Vaughan Paul, VP, Human Resources

• Macquarie Park is the biggest specialised precinct in Sydney

• 47,494 employees

• Optus is the biggest employer in the park

• With over 6000 staff it represents over 12% of the employed population of the park

• Australia’s largest and most effective workplace transport plan

• $2m annual investment

• Strategy built around increasing travel choices & improving public transport access

• Stringent restrictions on parking spaces & challenging mode share targets

• Employee shuttle services to Epping & Wynyard stations with bus alerts

• Established cycling community with comprehensive facilities

• Heavily discounted parking for car poolers

• Personalised journey planning

• Real time on-site transport information

• Employee engagement campaigns

Optus’ sustainable mode share is driven by the Sustainable Transport Program & demonstrates the potential for travel behaviour change given the right strategy

CARPOOL 9%

CYCLE 3%

DRIVE ALONE 42%

MOTORCYCLE 4%

BUS 22%

TRAIN 18%

WALKING 2%

CARPOOL

CYCLE

DRIVE ALONE

MOTORCYCLE

BUS

TRAIN

WALKING

• Parramatta is one of Macquarie Park’s key workforce residential locations

• Over an hour journey time and minimum of 2 connections / 3 modes between Macquarie Park & Parramatta

• Despite a dedicated employee shuttle, connections at Epping are unreliable

• 22% commuters from Parramatta believe their journey to work is more stressful than their actual workday (vs 16.5% average)

• MP used as a corridor for commuters not using the Park

• Major traffic congestion in the Park

• No new major roads planned

• Lack of transit lanes

• Future busways plans not yet implemented

• Congestion continues to worsen despite significant mode share shift to train

• Commute issues have a major impact on hiring success & retention, as well as other business issues • Difficulty attracting new recruits

• Frequent tardiness

• Increased absenteeism

• High turnover rates

• Reduced employee engagement

• Increased error rates from travel-weary employees

• Reduced employee productivity due to journey stress

• Journey stress & workplace accessibility have a major impact on employee reliability & productivity

• Congestion impacts the way businesses operate in the Park

• Future of Macquarie Park depends on good infrastructure

• Forecasted increase in congestion must be addressed

• Light rail connection to Parramatta will support this

Location Gross Output Growth

Sydney $64,208m 1.1%

North Sydney $10,928m -0.2%

Macquarie Park $9,113m 6.8%

Parramatta $7,610m 1.6%

Financial Year 2012/13 growth

• Faster journeys and less changes

• Improved connectivity to major transport hubs

• Catchment through local residential areas en route

• Reduced journey times from the west will increase attractiveness of Macquarie Park as an employment destination

• Help relieve congestion in the Macquarie Park corridor which will assist employee retention

• Reduce journey stress

• Improved employee health & productivity