URBAN PROCESS
POLICY / DESIGN
PROPOSALS
TOPIC :
TRANSPORT
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BACKGROUND
CRISIS
ISSUES
SOLUTIONS
POLICIES
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Adelaide Public Transport System:
• 4,500 kms+ of bus routes• 11 kms of tram line• 15 Trams• 7,436 bus stops• 882 buses• 120 kms of train line• 85 stations• 94 rail cars• 21 Park‘n’Rides• 10 Safer Stations• 12 kms of O-Bahn track• 244 bus routes• 6 train & 1 tram route• 43.6 million revenue kms• 214 natural gas buses
Source: Adelaide Metro official website
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Adelaide Public Transport Network:
Source: Planning strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide – December 2007
Central City Activity Centre
Regional Activity Centres
District Activity Centres
Railway
Bus go-zones
Trams
O - Bahn
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Central City Activity Centre
Regional Activity Centres
District Activity Centres
Railway
Bus go-zones
Trams
O - Bahn
Zoom in:
Source: Planning strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide – December 2007
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How Many People Own a Car / Cars in Adelaide:
• 46% of Adelaide’s households had one registered motor vehicle
• 41% of Adelaide’s households had two or more registered vehicles
•Total 87% of Adelaide’s households had at least one registered motor vehicle
13% people had no Car
46% people had 1 car
41% people had 2 cars or more
According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report (People and the Environment – Use of Resources: Transport Choices and the Environment 1998)
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What Type of Transport do People use Most?
• 78% of people drove to work / study
• only 16% used train / bus
• 3% by cycling
• 3% by walking
3% cycling
16% people use public transport
78% people drove
3% walking
According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report (People and the Environment – Use of Resources: Transport Choices and the Environment 1998)
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Congestion levels will only get worse with a predicted doubling of vehicles clogging our roads by 2020
http://www.sfphotorama.com/2006_02_01_archive.html & http://mandar365.wordpress.com/category/car/
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Traffic Congestion
motorists are now taking 33% longer to travel during the morning peak hour
motorists holds up by 44 sec / km travelled during rush hours
average 15km working destination daily = 12 minutes delay each day
= 57 minutes each week
= 3000 minutes annually
According to Ausroads – South Australia’s 2030 transport plan
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Emission
• 94% from motor vehicles
• 3% from railways
• 2% from commercial shipping / boating
• 1% from aeroplanes
According to National Pollutant Inventory Summary Report of Second Year Data 1999 - 2000
Motor Vehicles 94%
Railways 1%
Commercial Shipping / Boating 2%
Aeroplanes 1%
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Petrol Prices Increment / Peak oil
According to ORIMA Research Pty Ltd -- Australian Institute of Petroleum
Adelaide
Average Weekly Prices for the 40 Weeks to Sunday, 3 August 2008
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density
extension of public transport network
upgraded and extended rail system
link all bus network with other transport instrument, eg: rail, tram
improve interchanges
a frequent, reliable service
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By Encourage People use More Public Transport Instead of Cars
A better, reliable and efficiency public transport system
come up
improve the system now
adjust + regulate
but HOW?
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A Better, Reliable and Efficiency Public Transport System:
Primary Idea -- Hierarchy transport system
http://www.thewellingtoncardiacservices.com/the-heart-cardiovascular-system.asp
City Central
DistrictRegional
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Regional
public transport system
shuttle bus system
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My Proposals
Central City Activity Centre
Regional Activity Centres
District Activity Centres
Existing Railway
Existing Bus go-zones
Existing Trams
Existing O - Bahn
New Bus Line
New Shuttle Bus Line
Source: Planning strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide – December 2007
Regional Activity Centres
District Activity Centres
Existing Transport System
New Bus Line
New Shuttle Bus Line
Central City Activity Centres
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My Proposals
Central City Activity Centre
Regional Activity Centres
District Activity Centres
Existing Railway
Existing Bus go-zones
Existing Trams
Existing O - Bahn
Source: Planning strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide – December 2007
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By Encourage People use Other Transport Instruments
• sharing car
• bicycle
• motorbike / motorscooter • walking
Car Lane Car Lane Motorbike Lane
Bus Lane Bus Stop
Bicycle Lane
Pedestrian
Walk Path
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How Much You can Save by Using Bicycle More?
Annual fuel cost savings (based on $1.50/litre)for various rates of regular cycling, comparing against various vehicles
Fuel savings over a full year, compared with:
Distance cycled each
week
A small car(7L/100km)
A medium car(10L/100km)
A large car(13L/100km)
10km $55 $78 $101
20km $109 $156 $203
40km $218 $312 $406
100km $546 $780 $1014
200km $1092 $1560 $2028
Annual fuel cost savings (based on $1.50/litre)for various rates of regular cycling, comparing against various vehicles
According to The Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas
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How Much You can Save by Using Motorscooter More?
Annual fuel cost savings (based on $1.50/litre)for various rates of regular cycling, comparing against various vehicles
Fuel savings over a full year, compared with:
Distance cycled each
week
A small car(7L/100km)
A medium car(10L/100km)
A large car(13L/100km)
10km $55 $78 $101
20km $109 $156 $203
40km $218 $312 $406
100km $546 $780 $1014
200km $1092 $1560 $2028
Time taken for a 50cc scooter to pay itself off in fuel savings (assuming the scooter costs $2000, achieves 2L/100km and fuel costs $1.50 per litre)
According to The Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas
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How Much You can Save by Using Motorbike More?
Annual fuel cost savings (based on $1.50/litre)for various rates of regular cycling, comparing against various vehicles
Time taken for a 250cc motorbike to pay itself off in fuel savings (assuming the bike costs $4000, achieves 3L/100km and fuel costs $1.50 per litre)
According to The Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas
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Combine to My Proposals
Source: Planning strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide – December 2007
Regional Activity Centres
District Activity Centres
Existing Transport System
New Bus Line
New Shuttle Bus Line
Central City Activity Centres
Walkable Area
Cycling Area
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Annual fuel cost savings (based on $1.50/litre)for various rates of regular cycling, comparing against various vehicles
• Direct charges to road network users
• An additional levy on the cost of fuel at the petrol
• A city access charge -- congestion tax
• Increase the annual motor vehicle registration licencing fee
• Ensure all incomes from above will be used in public transport development or upgrade
• The establishment of bus priority policy and busways
• The establishment of high occupancy transit lanes for use by buses and cars with two
or more people.
• Facilitate high-service public transport routes with affordable pricing
Source: Planning strategy for Metropolitan Adelaide – December 2007
Text References:
• An advanced transport system and interchange in metropolitan, by E. Corduff, Adelaide University of Adelaide. Faculty of Architecture and Planning,• Adelaide Road Passenger Transport. 1836-1958, by Radciffe,J.C, Adelaide Libraries Board of South Australia 1974• ENERGY AND TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES IN AUSTRALIA 2007 Update Final Report, by Chris Riedy, Institute for Sustainable Future UTS 2007• Fuel for thought The future of transport fuels: challenges and opportunities, CSIRO Corporate Centre, June 2008• BUDGET OVERVIEW Action now for the future, by Government of South Australia• South Australia’s 2030 Transport Plan, by Government of South Australia