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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

PUBLIC TRANSPORT. Moving People – Hearts & Minds. Heather Webster Executive Director Public Transport Division. Lack of Parking Puts Train Users on Road Linton Besser More than 40% of motorists who otherwise drive all the way to work would rather park at a station and commute.

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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  1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Moving People – Hearts & Minds Heather Webster Executive Director Public Transport Division

  2. Lack of Parking Puts Train Users on Road Linton Besser More than 40% of motorists who otherwise drive all the way to work would rather park at a station and commute. Travel times getting longer Lauren Novak PEAK hour could blow out over the next decade if nothing is done to stop the build-tip of traffic congestion on Adelaide roads. The car is doomed, scientist warns Clay Lucas CAR travel should be cut by 80%, road construction halted and public transport boosted if Australia is to meet carbon emission targets, energy experts have warned.

  3. Is The Car Doomed?

  4. Adelaide Metro • 220,000 journeys each weekday • 65 million journeys a year • $ 270 million per year to operate • $ 70 million per year in fare revenue • $ 3 subsidy for each journey on average

  5. Vehicles Infrastructure 810 – Buses 94 – Rail Cars 15 – Trams

  6. Track - Infrastructure • Shared and Segregated • 120 km of Train Line • 12.5 km Tram Line • 12 km of O-Bahn Track • 1440 km of Bus Routes • Service Contractors Objectives • Maintain a viable business and earn reasonable profit

  7. Revenue Infrastructure • Ticketing • 1,800 Validating machines • 650 Outlets selling Metrotickets • GPS monitoring of services • $70 million ticket revenue • (2006 - 07financial year)

  8. Fuel Infrastructure • Diesel - 21 million litres per annum • CNG – 297,874 GJ’s per annum • Bio Diesel (B5 moving to B10) - • 1.5 million litres per annum

  9. Dedicated Public Transport Infrastructure Capital value - $1.5 billion

  10. Increasing Public Transport Use How to get people from cars to public transport? Comfortable, Fast, Safe, Reliable, Well Priced Frequent Services Over 45% of adults have difficulty understanding timetables

  11. Who benefits from the use of public transport The individual The environment Other road users The city

  12. Strategies Driving Patronage Growth Bus Network: 80% of trips Train and Tram: 20% of trips Adelaide Milestones • O-Bahn • CTC 3. Marketing 4.Trams

  13. Results of Contracting In first 10 years: • $193 million • $ 52 million • 14% more service • 15% more patronage Cost savings Extra Revenue Plus

  14. Information Infrastructure • 5,993 stops with Information • 33 Smart Stops – showing real time information • 37 fully illuminated Interchange display units • Website - 17 million hits

  15. Information Infrastructure • 5,600 Nomad onBoard subscribers • 187,000 sms and e mail messages sent per annum • 400 Info outlets distributing 4.3 million timetables per annum • 800,000 visitors to the Adelaide Metro InfoCentre per annum • 540,000 calls to the Adelaide Metro InfoLine per annum

  16. Strategies for Growth – Short to Medium Term Increases to: Bus Priority Frequency Capacity Park'n'Ride Rail track quality New ticketing system

  17. Strategies for Longer Term Growth • Extend bus routes • Extend train and tram lines • Electrify and standardise train lines

  18. Support for Public Transport Strategic Plan Target (10% weekday car kms – currently 7%) Increasing patronage Climate Change Congestion and costs Public opinion

  19. Motivations To Change Travel Behaviour • Frequency • Low fares • Weekend Services • Reliability • Faster

  20. Potential Users 70% travel in the peak Latent demand: Between 30% and 50%

  21. The Competitive Challenge A clean, uncluttered modern city has attractive public transport for easy travel

  22. Bus– the Quick Fix Short lead time Incremental Reach and Accessibility Flexible Cheaper

  23. Choose the mode to fit the task not bend the task to fit the mode Whichmode fits your task? Metro Standard Rail LRT Tram Bus Busway

  24. Change is unavoidable but outcomes can be chosen Changes to Fuel Price, Energy Source, Vehicle Type, Travel Habits Will change the dynamics of a city

  25. Summary Good public transport is essential for a civilised city • It depends on • City Design • Fuel Prices to accelerate change • Acknowledgement of the broader benefits

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