2022 Melbourne Sessions

Session 2: Micro Mobility Design Challenge

Session: 2

Room: Supper Room

Session Title: Micro Mobility Design Challenge

Format: Creative Workshop

Presenter Name: Oscar Hayes (City of Melbourne) and Liz Irvin (Stantec)

Summary

There is potential for Melbourne to be scooter friendly. Micro mobility design guide is the focus of the project. Infrastructure design issues were discussed.
Parking is the most important issue for e-bikes.
Can dedicated bike lanes be shared with e-scooters?
To increase safety: consider speed limits and road rules regulation.
Queensland has speed regulations for footpaths and bike lanes.
Three themes were discussed by groups:
- #Parking: Considered the parking at the train stations, and bus stops. What does the space look like and is charging provided? How secure will these spaces be and who owns them?
- #Going area: Shared space with no to low car, using road spaces filtering.
- #Arriving: Engineering design.

Session 2: Better Buses: The Future Frequent Network

Session: 2

Room: Yarra Room

Session Title: Better Buses: The Future Frequent Network

Format: Presentation

Presenter Name: Peter Parker (Melbourne on Transit)

Summary

Better Bus Network: Sustainable Cities Campaign, better buses for Melbourne's West with a particular focus on the West. We need a top-level service. Perth was looked at as a precedent, noting most other states have a much higher frequency.
Why is bus advocacy so challenging? The goal for 2030, is how can we shift the focus away from the high-income areas within Melbourne's southeast. The community is interested and political instability provides an opportunity for change.
After the recent election, there may no longer be any safe seats. https://melbourneontransit.blogspot.com/2022/07/un-135-future-frequent-network.html This will not only support the suburban rail loop but will serve more people. Every ten minutes and seven days of the week.
The Principle Public transport Network: Gave birth to smart bus routes, these run every 15 minutes. However these smart services are in the East (10) only one of these services is in the inner west, in Sunshine.
The Useful Network: Every 20min service. Blog by Peter Parker. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1eIBtYp3YqK7VDYkbcJW-XanMUHUIl2NE&ll=-37.8103655796008%2C145.02267822356933&z=9
Laura: Images and maps are helpful. But to advocate consider how people may not need to own multiple cars, these messages are important. Improving people's lives. The future frequent network connects people to jobs. Local community benefit is integral.
Route alignment has been discussed. How will this be branded?
Question: How will these services align with the existing services? Ten-minute service to align with trains and trams. Look at the network coordination framework, this has not been applied to buses but there is an opportunity to apply this theoretical understanding.
Focus on a small number of routes, done well.

Session 2: Fund Raising for Local Projects

Session: 2

Room: Portico Room

Session Title: Fund Raising for Local Projects

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Jane Waldock (Metropolitan Transport)

Summary

Politics in local governments.
Time constraints from start and end of a project.
Lack of inter communication between LGs and state governments - community engagement at all levels.

Session 2: Open Street: Messaging for Mobility

Session: 2

Room: Regent Room

Session Title: Open Street: Messaging for Mobility

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Zoe and Leyla (City of Merri-bek)

Summary

Getting the language right for livable, lovable neighbourhoods.
Streets, not roads! Open not closed! Crashed not accidents terminology!
What sort of consultation is the best for people? This is dependent on the local context, and it is important, to be honest, and transparent. Prioritise people, not transport modes.
The importance of plain language to disseminate information. Changing the terminology of the open street.
The meaning of road closure is no motor vehicles and increasing the flexibility of street use.
Open street provides the neighbourhood with enhancing community bonds.
How do we communicate with neighbours?
Benefits: children’s safety, healthier communities, and more social space.
What sort of signage makes all people comfortable using the space? How do we accommodate new emerging transport modes such as e-scooter? Whose priority is the first?
Potential for site rhythmanalysis to identify the behavioural patterns of the place.

Session 6: Shark Tank Pitch for Innovation

Session: 6

Room: Supper Room

Session Title: Shark Tank

Format: Discussion and Q&A

Presenter Name: Multiple

Summary

First: Peter Parker The Future Frequent Network The Future Frequent Network (Interactive map: www.melbourneontransit.blogstop.com). Transformed Transit for Melbourne Every 10 minutes every day. Long-term network vision.
Second: Demand Responsive Transit Three: Free Public Transportation Funded by Paid Parking.

Session 6: Reducing Carbon Emissions

Session: 6

Room: Portico Room

Session Title: Reducing Carbon Emissions

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: William McDougall

Summary

North East Link, emissions saved only account for 3% of total emissions over 30 years of running the road.
Coal exports are not being taken into account in our 'net zero' goals.
Transport solutions: Currently planning for a sharp decline in emissions rather than linear descent. Where is the electricity coming from for electric transport?
There is a lack of implementation ideas and no actual plan for emissions reduction.
The AGL early closing of coal plants was an early win.
Consider, Carbon pricing, and greater transparency in scope in emissions and materials (how they travel, where they come from). Onsets vs offsets. Incremental timelines rather than just 30 years.
We need to encourage people and behaviour change and actively work towards emissions reduction. E.g. taxes and disincentives for driving SUVs in Norway or France.
Educate about where super is investing in. Tangible and teaching people how they are affecting emissions. Small personal education campaigns. Who do you bank with etc.
Private enterprise is likely to drive innovation more than government.
Repurposing of EV batteries once reached the end of their ability to power vehicles.
Priority should be making public transport the first choice.
No money in behavioural change and a decrease in consumption is needed, that is where government needs to step in.

Session 6: Parking Minimums

Session: 6

Room: Melbourne Room

Session Title: Parking Minimums

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Lachlan Burke (Movement and Place Consulting)

Summary

Parking minimums are set by the council and are resisted by the business owner.
Parking is most of the time provided more than requirements.
Making people use active transport would make parking opportunities for the people with issues.
We need some kind of management if accessibility is being impacted by the lack of parking. The car parking minimums have also made some businesses apply for waivers to their complexity and expense for small businesses.

Session 6: Pick a Lane Melbourne

Session: 6

Room: Regent Room

Session Title: Pick a Lane Melbourne

Format: Creative Workshop

Presenter Name: Pick a Lane Melbourne

Summary

Consider this, Melbourne is now a communist city, in the year 2021-2022 a mode must be selected for the best prosperity and happiness of the city. Two themes were created: Mass Transit vs Micro Mobility.
Team Micro mobility: Challenges are suburban sprawl, the distance between destinations, limited safe infrastructure, wide roads, cultural influence, Neo-liberalism, MAAS for profit, education, and capitalism.
Goals: Tax the rich, no new roads, slow down our lives, diverse range to suit a variety of access needs and trip purposes.
Team Macro mobility: Goal for high-speed rail. Highways are now of no use, re-purpose public space.
Consider multi-CBD Cities, connected via macro PTV.