Mark Wild, Chief Executive OfficerPublic Transport Victoria

Source: Channel 9, 24 February 2014

Reflecting on why PTV is here…

> “…As the stress and strains on the public transport system worsened, nobody seemed to be in charge, nobody wanted to accept responsibility, nobody was prepared to be accountable. It was always somebody else’s fault…”

> “…The Public Transport Development Authority will be a customer-friendly organisation. Importantly, the authority will have a strong focus on the right of every Victorian to a safe and secure public transport network…”

The Honourable Terry Mulder, Minister for Public Transport

Transport Legislation Amendment (Public Transport Development Authority) Bill 2011

Public transport will continue to carry more of the transport load

Melbourne’s bus patronage grew by 56% in the seven years to mid-2012 as service improvements were rolled out

> Melbourne’s

population to reach

6.4 million by 2050

> Doubling in the 65+

population

> Further growth in

established suburbs

“ The effectiveness of our future transport system

will depend on how well it accommodates population

growth, economic change and changes in land use”

– Plan Melbourne 2050

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Transport underpins the liveability, economic prosperity, efficiency and success of cities.

> The number of daily trips will

grow by up to 80 per cent by

2050

> An additional eight million

daily person trips on top of

the 12.5 million trips today

> There will be a greater

reliance on public

transport to meet this

demand.

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A transport system for a new economy

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How do we achieve greater mobility

> Increased frequency and reliability, improved travel times and

connectivity

> New and upgraded infrastructure across the network

> Harmonise public transport services across trains, trams and buses

to provide access to areas of employment

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More than trains, trams and buses….

> Network status boards> Smartphone apps> Bus tracking> Journey planner> Mobile website> Updated maps

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Williams Landing Case Study

> Five routes in Point Cook created, providing more frequent and direct services to new Williams Landing station

> More than 3,300 people using Point Cook buses each day – an increase of 80 per cent

> The number of train customers travelling to the station by bus is three times higher than anywhere across the network

> If you provide well connected multi-modal services they will be used> PTV changing bus networks to better connect with train services

Setting new standards

> Enhancing transport interchanges

> Adopting new technology and ways of providing passenger information

> Innovative approach to delivering efficient and effective public transport

What is the relationship with councils

> We need to work together to deliver attractive

public transport solutions that are embedded into

precincts

> Without a destination we don’t have passengers

> Without passengers there won’t be a destination