Session: 1
Room: Yarra Room
Session Title: Congestion Pricing
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: Harry Barber
What is congestion? How & where congestion should be priced?
Car parking can have congestion prices.
Congestion should be priced when vehicle load is within acceptable limits of the road capacity
Data is a critical factor for analysing congestion and the optimum level needs to be established.
Session: 1
Room: Portico Room
Session Title: Money Revenue Generation
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: Simon and James (Stantec)
The focus of the discussion is how to increase revenue from transport facilities. Public transport will be assisting movement for people and be free to use.
Public transport expenses are significant for operation and maintenance.
The primary opportunity lies in congestion pricing, proper pricing for parking, and fare payment encouragement.
The City of Melbourne receives a significant proportion from on-street parking, and shared car facilities. Encourage Public transport use has been provided by reducing discounts on particular days of the week, and discounts for a group of people.
Maximising asset utilisation.
Session: 2
Room: Yarra Room
Session Title: Better Buses: The Future Frequent Network
Format: Presentation
Presenter Name: Peter Parker (Melbourne on Transit)
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: 3
Room: Yarra Room
Session Title: Victoria Transportation Integration Plan
Format: Presentation
Presenter Name: Catherine McNaughton
Call on the Victorian government to work with councils and communities to develop metro and Victoria regional transport and land use plans.
Create the places communities want.
Assess infrastructure proposal to demonstrate maximum community and environmental benefits.
Prioritize equity and people.
Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emission transport and land systems.
Include traditional owners’ perspectives, knowledge and country plans.
Include full community engagement. As required under the transport integration act 2010 and climate change act 2017.
Ad hoc projects have demonstrated limited community benefits, lack of integration, and limited linked benefits.
Consider the scales of challenges that arise with population growth; changing commuting and living patterns, technology, climate and biodiversity emergencies.
Session: 3
Room: Portico Room
Session Title: Zero Traffic Growth with Increasing Population
Format: Presentation
Presenter Name: Lisa (DoT)
The community complains about inadequate parking, yet people are aware of the traffic congestion.
Consider a defined restriction for parking per household.
Policy needs to be specific.
Considered the opportunity of car sharing.
How can we support younger generations and public transport use?
We need to allow for time to see the behavioural change as infrastructure and restrictions will not radically change the car-dependent scenario.
Restricting owning a car until a certain age could also be a way to ownership control.
Session: 4
Room: Yarra Room
Session Title: How can we reduce parking with car sharing?
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: Josh (Infrastructure Victoria)
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
Room: Portico Room
Session Title: How can we reduce parking with car sharing?
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: Darcy (GoGet)
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: 5
Room: Portico Room
Session Title: Cultural Landscape
Format: Presentation
Presenter Name: Heather (Geelong City Council)
Aboriginal people have settled in Moorabool and Barwon Rivers, but those lands were not preserved based on their cultural landscape.
Evidence of heritage is limited to tangible things, however, consider the intangible method of First Nations Storytelling. First Nations' cultural heritage and identity are often framed through the western planning system and the inclusion as stakeholders.
Strong People Strong Country Policy- developed and led by First Nations People. Introduces a re-framing where inclusion is explored through how the identity of the Traditional owners is dependent on the health of the Country and their environment.
This is a shift away from policies that looked at inclusion from a stakeholder perspective, that in a way forced First Nations people to engage with the western/colonial planning system. How can policies support First Nations individuals that do not live in their Country, this is particularly common as a consequence of the Stolen Generation.
Session: 6
Room: Portico Room
Session Title: Reducing Carbon Emissions
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: William McDougall
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.
