Brun Reaaa Paper

Integrated Transport Planning – The Dreams & Realities: A Regional City Perspective from BunburyTony Brun BEng, MBA – Presentation to the 11th ARRB/REAAA Conference Cairns May 2003

Bunbury – An Example of Integrated Transport Planning

Bunbury – A Background

•Greater Bunbury is an urban community of 65,000•31,000 live within the local government area of the City of Bunbury which is the commercial and governance centre•34,000 live in predominantly dormitory suburbs adjacent to Bunbury in three local governments being the Shires of Capel, Dardanup and Harvey•Recognised in the top 5 fastest growing Cities in Australia at 3.5% per annum (ABS 2001 Statistics)•80% of population does not use public transport



The Need

• Bunbury was originally settled in the 1840’s and subsequently the primary road developed over much of the 19th century

• The ongoing and rapid growth in the City meant there were substantial challenges ahead

• Burgeoning traffic growth and low public transport use along with a low density city are potentially leading towards an environmentally unsustainable future

• Numerous previous studies all focused on specific areas and transport modes – a integrated transport and land[use approach have never been done



The Study

• Key areas of the Bunbury Integrated Land Use & Transport Vision– Road Modelling & Hierarchy– Parking Strategy– Public Transport Strategy– Pedestrian & Cycleway Strategy– Land Use Strategy (Housing & Commercial Plans)



Traffic Modeling & Hierarchy

• Basis of model using the Main Roads WA for the Mandurah to Dunsborough Region

• Use of TRIPS Generation model• Agreement with MRWA to develop and fund• Identified core issue is peak traffic and capacity of

intersections



Pedestrian & Cycleways

• Focus to create city-wide network with mix of on-road and dual use paths to encourage cycle based commuting and increased recreational use

• Aim to “pedestrianise” CBD streets to assist with alfresco dining trade and encourage shoppers into the retail centre



Parking

• 3 Part Parking Program– 4 paid multi-level CBD car parks with integrated

commercial development– 3 CBD fringe free car parks – with free ride in/out of CBD– Park and Ride points in outer suburbs

• Set all day (long term) parking fee for CBD parking to levels equivalent/or greater than bus fare.



Public Transport

• Bus Service funded by State Government• Contracted out to private operator – “Bunbury

Transit”• 22 buses in the fleet • Upgrade program – currently 7 low floor Mercedes• Patronage limited to students, pensioners and people

with low access to private car (limited use by choice)• Circuitous routes



Public Transport – “Go Boulder”

SingleSingleOccupancyOccupancy

CarCar

Public Transport

Walking

Bicycle

Car Pool NIGHTNIGHTRIDERIDE

SERVICESERVICE

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CARCARWALKINGWALKING

CARCARPOOLINGPOOLING

VANVANPOOLINGPOOLING

BICYCLEBICYCLE

GUARANTEEDGUARANTEEDRIDERIDE

HOMEHOME

RIDERIDEMATCHMATCHSERVICESERVICE

PUBLICPUBLICTRANSPORTTRANSPORT

Conventional, fragmented community transport approach

Innovative, multi-option, integrated community accessibility approach



•Principal based on nodal development around commercial centres•Levels of Centres:-

•Regional•District•Neighbourhood; and•Local

•Focus of public transport at nodes•Allow non-residential uses (medical, professional, home based business around commercial nodes in frame area (within 100m)•Allow higher residential density around nodes within 400m

Housing & Commercial Strategy



• Aim to effect integration of the transport modes and land-use

• Integration achieved through:-– Linking free fringe CBD parking to free public transit

zone– Linking CBD parking rate to equal/greater than bus

fares– Facilitating nodal development allowing higher

densities with provision of local services (e.g. convenience, medical, hairdressing etc) and integrating these nodes into public transport network

Integration



Dreams & Realities

• Dreams– Extensive infrastructure program planned to meet growth– Integrated solution between all transport modes and land use

• Realities– Community and Council acceptance of difficult choices e.g.

resumptions– Finding funding solutions – such as a head works charge– Limited to no support from surrounding local governments

(where the bulk of the traffic growth is coming from)– State government agency reluctance to trial different public

transport method.



Project Future

•Stages

– Implementation by Council as Strategy– Incorporate components into Town Planning Scheme

•Review– Review and update every 5 years– Undertake as much as possible through in-house resourcing

•Additional Integration– Link current studies into regional rail; airport and port into

future versions

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