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LIGHT RAIL

CONFERENCE

Danny Broad, ARA CEO

24 February 2016

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AN OVERVIEW

• ARA and the Rail Industry in Australia and NZ

• Light Rail – Coming full circle

• Benefits of light rail

• Our growing cities are demanding a solution

• The French experience

• Funding tools and examples

• Australian case studies

• Next steps

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• NEW MAP SLIDE TO BE ADDED

THE ARA

94 Manufacturers, Suppliers, Contractors

and Consultants

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RAIL IN AUSTRALIA:

6TH LARGEST RAIL NETWORK

GLOBALLY

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OUR ANNUAL CUSTOMERS...

> 1 billion tonnes

of freight

(57% + in 4 years)

659 million heavy

rail

journeys

850.3 million customer journeys

16.4 million trains trips every week or 2.3 million people daily!

191 million

light rail

journeys

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TRAMS TO LIGHT RAIL:

A FULL CIRCLE

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AUSTRALIA’S LIGHT RAIL

RENAISSANCE

• Gold Coast: G:Link

• Newcastle:

• Sydney (x2):

• Canberra:

• Melbourne:

• Adelaide:

• Hobart:

• Perth:

Location Project Operator/ Lead Status

Brisbane Reintroducing light rail Labor Party Election proposal

Gold Coast Stage 2: 7.3km connecting

light and heavy rail lines

G:Link ‘16 construction

Sunshine

Coast

Feasibility Study Local Council Feasibility Study

Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy NSW Govt Truncation underway

Sydney

(x3)

1. Inner West Extension

2. CBD and South East

3. Parramatta

1. Transdev

2. NSW Govt

3. NSW Govt

1. Opened March ‘15

2. 5 – 6 years

3. ‘18 construction

Canberra Gungahlin to the city Canberra Metro 2016 construction

Melbourne Transitioning to light rail Yarra Trams Ongoing

Adelaide Multiple extension plans Adelaide Metro Planning

Hobart Preserving corridor between

Hobart - Granton

TAS Govt Commitment

Perth Light Max WA Govt On hold

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WHY LIGHT RAIL?

• Certainty: for commercial and residential investment

• Capacity: one vehicle can carry up to 9,000 people

• Accessibility for all: low, flat floors suitable for

wheelchairs, the elderly and families with prams

• Property value uplift: proven increases up to 120%

• Increased density and sense of community: encourages

human interaction and social interaction

• Health benefits: public transport users walk five times

more than those who drive

• Employment: construction, operation, maintenance

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CITIES:

THE ENGINEROOMS OF OUR NATION

Source: John Daly, GRATTAN Institute

Our 2nd - 5th largest cities have bigger populations

than the 2nd - 5th largest cities in France / Germany

Top 5 largest

Australian cities

produce 12.3% of GDP

Efficient public transport systems are vital

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FRENCH TRAM KM’S 1990 - 2012

To

tal

Tra

m k

ms

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FRANCE LEADS THE WORLD

Over the last 12

years, light rail km’s

have multiplied

by five.

The French payroll

tax is credited for the

extensive light rail

investment.

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FUNDING & FINANCING:

ALTERNATE FUNDING TOOLS

• IA costs the national infrastructure deficit at $300 billion

• Tools are being used around the world to raise transport dedicated revenue – Transit-oriented developments

– Value capture

– Congestion charging

– Sales tax

– Payroll tax

– Fuel tax

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DOWNTOWN KANSAS

STREETCAR FUNDING

• Two-mile north-south streetcar

• 75 % funding = innovative local public /private funding

• Local Govt identified a Transportation Development

District around the route that would directly benefit

– residential and commercial property owners voted in support

– Votes: 319 yes, 141 no

– A 1 percent sales tax in the area was also approved

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ONTARIO, CANADA

• $34 billion pipeline of transport projects

• Metrolinx, Ontario, Canada Investment

Strategy

• Adopted the position:

“everyone benefits” from transport

improvements, therefore “everyone

contributes”

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ONTARIO, CANADA

Into a

dedicated

Transport

Trust Fund

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GLENELG EXTENSION, SA

• Part of a $2 billion vision to transform Adelaide’s transport

system

• Strong opposition during planning / construction

• Completed in March 2010

– PT patronage increased 40% to and from Glenelg

– Today the line carries 20,000 people daily

• Economic analysis 2008 -2011:

– Final BCR higher than identified in planning

– An extra 1,354 jobs within 400m of the light rail system

– Associated value far exceeded construction costs

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GOLD COAST, G:Link

• Stage 1: – G:Link commenced 20 July 2014

– 13km, 16 stations

• Stage 2: – 7.3km dual track connecting light and heavy rail

– Construction to commence April 2016

– Operational by Feb 2018, in time for the April 2018 Commonwealth Games

– 2 park and ride facilities (1400 carparks)

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CANBERRA METRO

• Canberra

– Australia’s most car dependent city

– $1 billion roads investment over last decade

– 2013-14: 71% of growth in Gungahlin

– Urban sprawl stretches 45km North – South

– Only 7.9% commute to work by public transport

• Canberra Metro

– Consortium bid winners announced

– Route: 13km Gungahlin - Civic

– The beginning of a network

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NEXT STEPS?

• Sharing improvements, initiatives and

lessons learnt

• Developing Australian light rail standards

• Continuing to promote the benefits of light

rail to governments, media and the public

• Multi-modal integrated transport systems

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Whether Australians travel by public

transport or not, they still benefit from

its use and existence.