa Plan

                55, 121    Keep roundabouts and no traffic lights.                                                  Noted

                    131    Council's Transport Strategy must consider parking demand in a broader context           Refer to the Transport Strategy
                           of public transport and accessibility.

Sub-Theme: Parking

                      1    No more car parking as this will just increase traffic.                                  The submissions offer a range of views about current car parking issues and
                                                                                                                    potential solutions. Note there are further submissions about parking
                 19, 87    Multi story car parks with resident street parking free and paid for visitors            referenced in the Locality sections later in this report.
                     28    Restrict permanent parking of boats, trailer etc. on the streets.                        The New Noosa Plan can have two primary roles in relation to car parking.
                                                                                                                    These are the specifications for the numbers of car parking spaces to be
                     38    Car parking for older residents needs to be addressed as well as at Girraween and        provided on a development site and provisions for car parking requirements of
                           Wallace Park. Parking at Noosa Heads Lions park only creates more issues. Move           development to be met by way of a contribution to a public parking scheme
                           away from these areas into Park and Ride shuttles                                        managed by Council. The current Noosa Plan includes a specific policy on
                                                                                                                    scooter parking as a proportion of parking spaces.
                     46    Carparking in the areas like AFL Grounds and Civic for park and ride options
                           including shuttles to National Park. Parking along Noosa Parade when filled up           Most of the submissions are about the operational aspects of providing and
                           with boats is an issue too.                                                              managing parking and its impacts and are not related to the New Noosa Plan.
                                                                                                                    Refer those submissions to the Transport Strategy.
                 54, 87    Car parking rates for developments needs to be reviewed and seriously impacting
                           on urban design and resulting in developments being surrounded by masses of car
                           parking.

                    168    More Scooter parking

Sub-Theme: Active and Public Transport

      1, 19, 21, 39, 46,   Very good bus service. Increase frequency of free buses and have (free) shuttles         The submissions offer a range of ideas about potential improvements to active
54,55, 57,87, 121, 163,    for the Junction to Hastings Street. Electric Buses. Council should initiate a shuttle   and public transport. However these ideas are transport issues that are not
              164, 165     service from Hastings St, Sunshine Beach, Noosa Junction, Noosa River /Noosaville.       related to the New Noosa Plan. Refer these submissions to the Transport
                           Levy all commercial properties enroute. This will alleviate parking issues. Also         Strategy
                           consider paid parking. Park and ride and more utilisation of buses.

                      3    Need a daily bus services form Noosa to Brisbane return as hard to get to


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