2019-02-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  12 FEBRUARY 2019


Risks & Opportunities
Free Holiday Buses (5 TransLink services & 1 Peregian bus)
                         Risk                                                               Mitigation
Scope/Deliverables       Risk that bus movements are restricted by heavy congestion due       The use of traffic control will partly mitigate this risk, however
                         to private vehicles.                                                   given the road network this risk is not able to be fully mitigated.
                                                                                              Encourage more use of Park & Ride though Go Noosa App,
                                                                                                Radio, and Newspaper.
Opportunity              Over-crowding on buses.                                             Liaise with TransLink on options for more bus services.
Programme                Confusion regarding which buses are free                             All marketing material will advertise dates and routes for free
                                                                                                travel
                         Difficulty reading and accessing bus timetable                       All marketing material will promote the online journey planner
                                                                                                and timetable information.
                                                                                              Investigate inclusion of real time bus information including the
                                                                                                temporary shuttle 064 for inclusion on Google Maps
Financial                Still waiting final quotations from TransLink & Sunbus               Calculations based on daily average from Christmas.

Variable Message Signs – Car parking availability & Alternate travel options
                         Risk                                                               Mitigation
Opportunity              Park & Ride at Noosa Junction may become over utilised (Noosa        If capacity is reached, direct motorists via Go Noosa App, Radio
                         Junction Park & Ride car parking did not reach full capacity           to alternate Park & Ride locations (Sunshine Beach, Tewantin)
                         during the Go Noosa Christmas 2018/19 trials).
Scope/Deliverables       Risk that sensor technology may not always work or fault with        Build on lessons learned from VMS trials for Go Noosa
                         VMS boards.                                                            Christmas 2018/19
                                                                                              Acknowledge this is a further trial of VMS and will lead to a more
                                                                                                robust technological solution.
                                                                                              Develop sign messages to allow flexibility.
                                                                                              Use of people as a back-up.
                                                                                              Monitor
                         Not enough time for people to see all of the messages as they       The time for each screen image needs to not be distracting to
                         drive past.                                                           drivers but also provide a multitude of messages over the trial
                                                                                               period.
                                                                                             Optimal timing to be determined.


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