Queensland Transport Infrastructure Summit 2013 Cr Adrian Schrinner Deputy Mayor Chairman, Infrastructure Committee Brisbane City Council Building a Sustainable City October 2013
Oct 21, 2014
Queensland Transport Infrastructure Summit 2013
Cr Adrian Schrinner Deputy Mayor
Chairman, Infrastructure Committee
Brisbane City Council
Building a Sustainable City
October 2013
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Brisbane: A Growing City
Population 2011 2031 Growth Annual Growth
Brisbane City Council (LGA) 1,085,614 1,272,272 14% 0.9%
South East Queensland (SEQ) 3,068,126 4,393,841 39% 2.0%
Brisbane City Council share of SEQ 35% 29%
Employment 2011 2031 Growth Annual Growth
Brisbane City Council (LGA) 777,130 1,066,865 37% 1.9%
South East Queensland (SEQ) 1,536,724 2,206,421 44% 2.2%
Brisbane City Council share of SEQ 51% 48%
Population 2011
Brisbane LGA
SEQ
Employment 2011
Brisbane LGA
SEQ
• Persons > 65 years old will ↑ by 87% by 2031 (ABS).
• Cost of congestion is $1.2bn in 2005, expected to rise to $3bn in 2020 (National Transport
Commission).
• Road freight will double by 2026.
• Total containerised trade is expected to grow by 7.4% per year between 2004-5 & 2024-25.
• Airport passenger movements are expected to reach 45 million by 2028-29 – up from 19.5
million in 2007-08.
Brisbane: A Growing City
2M 3M in 2031
Greater Brisbane
85% of population
growth outside
Brisbane
43% of job growth
in Brisbane 50% located in
Brisbane LGA
New City Plan Strategic Growth Framework
• Council’s strategy to accommodate
expected growth:
– 290,000 additional jobs located in centres
and major employment areas
– 156,000 additional dwellings:
• 138,000 in Centres and
growth Nodes along
transport Corridors
• 18,000 in greenfield
locations (eg Rochedale)
• Only 7% of Brisbane’s
land area is expected to
experience major growth
through higher densities
Economic Growth and Jobs • By 2031, Brisbane’s economy is expected to double in size and reach
$217 billion
• This growth is forecast to generate an additional 443,000 jobs, bringing
the total number of jobs to 1.5 million.
• Clustering will intensify around key employment hubs such as the inner
city, Australia TradeCoast region and the South-West Industrial Gateway
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Fastest growing areas
by economic sector to
2031 (Brisbane LGA)
Economic Growth and Jobs
Another 50 new CBD buildings expected by 2031
Supporting the City’s Growth
• Council is delivering growth-focused planning policy
– The New City Plan will support growth by:
• Encouraging development along key transport
corridors that connect major employment
centres
• Protecting major industrial areas
– The new City Centre Master Plan will support
growth by:
• Identifying planning opportunities to support
the growth in workers, residents and visitors
within the city centre.
• Increasing development capacity in the city
centre
• Recognising the importance of CBD retail in a
vibrant city heart
• Buses
— 1,255 Buses in the Council fleet
— Youngest large bus fleet in Australia
— 3 High-capacity Busways
— 6,575 Bus stops
— Carrying in excess of 80 million trips p.a.
• Ferries
— 19 City Cats
— 9 Cross River Ferries
— Carrying 6 million passenger trips p.a.
• Rail
— 11 City Rail Lines
— Carrying 55 million passenger trips p.a.
• Network Operating Costs (all modes)
— Average revenue per passenger trip = $2.12
— Average subsidy per passenger trip = $6.77
(Source: TransLink, 2012)
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Snapshot: Public Transport in Brisbane
Transport Planning
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• New growth has been built upon the principles
of Transit Oriented Development – leveraging
off public and active transport
• Aligning growth with the transport network
allows more efficient movement of people and
goods
• Active transport features heavily in meeting
future transport demand.
• Mode share targets in the Transport Plan for
Brisbane 2008-2026 aim to see:
1 in 5 trips made by walking and cycling
13% by public transport (up from 8%)
70% of trips will be made by Private Motor Vehicle
(down from 81%)
24 Hour Mode Share Targets
Transport Planning & Investment
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Continued investment in road and transport infrastructure is critical
Rail and Bus networks both need significant capacity upgrades:
• CRR / Brisbane Underground
• Suburbs 2 City Buslink
Brisbane Long Term Infrastructure Plan
Major BCC led transport projects include:
– Legacy Way Tunnel
– Kingsford Smith Drive
– Tilley Road Extension
– Level crossing elimination
– Corridor Improvements
• 45% ($1.32 billion) of Council’s entire
budget is invested in transport initiatives
• Roads sector: – Legacy Way (completion 2015)
– Level crossing eliminations
– Progressing Kingsford Smith Drive and Wynnum
Road upgrades
– Congestion Reduction Unit initiatives
• Public Transport sector: – Continued investment in new buses and new
depots
– Milton Ferry Terminal (new terminal in the
network)
– Upgrades for ferry terminals
– 2 new CityCats
• Active Transport Sector – $120 million over 4 years
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2013-2014 Budget Highlights
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Funding Challenges
• Limited funding available at all levels of government
– Council controls 95% of the Brisbane Road network (5,600km) but only
receives around 2% of the charges collected by State and Federal
Governments on users of the network
– Current cost recovery mechanisms from developers recovers only a small
proportion of the total cost of infrastructure
– Burden of infrastructure costs on ratepayers
• Competing areas of focus from other levels of government
– BCC taking leadership on the projects that the city needs
• Public Private Partnerships: private investors willing to take on
less risk
– Government must be prepared to take on more risk
– More innovative PPP structures
• Brisbane leading the way in “Capital Recycling”
– BCC transfer of operation and tolling rights on Legacy Way and Go Between
Bridge to QIC for upfront fees (and possible portion of tolling revenue) would
save $650 million in order to progress Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade.