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Integrated Bus Rapid Transit as a solution for Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Ben Taylor, SHOROC Executive Director2011 NSW Transport Infrastructure Summit 5 October 2011
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SHOROC is a partnership of…
Working for a stronger region & stronger councils
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SHOROC region
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Three roads. Slowest commutes in AustraliaMona Vale Rd
Warringah Rd
Pittwater/Military Rd
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Public transport now
• Buses plus Manly ferries• Morning city commute
times • Mona Vale: 1hr 25min• Cronulla: 50min• Wentworthville: 31min
• Considered unreliable, slow, packed
• Not seen as an alternative to private car travel
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Shaping our
Future
Directions for transport, health, housing and jobs for a vibrant sustainable SHOROC region.
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Shaping Our Future
• Major directions for housing & jobs - accommodate NSW Govt housing & employment targets
• Major priorities for transport & health infrastructure investment
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Transport priorities
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Transport• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Dee
Why to Chatswood
• BRT Mona Vale to City.
• Road upgrades: • Mona Vale Road
• Grade separations around the Northern Beaches Hospital
• Flood-free Wakehurst Parkway
• Unclog pinch points
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What is Bus Rapid Transit?
Rapid transit that combines the quality of rail with the flexibility of buses
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Median/dedicated busways
San Francisco
Curibitha, Brazil
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Enhanced & high quality stations, integrated ticketing
Brisbane Curibitha, Brazil
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Advanced fleet
Las Vegas
Bogota
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Service design & system management, Strong marketing
Istanbul
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SHOROC’s Bus Rapid Transit proposal
• Realistic & achievable
• Affordable• Improve reliability• Cut travel times• Modal shift to public
transport
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BRT East - West• Fast public transport Dee Why
to Chatswood
• Initial focus on priority median-strip bus corridor
• Attractive for jobs & take pressure off North-south
• Major new Hospital to be started in next 3 years
• Greatest population increases in this corridor
• Could be upgraded to light rail in future
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BRT North -South• Mona Vale to city
• Co-located median-strip bus corridor
• Alt. to Neutral Bay interchange connecting to Metro across the Bridge - also benefits the North West
• Greatest population & commuter movements
• Focus on modal shift
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Current status• Adopted policy of all four councils • NSW Government conducting pre-feasibility
studies • Committed pre-election to ‘urgently seeking
expressions of interest to establish a Northern Beaches BRT’
• $3M allocated in NSW budget to feasibility studies in 2011
• Working closely with SHOROC
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Find out more and get involved
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Ben TaylorSHOROC Executive Director
[email protected](02) 9905 0095
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