Draft Connecting SEQ 2031

[Stillwater]

Is it not the case that Queensland doesn't believe there should be another feasibility study, because what has been done so far has created a 'world class' service.  Perfection needs no qualification is the argument.   

[O_128]

Queensland already is world class we don't need any more infrastructure 

[Fares_Fair]

Our studies are world class ...    

What do you mean, do you want us to actually DO something (other than unfunded plans and studies) ?

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[Stillwater]

Maybe this is it ..... the study DOCUMENTS are world class -- quality paper; excellent, quality printing; high standard graphic design; wonderful pictures; contemporary fonts and colours.  Can't get enough of 'world class' stuff.  Bring on another report!   

[Fares_Fair]

That's it 

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[ozbob]

Anyone see the final version?  Hello, where are you Connecting SEQ 2031??  Are you stuck in traffic?  Have you missed the bus?  Is there a track fault?

http://www.connectingseq.qld.gov.au/News/10-08-31/Rail-Revolution-at-centre-of-State-s-20-year-transport-plan.aspx

Rail Revolution at centre of State's 20 year transport plan

August 31, 2010

Premier Anna Bligh has set out plans for a rail revolution in south east Queensland with the Cross River Rail project as the lynchpin of a world class network.

South East Queensland's passenger rail capacity will nearly triple by 2031 under the State Government's $123 billion transport blueprint, released today.

Ms Bligh said Connecting SEQ 2031: An Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland mapped a clear way forward for our transport networks.

"Connecting SEQ 2031 is a clear statement of intent. The next 20 years will see a concentration on new railways and new services to manage growth in our region," she said.

"This plan for a rail revolution in SEQ is the next stage of our journey towards an absolutely world class public transport system.

"When we published our first integrated plan in 1997 to build dedicated busways in SEQ there wasn't a single kilometre of dedicated busway in the State.

"Today we have 24 km of busway in Brisbane, more than any other city in Australia and more under construction right now.

"This new plan is visionary, but I believe our experience with the busways shows that when you have a clear plan for the future you can make it happen."
The 20 year plan outlines 207km of new railway lines including: 



    * 15km rail line between Alderley and Strathpine using the predominantly government-owned North West Transport Corridor
    * Extensions to Maroochydore (38km), Coolangatta (17km), Moreton Bay Rail Link (12.6km), Springfield (16.5km), Ripley (13.5km) and Flagstone (31.5km)
    * Extending the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project on the Gold Coast to Coolangatta
    * A 8km Brisbane subway from Toowong to West End to Newstead/Bowen Hills, with extensions to Hamilton Northshore/Airport Village and Bulimba possible in the longer term.

Ms Bligh said the plan also outlined revolutionary new services including:

    * UrbanLink - with more frequent services and higher capacity trains operating inbound of Darra, Strathpine, Loganlea, Ferny Grove, Manly, Springfield, Shorncliffe and the Airport
    * ExpressLink - with high speed express services from Ipswich, Cleveland, Ormeau and Caboolture
    * CoastLink - rail from Brisbane to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast with high speed European style trains. 

"The Cross River Rail project, now undergoing a $25 million feasibility study, is a vital lynchpin for the future of rail travel here," said the Premier.

"Cross River Rail will transform south east Queensland's rail network by providing essential capacity at the core of the network that could double the number of train services from the suburbs to the city.

"It will allow us to provide higher frequency and improved reliability on all lines, making it possible for the rail network to move up to 240,000 people into the inner city during the two-hour morning peak, compared to the current 54,000.

"And the subway system we flagged in November last year will support the overall rail revolution, helping move commuters and enabling the city centre to be a place for people."

Transport Minister Rachel Nolan said a fully loaded suburban train carries more than 700 people, taking about 600 cars off the road, which is equal to a line of cars stretching more than four kilometres.

"With a rail revolution, we can increase that capacity by deploying new trains that can carry more than 1000 people each and under this plan our numbers of three car trains would increase from 200 now to 400 by 2031."

Ms Nolan said other important initiatives in Connecting SEQ 2031: An Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland included:

    * Ambitious targets for cycling in south east Queensland including a 3000 km network of cycleway by 2031 including new bikeways and walkways within a 5km radius of urban centres.

    * Plans to remove heavy vehicles from suburban roads and provide a 'ring road' system to navigate around Brisbane - including the new north-south connection between Toowong and Everton Park.

    * Continuing the busway network with construction of the Northern and Eastern Busways to Bracken Ridge and Capalaba.

    * Major freight investment to support the economy, including the full development of Acacia Ridge freight terminal, a dedicated dual gauge freight line from Acacia Ridge to Port of Brisbane in the existing rail corridor.

    * Introducing new technology to better manage road and public transport movements (such as information on travel options, real time management of motorway flows and improved railway signalling).

"Consultation on the draft plan is now open and it's important everyone has their say," said Ms Nolan.

"I encourage every South East Queenslander to carefully consider the draft plan – after all, it's about our future and the future of our families."

http://www.connectingseq.qld.gov.au/News/10-08-31/No-need-for-timetables-with-turn-up-and-go-services.aspx

No need for timetables with turn-up-and-go services

August 31, 2010

Timetables will be a thing of the past with 'turn-up-and-go' public transport services proposed under the State Government's plans to double the share of public transport in the next 20 years.

Premier Anna Bligh said the high-frequency, high-reliability services would operate along core rail and bus routes.

The plans are part of the government's Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland, which will be released today.

Connecting SEQ 2031: An Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland is a blueprint for transport development in SEQ over the next 20 years.

"We want to deliver faster and more reliable services to encourage more south east Queenslanders to ditch their cars and choose public transport," Ms Bligh said.

"We're proposing a level of service on the region's routes, that delivers short wait times and high reliability.

"In 2006, 15 per cent of South East Queenslanders lived within 800 metres of a high-frequency public transport service, with a frequency of 15 minutes or better.

"In 2031, that number will double, and we want to double public transport patronage along with it – from seven to 14 per cent of transport trips taken in the region.

"If you knew there would be a train or bus at least every 15 minutes, you could take a relaxed approach with the confidence you would reach your destination on time."

Transport Minister Rachel Nolan said the 'turn-up-and-go' network would provide:

    * frequency of 15 minutes all day, (at least 6am to 9pm), seven days a week
    * quality shelters and passenger information
    * simplified high-frequency network map, with no need for a timetable.

"Rail commuters travelling to the city from Redbank, Strathpine, LoganLea, Ferny Grove, Manly and the Brisbane Airport would be the first to benefit from a staged roll-out of more frequent, higher capacity rail services, which will be named UrbanLink services," Ms Nolan said.

"In the longer term these UrbanLink services will operate from Coomera to Coolangatta on the Gold Coast and Beerwah to Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast.

"We're also looking at new trains that carry more passengers with wider doors to make it easier to get on and off."

Ms Nolan said buses would also play a significant role in the doubling of public transport patronage.

"Our busways have delivered huge benefits to commuters, with some parts carrying more than 12,400 passengers per hour one-way, while a typical motorway lane carries about 2000 people per hour," she said.

"Where busways aren't able to be built, we're looking at creating priority for buses at intersections such as through lights or dedicated bus queue jump lanes so they don't get held up in traffic and can keep commuters moving to their destinations."

Ms Nolan said the public transport targets reflected and reinforced outcomes of the Queensland Government's Growth Management Summit, held in March 2010.

[Golliwog]

It seem to still be going though. IIRC, somewhere in the EIS for CRR, they include that 'rail revolution' map from Connecting SEQ, however it has been changed from the one in the online draft (unless they updated that too). Just had a quick look and it's on page 53 of the Executive Summary (the last page of section 3).

[ozbob]

https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/documents/2010/jul/connecting%20seq%202031/Attachments/Draft%20Connecting%20SEQ%202031.pdf

[ozbob]

https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/62582

Rail Revolution at centre of State's 20 year transport plan
Published Tuesday, 31 August, 2010 at 12:30 PM

JOINT STATEMENT

Premier and Minister for the Arts
The Honourable Anna Bligh

Minister for Transport
The Honourable Rachel Nolan

Premier Anna Bligh has set out plans for a rail revolution in south east Queensland with the Cross River Rail project as the lynchpin of a world class network.

South East Queensland's passenger rail capacity will nearly triple by 2031 under the State Government's $123 billion transport blueprint, released today.

Ms Bligh said Connecting SEQ 2031: An Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland mapped a clear way forward for our transport networks.

"Connecting SEQ 2031 is a clear statement of intent. The next 20 years will see a concentration on new railways and new services to manage growth in our region," she said.

"This plan for a rail revolution in SEQ is the next stage of our journey towards an absolutely world class public transport system.

"When we published our first integrated plan in 1997 to build dedicated busways in SEQ there wasn't a single kilometre of dedicated busway in the State.

"Today we have 24 km of busway in Brisbane, more than any other city in Australia and more under construction right now.

"This new plan is visionary, but I believe our experience with the busways shows that when you have a clear plan for the future you can make it happen."

The 20 year plan outlines 207km of new railway lines including:

15km rail line between Alderley and Strathpine using the predominantly government-owned North West Transport Corridor
Extensions to Maroochydore (38km), Coolangatta (17km), Moreton Bay Rail Link (12.6km), Springfield (16.5km), Ripley (13.5km) and Flagstone (31.5km)
Extending the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project on the Gold Coast to Coolangatta.
A 8km Brisbane subway from Toowong to West End to Newstead/Bowen Hills, with extensions to Hamilton Northshore/Airport Village and Bulimba possible in the longer term.
Ms Bligh said the plan also outlined revolutionary new services including:

UrbanLink with more frequent services and higher capacity trains operating inbound of Darra, Strathpine, Loganlea, Ferny Grove, Manly, Springfield, Shorncliffe and the Airport
ExpressLink with high speed express services from Ipswich, Cleveland, Ormeau and Caboolture
CoastLink rail from Brisbane to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast with high speed European style trains.
"The Cross River Rail project, now undergoing a $25 million feasibility study, is a vital lynchpin for the future of rail travel here," said the Premier.

"Cross River Rail will transform south east Queensland's rail network by providing essential capacity at the core of the network that could double the number of train services from the suburbs to the city.

"It will allow us to provide higher frequency and improved reliability on all lines, making it possible for the rail network to move up to 240,000 people into the inner city during the two-hour morning peak, compared to the current 54,000.

"And the subway system we flagged in November last year will support the overall rail revolution, helping move commuters and enabling the city centre to be a place for people."

Transport Minister Rachel Nolan said a fully loaded suburban train carries more than 700 people, taking about 600 cars off the road, which is equal to a line of cars stretching more than four kilometres.

"With a rail revolution, we can increase that capacity by deploying new trains that can carry more than 1000 people each and under this plan our numbers of three car trains would increase from 200 now to 400 by 2031."

Ms Nolan said other important initiatives in Connecting SEQ 2031: An Integrated Regional Transport Plan for South East Queensland included:

Ambitious targets for cycling in south east Queensland including a 3000 km network of cycleway by 2031 including new bikeways and walkways within a 5km radius of urban centres.
Plans to remove heavy vehicles from suburban roads and provide a 'ring road' system to navigate around Brisbane - including the new north-south connection between Toowong and Everton Park.
Continuing the busway network with construction of the Northern and Eastern Busways to Bracken Ridge and Capalaba.
Major freight investment to support the economy, including the full development of Acacia Ridge freight terminal, a dedicated dual gauge freight line from Acacia Ridge to Port of Brisbane in the existing rail corridor.
Introducing new technology to better manage road and public transport movements (such as information on travel options, real time management of motorway flows and improved railway signalling).

"Consultation on the draft plan is now open and it's important everyone has their say," said Ms Nolan.

"I encourage every South East Queenslander to carefully consider the draft plan – after all, it's about our future and the future of our families."

For more information visit www.connectingseq.qld.gov.au or phone 1800 038 178.

Contact 07 32244500




Key projects delivered under previous IRTP:


Integrated ticketing and fares for all modes of public transport implemented through the TransLink Transit Authority
Development of Brisbane's busways including:
Construction of the South East Busway to Eight Mile Plains
The Northern Busway CBD to Windsor
Boggo Rd Busway from Buranda to Dutton Park and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge from Dutton Park to University of Queenslan
Inner Northern Busway
Starting delivery of the Eastern Busway from Buranda to Coorparoo
Bus priority initiatives:
Gold Coast Highway bus lanes Broadbeach to Miam
Smith Street bus priority/transit lanes.
Improving the rail network through:
Additional rail lines for the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast with the Helensvale to Robina rail duplication completed in August 2008 and the Caboolture to Beerburrum duplication completed in April 2009
New rail line to the Brisbane domestic and international airports
Extension of the Gold Coast rail line to Varsity Lakes
Duplication of the Ferny Grove line from Mitchelton to Keperra, including two station upgrades
Third track on the Ipswich rail line between Corinda and Darr
Third track on the Salisbury to Kuraby line and seven station upgrades
Road network improvements including:
Gateway Motorway upgrades, including the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge, new Gateway deviation and Airport intersection upgrade
Nundah bypass on Sandgate Road
Ipswich motorway upgrades
Ted Smout Memorial Bridge (including bus lanes and active transport provision) Brighton to Redcliffe
Port of Brisbane Motorway upgrades
Bruce Highway upgrades between the Gateway Motorway and Caboolture
Centenary Highway extension from Darra to Yamanto, via Springfield and Ripley
Tugun Bypass
Pacific Motorway upgrade to eight lanes from Logan Motorway to Smith Street and six lanes from Smith Street to Worongary
Sunshine Motorway upgrades
Pacific Motorway transit lanes from Upper Mt Gravatt to Eight Mile Plains
Cycling investment to provide 1000s of kilometres of bike paths and bike lanes, and King George Square and Royal women's Hospital cycle centres, Australia's first major end-of-trip facilities for cyclists and pedestrians using active transport to the Brisbane CBD.

[ozbob]

Connecting SEQ 2031

https://web.archive.org/web/20120610054620/http://www.connectingseq.qld.gov.au/Default.aspx

Publications

https://web.archive.org/web/20120610054630/http://www.connectingseq.qld.gov.au/Publications.aspx

[verbatim9]

Brisbane Times---> The next big project' after Cross River Rail: Is it time to dust off the Brisbane Subway?

It was meant to be the next big thing after Cross River Rail, but the planned east-west Brisbane Subway has been largely forgotten.

Indeed, it barely entered the public consciousness when it was first mooted in a 2010 south-east Queensland public transport plan, as the more immediate Cross River Rail hogged the headlines.

Now, with the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games on the horizon, there are calls for it to be placed back on the agenda.

[verbatim9]

As per the article, Indooroopilly via UQ then West end is a better option.

[#Metro]

Straight down the SE busway, under the CBD then under Gympie road to Chermside and beyond. Run all the buses off it.

Already viable NOW, current bus patronage would support metro trains every 5 min in peak and 10 min off peak.

[13,000 pphd / 1000 pax per train = 13 trains per 60 min => a train every 5 minutes in peak hour.]

LRT and BRT everywhere else.

Had a laugh that the Airport thinks there isn't mass transit infrastructure "other than the Airtrain".

   The problem isn't infrastructure, it is OPERATIONS. The service frequency is terrible! Should be running 15 minutes all day.

Will be a big send up if Perth manages to build rail to Perth Airport and then run trains every 15 minutes all day to it and beat Airtrain patronage. You know it is very likely to turn out that way.

I am seeing a pattern here:

Build Big Infrastructure ---> Run almost no service on it ---> Diagnose the problem as a fare policy fault

Alternative:

Build Big Infrastructure ---> Run lots of service on it ---> Get bums on seats and high patronage

[ozbob]

Brisbane Subway --> https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=14711.0