How do you define congestion? Addressing urban congestion in SEQ Engineer: traffic volume exceeds road capacity Russell Murray Director Urban Congestion Task Force Department of Transport and Main Roads AITPM Breakfast 1 July 2009 Economist: excessive cost of delays imposed on other road users User: excessive travel time, delays and unreliability Optimist: a symptom of growth, success and prosperity A certain level of urban congestion is natural and unavoidable (COAG Review 2006) South East Queensland is growing Sustained growth in motorised travel There are approximately 1,500 people moving into south east Queensland every week These new residents alone create an extra 4,500 trips every weekday on the regions transport networks On the average working weekday in south east Queensland there are an estimated 8.8 million journeys made Source: BTRE (2007), Estimating Urban Traffic and Congestion Cost Trends for Australian Cities, Working Paper 71 1600 Estimated Cost of Congestion Per Capita for Brisbane Source: BTRE 2007 Congestion Impacts on the economy and finance Business Individuals Impacts on the environment Social implications. AUD per person per annum 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1990 2005 2020 Population - 1.33m Congestion Cost - $0.5b Cost Per Capita - $409 Population - 1.78m Congestion Cost - $1.2b Cost Per Capita - $668 Population - 2.23m Congestion Cost - $3.0b Cost Per Capita - $1355 1
Components of Direct Costs of Congestion Costs of Congestion Time Cost Pollution Cost Operating Cost Delay Cost Trip Variability Cost Trip length distribution by purpose All trip modes in SEQ Number of Trips (Thousands) Hourly travel by Purpose - Brisbane 2006 (all modes) 250 'Whole-of-netw ork' morning peak travel 'Whole-of-netw ork' afternoon peak period coincides w ith 'traditional' traffic travel period starts before 'traditional' peak periods on major roads. traffic peak periods on major roads. 200 150 100 50 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Hours of Day S o urce : So uth East Qld Travel Survey 2006-2008 Work/Commuting Work Related Business Education (covering the Brisbane Statistical Division) conducted by Department of Transport and M ain Serve Passenger Shopping / Personal Business Social/Recreation Roads 100% 90% 80% 34% 30% 31% 44% 37% 70% 60% 70% 9% 11% 8% 18% 50% 19% 19% 14% 40% 1 30% 28% 9% 17% 26% 27% 24% 20% 9% 9% 18% 1 15% 11% 14% 0% Work/Commuting Work Related Education Shopping / Serve Passenger Social / Business Personal Recreation Business Average 16 11 7 7 7 9 Length (km) Proportion 18 9 10 25 22 16 of trips (%) - >7km - >=5km & <7km - >=3km & <5km - >=1km & <3km - <1km So urce: South East Qld Travel Survey 2006-2008 (covering the Brisbane Statistical Division and Sunshine Coast / Gold Coast Council areas) conducted by Department of Transport and M ain Roads Trip length distribution by mode All trip purposes in SEQ 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 0% 13% 36% 31% 3% 45% 25% 66% 11% 20% 16% 67% 48% 15% 2 26% 1 7% 7% 6% 11% Veh Pass PT Cycle Veh Dr Walk - >7km - >=5km & <7km - >=3km & <5km - >=1km & <3km - <1km So urce: South East Qld Travel Survey 2006-2008 (covering the Brisbane Statistical Division and Sunshine Coast / Gold Coast Council areas) conducted by Department of Transport and Main Roads JTW all destinations Average Length (km) 11 9 16 1 4 Proportion of trips (%) 58 25 7 8 1 2
Congestion management strategy Five key themes Land use and planning Travel demand management Travel options Efficiency Capacity Land use and planning Well planned cities can have a major impact on congestion Land use planning focuses on: creating the right development patterns across South East Queensland integrated corridor planning and support for transit oriented developments reducing the need for travel. 1 1 4% 4% 3% % 1% 1% Land use and planning 11% 46% % 55% Connecting SEQ 2031 23% 2 Pri a e Vehicle Inner City Public Transport Middle Suburbs Outer Suburbs Walking Cycling Work at Home Did Not Work Other 70% An Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland: A master transport plan bringing together various modal and geographic-based transport plans and studies linking to broader government policy and planning Will provide the policy framework to guide transport investment and assist SEQ PP prioritisation Will respond to challenges currently facing the SEQ transport system What Connecting SEQ 2031 will deliver Primary transport plan bringing together various modal and geographicbased transport plans and studies and linking to broader government policy and planning (Regional Plan, Toward Q2) Specified under SEQ Regional Plan (2009 draft SEQ RP states at DRO 12.1.6 that Connecting SEQ 2031 be developed) A master plan which provides the policy framework to guide transport investment and assist SEQIPP prioritisation Meet requirements of the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 (Part A, s22) to deliver integrated regional transport plans to complement regional plans But put SIMPLY: A long term plan for transport in SEQ 17 3
Varsity Lakes Station (TOD) Varsity Station Village is a transit oriented development It will contribute to the economic and residential needs of the rapidly growing Gold Coast. Varsity Station Village is about building a community, through government leadership and a new direction. The first in Queensland to combine the delivery of a new train station with government-lead land development Focused on providing cycling and public transport connections between the surrounding communities and the new Varsity Lakes train station Pricing and travel demand management Changing demand through incentives Pricing and travel demand management focuses on: managing demand for services encouraging travel behaviour change promoting out-of-peak travel Pricing and travel demand management The TravelSmart Communities Program Delivered to three major congested areas in South East Queensland TravelSmart Communities Roll-out the TravelSmart communities program to 30% of SEQ 324,000 households or 842,400 individuals TravelSmart Schools Enables every school in Queensland to access online resources to help them develop a Travel Plan by 2012 Encourages school communities to consider sustainable transport options as an alternative to motor vehicle use Helps school communities to deal with local traffic congestion, road safety and health issues Brisbane South Caboolture/Sunshine Coast Gold Coast (180,000 households) (72,000 households) (72,000 households) Program timings 2008 2012 Brisbane Ipswich April 2009 Benchmark survey Commenced Behaviour change to commence in July 2009 Gold Coast July- Sept 2009 Benchmark Survey Behaviour change to commence in Oct 2009 Sunshine Coast Caboolture July - Sept 2009 Benchmark Survey Behaviour change to commence in Oct 2009 Draft Final evaluation reporting All projects December 2011 Final report Feb 2012 Northern Brisbane project Proved that it works! 74,500 homes audited showed: 25,000 tonnes reduction green house gas emissions 49% increase in walking 58% increase in cycling 2 increase in public transport use 13% decrease in car use as driver 4
Participants in the Flexible Workplace Pilot Flexible Workplace Program - Brisbane Central Pilot The Brisbane Central Pilot a four week trial has just finished Promote three initiatives: Flexible hours Telecommuting Compressed work week Discourage travel between 7-9am and 4-6pm Above 800 participants from 20 different organisations (11 government/ 9 private) Visit: http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/flexibleworkplace Some quotes on the flexible work practices One of the interesting things about this pilot is that I have chosen to work from home for the 1 day a week, and its interesting how much more you can achieve when away from the constant interruptions and distractions of work colleagues. I have found the flexible working pilot to be a great initiative Starting at 9.30 has taken 20 minutes off my travel time to work, the drive to work is a lot more enjoyable I think it s a brilliant idea I cant think of anything better then working only four days a week or working from home! I have found the flexible working pilot to be a great initiative I think it s a brilliant idea I cant think of anything better than working only four days a week or working from home! Flexible work hours - a great idea. One of the best aspects of the trial for me has been travelling on public transport outside of peak hour. One One of of the the interesting things things about about this this pilot pilot is is that that I have chosen to work from home for the 1 day a week, and its interesting how how much more you can achieve when away from the constant interruptions and distractions distractions of of work colleagues. Starting at 9.30 has taken 20 minutes off my travel time to work, the drive to work is a lot more enjoyable Travel options Creating more options to encourage diversity in travel Travel options focus on: enhancing the public transport and active transport networks creating higher frequency, more reliable, and more accessible options communicating the variety of travel choices available. 5
2001 2006 Bicycles are powered by biofuel, renewable energy, either Weetbix or abdominal fat. No shortage of either Travel options Initiatives End of trip facilities at the Royal Brisbane Women s Hospital and Government buildings The provision of real-time passenger information on the Internet, at transport stops and to mobile phones (QR sms alert) Extended cycling and walking facilities (Kurilpa Bridge, investments into SEQ cycle network) Discounted go card products TransLink s journey planner Additional park and ride facilities Efficiency Maximising efficiency to the existing transport network Efficiency focuses on: actively managing the transport network the use of technology and intelligent transport systems streamlining existing systems Efficiency Initiatives Smart phasing (intelligent signalling) Incident management Bus priority Innovative road freight systems Active traffic management. Capacity Building for now and the future Capacity focuses on: major arterial road construction tunnels, busways, rail extensions, station upgrades, park n rides additional rolling stock 6
Buses and busways Facts and figures The Vision Complete Connectivity One busway lane = 15,000 people per hour South East Busway caries over 150,000 passengers per day The Inner Northern busway carries 1m people per month and saves 20 minutes commute time If every person in a full CNG bus chose to drive their car instead, they would produce 1000 times more carbon monoxide, 250 times more coarse particles, and 22 times more oxides of nitrogen. Complete Connectivity The 3 pillars of Complete Connectivity Providing user focussed outcomes through short, medium and long term wins. Example user groups Minority Groups Motorist Information Communication Technology Phone land line mobile smart phone Distress button advances Smart Fridge GPS PDA & In-Car Smart Phone Dedicated local traffic stations (potentially personalised) Outcomes Increased access to Medical services Social activities (social connectivity) Home shopping Trip information Time, cost, emissions Pricing tolling, intelligent lane control, vehicle identification (type/ occupants) Consultation Efforts to address congestion do not exist in a vacuum. Therefore, the Department of Transport and Main Roads is actively engaging with: Public Transport User Active Transport User Smart Phone Internet Start and end point information and feedback. Internet Smart phone On-bike systems Real Time PT service information A personal and seamless experience. Creation of a zero wait state Integrated networks Intelligent signalling (linked to bicycle) Complete connectivity resulting in a user focussed system allowing informed transport choices to be made. Local, state and federal government departments Community and stakeholder groups Private transport providers Business Transport industry groups 7
Questions & your views please Contact: conges ion@transport.qld.gov.au Website: www.transport.qld.gov.au/congestion 8