International learning on network planning and its contribution to 'Perth and Peel 3.5 Million': mass rapid transit for Perth & Peel @ 3.5 Million and Beyond
This report on network planning is designed to inform the development of the public transport response to the growth of Perth and Peel to a population of 3.5 million. This growth demands considerable change to the existing transport network that needs to be extended to meet this challenge. The report sets the context by identifying the critical characteristics of Australian cities and how this affects the use of public transport. This is followed by a discussion of different network planning approaches, primarily emanating from Europe where public transport usage is high and citizens are not typically so private car dependent. It is important to set the network plan before consideration of mode. Different modes are not perfect substitutes for each other and critically have different cost (infrastructure and operational) characteristics. These are discussed in Section 4. The report then turns to a more detailed discussion of network planning principles, considering the stages of network planning – long and short term – as well as more micro principles which follow their implementation. The penultimate section highlights a number of critical issues which need to be seriously considered in the planning of a new public transport system for Perth with the final section outlining the key limitation of addressing links between land use planning, public transport use and the built environment characteristics.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Updated August 2016
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Corporate Authors:
Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC)
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Perth, Western Australia -
Authors:
- Mulley, C
- Publication Date: 2015-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 19p
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Serial:
- Issue Number: 5
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Public transit; Rapid transit; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: International comparison; Policy and planning
- Geographic Terms: Australia; Perth (Australia)
- ATRI Terms: International comparison; Public transport; Rapid transit; Transport network; Transport planning; Urban form; Urban transport
- ITRD Terms: 1154: Network (transport); 744: Public transport; 1181: Rapid transit system
- Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01610737
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Sep 19 2016 3:07PM