Coolum to Nambour Bus Trial

[somebody]

http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=coolum-nam-bus

Coolum to Nambour Bus Trial

Council is trialing a new bus service between Coolum and Nambour. The trial service is proposed to operate four return services per day, seven days per week, from April 2011 to June 2011 initially. This new trial service is being funded by the Public Transport Levy.

Purpose

The trial will allow council to assess the level of demand for a direct service along this route, and help to determine whether the changes will meet customer needs for timeliness, efficiency and frequency.

Community engagement

You are invited to provide feedback on the proposed route alignment and timetable.

Submissions close 4.00 pm Wednesday 9 February 2011.

The suggested route alignment and timetable information are provided below.

Feedback can be submitted via:

    * fill out an online feedback form
    * email: transportplanning@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
    * mail:

    Coolum to Nambour Bus Trial
    Integrated Transport Planning
    Sunshine Coast Council
    Locked Bag 72
    Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Qld 4560

Where to from here

Council anticipates that the trial will begin in April 2011 and will run until 30 June 2011, at which time a decision will be made with Translink in regards to the future of the service.

Overview

Proposed route alignment

David Low Way (Coolum), Banksia Street, Yandina-Coolum Road, South Coolum Road, Toolga Street, Tanah Street West, Jarnahill Drive, Suncoast Beach Drive, David Low Way, Tamarindus Street (Marcoola), Petrie Avenue, David Low Way, into Sunshine Coast Airport, David Low Way to Bli Bli, Bli Bli Road to Nambour, Netherton Street (Nambour), Hospital Road, Lowe Street, Ann Street, Howard Street, Nambour Station.

It is proposed that the new trial service will utilise existing bus stops along the route.

    * Proposed bus route map [PDF 418KB]

Obviously not a Translink initiative.  They are asking for feedback!

[rob2144]

Its a pity this service has to go along Nambour-Bli Bli Rd, Petrie Creek Rd has many houses along it with a brand new retirement castle currently being built with no PT access.

[Sunbus610]

'Anger rises as bus trial forced back'
4th May 2011

A Proposed Coolum to Nambour bus trial has been delayed due to contract, timetable and infrastructure planning negotiations between the council, TransLink and bus operators.

The full article about this can be viewed at the Sunshine Coast Daily

[Stillwater]

Yandina could do with better PT services.  I am not sure where the Nambour train stabling investigation is at, but locals continue to push for a stabling option involving Yandina.

[Stillwater]

Today's Sunshine Coast Daily reveals the popularity of the hinterland railway towns, as reflected in rising property valuations, as more people find the coastal areas too expensive to live.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2011/05/05/land-values-climb-steadily-sunshine-coast/

This will result in calls for more PT services to the hinterland, including Yandina.

[Sunbus610]

I can certainly see a need for urban buses to service the Coolum-Yandina Road corridor as this is another area of the coast which currently lacks any public transport at all as is the same with the Petrie Creek Road / Rosemount Road corridor :conf. The Bli Bli Road is already serviced by bus route 612, so why add another bus route to this corridor. Probably a bit of a 'pipe dream' but another suggestion might be to trial the proposed bus service in a clockwise / anti-clockwise loop service from Nambour to Coolum (refer below).

Coolum > to < Bli Bli > to < via Petrie Creek Rd / Rosemount Rd > to < Nambour > to < Yandina > to < via Coolum-Yandina Rd > to < Coolum

[Fares_Fair]

Today's Sunshine Coast Daily reveals the popularity of the hinterland railway towns, as reflected in rising property valuations, as more people find the coastal areas too expensive to live.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2011/05/05/land-values-climb-steadily-sunshine-coast/

This will result in calls for more PT services to the hinterland, including Yandina.

... and Palmwoods township.
AIUI the nearest service for our town was the one that Daniel Morcombe sadly missed, at intersection of Kiel Mtn Road and the Nambour Connection Road.
I would be happy to be corrected on this one.

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[SurfRail]

I hope SCRC isn't setting itself up for failure on this one.  A few return bus trips a day is probably a less worthwhile investment than fixing potholes on Bli Bli Road!

One of the reasons the new services GCCC has championed (like the 702 extension to "GC Airport", the 747 and YourBus) have actually worked is that they are half-decent during the day.