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Policies and initiatives
> Direction 8. Better transport links
> Policy 8.3
Policy 8.3 – Plan urban development to make
jobs and community services more accessible
Improvements to public transport, walking and cycling
networks will be coordinated with the ongoing development and redevelopment
of the urban area. Public transport typically does not have the
physical
or financial flexibility to provide access to dispersed or unplanned
patterns of urban development.
To increase public transport usage, and to ensure
people consider it as a realistic choice for many everyday trips,
residential development and activity centre development will be
located with access to established and proposed transport networks.
Key trip generators, such as higher density residential development
and Principal, Major and Specialised Activity Centres, will be concentrated
on the Principal Public Transport Network – that is, the main
rail, tram and cross-town bus services.
Initiatives
| 8.3.1 |
Require that integrated transport plans be prepared for all
new major residential, commercial and industrial developments,
and develop guidelines for developers and councils that emphasise
sustainable transport outcomes, including provision for:
- setting mode split targets
- managing access and egress
- defining parking requirements (including setting maximum
rather than minimum provision)
- supporting public transport use
- encouraging access by cyclists and pedestrians
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| 8.3.2 |
Develop design criteria for public
transport services in new development areas and ensure that
route, bus stop and interchange arrangements are included in
the planning process from the outset |
| 8.3.3 |
Develop performance standards for
safe pedestrian and cycling access to activity centres and other
strategic redevelopment sites |
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