Providing a funding model to incentivise the purchase of compliant vehicles Requiring all general access bus operators to provide an Action Plan to the ‘Australian Human Rights Commission’. bus services), bus operators By when: ongoing 3.3 Finalise the Greater Launceston Metropolitan Passenger Transport Plan. Department of State Growth By when: 2017 3.4 Improve transport on the north west and west coasts by: Improving bus services between Latrobe and Burnie to minimise travel and improve connectivity, particularly between the North West Regional Hospital and the Mersey Community Hospital to support the implementation of health reform, as well as to the Burnie campus of the University of Tasmania Establish bus services between the west and Burnie. Department of State Growth, Department of Health and Human Services, bus operators By when: 2016-2017 (completed) 3.5 As part of the Public Bus Service Recontracting Project (Project 2018), develop a public transport network which is integrated, direct and easy to understand. Department of Growth By when: 2019 Future opportunities 3.6 Implement the Main Road Transit Corridor bus priority and bus stop optimisation measures to improve travel time reliability. Department of State Growth, City of Hobart, Glenorchy City Council 3.7 Investigate other opportunities to reduce congestion, including measures to improve bus priority and bus stop optimisation on other corridors. Department of State Growth, councils 3.8 Review existing data, identify gaps and determine requirements for new data collection to improve public transport services. Department of Growth Better integration: ensuring public transport is easier to use through better coordination and integration of services. Public consultation conducted by TasCOSS in 2013 identified the lack of coordination between services, and the absence of common bus stops and interchanges as key transport issues for transport disadvantaged Tasmanians.
Sometimes, even when people have made the decision to use public transport, it can be difficult to navigate to or from a bus-stop or within a facility or zone. It is, therefore, important to improve wayfinding to make this easier, including legible signage; well-designed space; and effective use of surface treatments, materials and lighting. Initiatives: Underway Responsibility 4.1 Finalise the planning and design of the Hobart and Launceston CBD bus interchanges. Department of State Growth, City of Hobart, City of Launceston, bus operators By when: 2017 4.2 As part of the 2018 bus procurement project, ensure timetables are better coordinated to improve overall journey times for passengers. Department of State Growth, bus operators By when: 2019 Future opportunities 4.3 Upgrade bus interchanges and bus stops to facilitate transfers, including: Implementing the Hobart CBD and Launceston CBD bus interchanges. Identifying the location and upgrade requirements for transfer points on the network. Department of State Growth, bus operators, councils 4.4 Introduce common ticketing across bus companies, including consistency of fares and concessions. Department of State Growth, bus operators 4.5 Improve the provision of consistent and reliable service information to passengers by developing a state-wide web based ‘one stop’ passenger information resource including a smart phone journey planner application. Department of Growth, bus operators 4.6 Investigate a real time passenger information system to reduce the uncertainty of waiting time for general access passengers. Department of State Growth, bus operators