different policy drivers applicable to each.. 7.4.2 Crisis and transitional accommodation Supported. There is a serious lack of crisis and transitional accommodation in Boroondara particularly for women fleeing family violence, and for young homeless people. Need 10 - Meet growing demand for access to economic activity in central Melbourne Recommendation Sub-recommendation title Comment 10.4 Enhance and upgrade existing public transport Infrastructure to maximise the efficiency and operation of an integrated multimodal network 10.4.1 Public transport real-time information Supported. The provision of real time information for all modes of transport, and particularly tram and bus services, would assist in encouraging greater public transport use and would also allow for the development of mobile phone applications that build upon the success of tramTRACKER. 10.4.5 Metropolitan rail upgrades Supported. The Boroondara Integrated Transport Strategy supports improvements to public transport services to provide improved services to our community. Council disagrees with the exclusion of Doncaster heavy rail proposal from the draft Strategy recommendations. Refer earlier comments at section 2.3 of this submission. 10.4.7 High-capacity signalling Supported. The provision of high capacity signalling systems to improve the reliability and performance of train services is supported and is in line with the vision in Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy. 10.6 Make better use of the existing road network to maximise passenger throughput, traffic flow and value for money 10.6.1 Road asset management This recommendation is generally supported. It is important to note the significant work undertaken by VicRoads to develop the SmartRoads philosophy and the more recent Road User Hierarchy. Both approaches to road management seek to make better use of the existing road space by prioritising roads for users and implementing projects to do the same. The proposed review of the responsibility for roads between the state and local
Strong consideration should be given to the Union Road level crossing in Boroondara and the High Street and Toorak Road level crossings in the adjoining City of Stonnington. 11.4 Build new transport links to enhance the accessibility of the major employment centres 11.4.4 Employment centre mass transit Apart from an extension of the tram service to include Fishermans Bend, we have noted no other proposals in the draft Strategy to extend the tram network. Tram route extensions worthy of consideration and reflected in Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy and/or the Camberwell Junction Access Plan include: 1. Tram route 72 extension The extension of tram route 72 to the south connecting with Caulfield Station would result in a series of network connections that significantly broaden access opportunities by tram and by train for Boroondara, Stonnington and Glen Eira residents. The extension of tram route 72 to the north would provide connection with tram route 48 and the Kew High School in Burke Road. The two extensions would provide a broad network with regional train services that extend throughout the eastern suburbs and would deliver notable potential benefits for the employment, retail and educational centres at Camberwell Junction and Caulfield. There are also economic advantages to better connecting these centres considering that economic advantages of proximity and ease of movement are now quite explicit. In addition to the existing connections with tram routes 109, 70 and 75 and the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverly train services, the proposed north/south tram extensions would connect with tram routes 6, 5 and 3 and the Frankston, Pakenham, Cranbourne and Dandenong train services.