Session 4: The Inside 'Scooter' - Melbourne E-scooter Trial

Session: 4

Room: Supper Room

Session Title: The Inside 'Scooter' - Melbourne E-scooter Trial

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Samaj and Ronard (Neuron)

Summary

• Data Overview: Feb to June 2022 Average transport distance 2.16km. Average trip durations 15.5 mins, Average trip per day 7408 trips. Total trips 1194300 trips. Total distance 2580066 km.

• Contribute to supporting Melbourne's major events; 41% of users said that the environmentally friendly nature of e-scooters was a factor.

• The shared bike lane network has also a low rate of accidents.

• 65% of scooter users indicated they made a purchase at the start or end of their trip.

• Daily public complaints decreased quickly after the launch.

• Concerns: Parking, footpath use, user noncompliance, reporting systems.

• Will private e-scooter users become public e-scooter users if the regulations are tightended?

Session 4: Public Transport Data Collection

Session: 4

Room: Yarra Room

Session Title: How can we reduce parking with car sharing?

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Josh (Infrastructure Victoria)

Summary

• Good data will be received if the service is simple.

• Ticketing data is very difficult to use as fewer touch on and off in Victoria.

• Train myki data is much better for touch on and off in Victoria compared to the other states.

• Queensland trip data is complete and open to the agencies.

• VISTA data is scarce and time-dependent.

Session 4: How can we reduce parking with car sharing?

Session: 4

Room: Portico Room

Session Title: How can we reduce parking with car sharing?

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Darcy (GoGet)

Summary

• Carshare facilitates placemaking and intermodal transport.

• Consider Peel Street where curbside parking slots were replaced by bike lanes.

• Users drive 50% less than before they joined the service. Increase access, and reduce costs/VKT. Car-sharing to tackle last-mile issues.

• 4 Key Benefits of onsite carshare -> reduce project costs (1 parking space $50k-$100k), improve project delivery timelines, reduce environmental impact and provide amenities to the local community.

• Requirements for onsite carshare -> a parking bay, mobile signal for the carshare vehicle, 24/7 controlled access. In front of/behind the security barrier. They provide different types of vehicles to meet different demands, such as vans to allow people to move houses.

Session 4: Free Public Transport

Session: 4

Room: Regent Room

Session Title: Free Public Transport

Format: Discussion

Presenter Name: Rosie (City of Stonnington)

Summary

• Only 30% of operating costs are funded currently, funding has to come from somewhere.

• Free Tram Zone takes pedestrians off the street and requires more services, increasing costs due to increased demand, mode shift away from walking, loss in revenue and spike in demand.

• The issue is not limited to cost, but access particularly for those with poor access (outer suburbs). Not many big systems that are free, there are smaller ones. Instead put tram revenue in areas which need it for example Melton, and Clyde.

• Look at the full network and where a free zone would increase the uptake of public transport (not away from pedestrians).

• Costs too much to travel to/from regional Vic (over $20) on VLine. Lower price of regional passengers.

• Transport has to become a service: Means-tested pricing, flexible/dynamic fares based on demand.

• Transport projects are measured by travel time savings, which is very narrow.

• Who is going to integrate these services?

• Consider safety when considering mode choice and MaaS, which fills a gap when people do not feel safe walking.

Session 6: Shark Tank Pitch for Innovation

Session: 6

Room: Supper Room

Session Title: Shark Tank

Format: Discussion and Q&A

Presenter Name: Multiple

(Photograph by Phillip Mallis, 2022).

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.