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Capital Metro

Alistair Coe MLA

Capital MetroRoute: Gungahlin to the City (Flemington

Road & Northbourne Avenue)

Length: 12.5km

Construction Cost: $614m (published Govt figure)

Operational Cost: Unknown

Passengers: 3,500 commuters

Trains: 12

System: median aligned and overhead wires

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The Issues• Cost• Economic Benefit• Patronage• Other Routes• Other Transport Options• Travel Time• Parking Rates• Road Changes

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Cost• Gold Coast Light Rail: $929 million to $1.2 billion

(13km)

• Edinburgh Light Rail cost $1.41 Billion (14km)

• It would cost $10.9 billion to roll Light Rail out across the ACT based on the cost of Gold Coast Light Rail

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Operational Cost

‘The operational arrangements and parameters for Capital Metro are being defined; therefore it would be premature, at this stage of the project, to provide an operational cost estimate’

Simon Corbell MLA, Question No.66 – 14 February 2014

Opposition expects the tram to cost $60m to $100m per year

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Economic Benefit

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Bus Rapid Transit return is double that of light rail

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Productivity Commission Assessment:

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“The cost-benefit analysis took into account a range of factors including journey times, and avoided environmental impacts and accidents (ACT Government 2012).

“In summary, a cost-benefit analysis showed BRT to be a greatly superior option than LRT. That a less reliable form of analysis based on less up-to-date information showed LRT to be slightly superior, would not appear to provide a sound basis for overlooking this and deciding to proceed with light rail.”

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Infrastructure Australia Assessment:

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“The case for favouring light rail over bus rapid transit has not been strongly made, especially when the submission itself points to the stronger economic performance of a bus rapid transit option.”

Infrastructure Australia, 2012-2013 Assessment Brief

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Patronage

• How and why was Gungahlin to the City chosen?• No analysis of options since 2003.• Who is travelling north to Gungahlin at 8:30am?

• Gungahlin to City– Demand one-way– No tourist attractions– No airport

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2003 Assessment:

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“In order to maximise the project economic benefit, the sequencing of the initial route stages should be the Belconnen to Civic route, then the Woden-Tuggeranong to Civic route and then the Kingston-Manuka Loop. These routes all attract comparable revenues per kilometre with the Belconnen to Civic line and good returns per kilometre.”

Canberra Public Transport Feasibility Study, page 10-1, 2003

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Stop 400m 800m

Stop 1 - Gungahlin Town Centre (Hibberson Street) 567 2628Stop 2 - Manning Clark Crescent 778 2301Stop 3 - Mapleton Avenue 1040 2630Stop 4 - Nullabor Avenue 512 1897Stop 5 - Well Station Drive 224 465Stop 6 - Lysaght Street 0 0Stop 7 - EPIC 50 300Stop 8 - Phillip Avenue 531 1698Stop 9 - Swindon Street 662 1326Stop 10 - Dickson 681 1340Stop 11 - Owen Flats 1188 2098Stop 12 - Macarther Avenue 1413 2888Stop 13 - Condamine Street 1231 1675Stop 14 - Elouera Street 1658 2838Stop 15 - City (Alinga Street) 2100 3000

Stop 400m 800m

Total 12,635 27,084

Percentage of Canberra's Population 3% 7%

Gungahlin Residents Who Can Walk to Tram Stop

3,121 9,921

Percentage of Gungahlin's Population 6% 21%

People near stops

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Projected Light Rail Patronage

Capital Metro Website

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Current Bus Services• Routes:

30, 31, 39, 56, 57, 58, 251, 252, 200, 202, 712, 714

• 119 buses (88 southbound)• 7am to 9am (Northbourne corrdior): 3,100

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ACTION Buses (Now)

Southbound:• 88 bus services

between 7am and 9am• Express buses• Time: 19-25min (peak)

• 3,100 (current)

Light Rail (2020)

Southbound:• 24 tram services

between 7am and 9am• No express trams• Time: 25min (peak)

• 3,500 (projected 2021)

Bus v Tram

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Bus Rapid Transit

Dedicated lane option

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Intersection priority option

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Redevelopment of Northbournewithout light rail

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Alternative• Never say never• Need to improve on 25+ minute commute• Improvements to bus priority measures on

Northbourne• Improvements to suburban bus connections

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