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     Creative industries, including cultural, crafts and community activities, are a significant aspect of Noosa’s culture and lifestyle.
     These activities include music, film and television production, entertainment software development, performing arts, writing,
     publishing and print media, advertising, visual arts, graphic design and marketing through to professional services such as
     architecture. These industries and activities provide considerable wellbeing benefits for residents and visitors alike and are an
     important economic driver for the economy of Noosa Shire. They have significant potential for wealth and job creation through
     generation and exploration of intellectual capital. Such industries and businesses are creators and early adaptors of technology and
     continually develop new and innovative ways to connect and generally export services out of the Shire. They generally like to cluster
     with other creative industries to further build collaboration and partnerships. Recognising and encouraging these industries will be
     important to the future sustainability and viability of this sector in the Shire.

 3.2.7 An innovative and responsive transport system
     Noosa Shire’s dispersed, low density settlement pattern, multiple employment nodes and free flowing road network make
     implementation of conventional transport solutions challenging. The high number of visitors during holiday periods, long weekends
     or during events, puts pressure on Noosa's road network and car parking spaces, as does the high rate of car dependency. Land
     available for car parking, particularly near urban centres and key attractions, is finite making car travel to popular locations difficult in
     peak times. Creating more capacity in the road network and car parking around key destinations will only encourage additional
     congestion. Thus, focus continues to be on encouraging public transport, active transport, use of motor scooters and the like in
     conjunction with disincentives for unlimited numbers of private vehicles accessing key visitor destinations.

     The planning and coordination of where people live, work and engage with each other and how they get around is important for
     reducing traffic and parking congestion and car usage in the Noosa Shire. Managing the amount and location of housing, visitor
     accommodation and business functions contributes to improved transport outcomes. To this end, the planning scheme focuses on
     facilitating well designed ‘infill’ development around transport nodes and providing for mixed­use town centres. This will help
     reduce the distance to travel, encourages walking and cycling, and increases the convenience of public transport for those living
     near centres. This is further supported in the planning scheme with the designation of a transit hub at the Noosa Business Centre.

     Arterial roads, distributor roads and collector roads collectively form the major road network, the balance are local roads that
     predominantly provide direct property access. The Strategic Framework Infrastructure Map in Schedule 2 depicts the major road
     network for the Noosa Shire, with the road hierarchy shown in full on the Regional Infrastructure Overlay Maps.

     An efficient, free flowing transport system that caters for additional planned development and enhances resident and visitor
     experiences is supported by the following initiatives:
            encouraging development of a type, scale and density that is consistent with and supportive of the Noosa Shire Activity
            Centres Hierarchy
            providing for mixed­use development around transport nodes and at key development sites within existing centres
            providing for a transit hub at the Noosa Business Centre
            supporting transport options and infrastructure that meet the needs of both locals and visitors
            protection of the Highway and arterial roads from development that would hamper the flow of passenger and freight transport
            planning and advocating for required expansions to the existing major road network
            providing infrastructure and services that are designed to give priority to pedestrians, cyclists, scooters and public transport
            over private cars
            improving safety and amenity of pedestrians and cycling in our transport infrastructure and public spaces addressing peak
            time traffic congestion by encouraging alternative transport options and using digital real information rather than increasing
            road capacity
            providing well located and serviced park and ride facilities
            requiring end of trip facilities for moderate to larger business uses, such as bike racks and showers, to encourage cycling
            and walking facilitating the future provision of digital systems of parking and new transport via automated vehicles
            with respect to character and amenity ­ maintaining roads that are generally two lanes with limited sections of four lanes;
            providing roundabouts in preference to traffic lights; avoiding obtrusive multi­storey car­parks, and where paid parking is
            established this is through means other than individual parking meters.

 3.2.8 Co­ordinated and efficient Infrastructure
     Underpinning the sustainable growth of Noosa Shire is the provision of well­designed and located infrastructure that is delivered in
     a coordinated, timely and efficient manner. This helps ensure the best utilisation of resources. It also helps ensure that essential
     infrastructure is delivered in a way that meets community needs now and into the future. This includes planning to preserve future
     corridors and sites for essential infrastructure. Co­locating infrastructure wherever possible helps to minimises impacts on the
     natural and visual environment. Existing and planned major infrastructure in Noosa Shire is shown on the Strategic Framework Map
     SFM­3 ­ Infrastructure.

     The use and capacity of existing infrastructure i s maximised by directing and consolidating urban development to existing urban

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