Achieving Transport Oriented Development Through State

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Achieving Transport Oriented Development Through
State Local Government Partnerships
Year of the Built Environment International
Speakers Seminar and CCPTM Workshop

• 3 June 2004
• Bruce James - Director
• (Transport Planning Branch)
• Queensland Transport

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Overview

• The Issue Achieving Transport Oriented
  Development (TOD)
• Resources and Relations
• Case Studies Opportunities
• Institutional Arrangements
• WA approach a model for Qld?

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The Issue Achieving TOD

• Why achieve TOD?
• Reduce private car travel
• Improve level of access
• Improve safety
• Diversify land uses
• Barriers
• Lack of coordination between agencies
• Statutory planning obstacles
• Community Resistance
• Land ownership configurations

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Resources and Relations
LOCAL
AVAILABLE LAND
REGULATION
SUCCESS
STATE
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Case Studies Opportunities

• Enquiry By Design Workshops (EBD)
• Objectives/Benefits
• to determine what is possible
• to enable many stakeholders to be involved
• to allow participants to step
• outside the constraints of formal roles
• to think creatively
• to consider a wide range of options

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Case Studies Opportunities

• Western Australian Experiences
• Subi Centro
• Midland
• Armadale

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Case Studies Opportunities

• Cairns Opportunity
• Cannon Park Racecourse
• 50 hectares
• 3km from CBD

BUSWAY
CANNON PARK RACE-COURSE
CAIRNS
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Institutional Arrangements

• A different approach is needed
• Western Australian Model

• Board
• Independent chair
• State government
• Local government

• Powers
• Regulation
• State provides planning powers
• Powers of acquisition
• Land holdings
• State
• Council

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WA approach a model for Qld?(1)

• Site identification
• - Trigger for QT is a public transport
  node/link
• (2) Enquiry by Design process
• - determine what is possible
• (3) Business case
• (4) Legislation

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WA approach a model for Qld?(2)

• Create board
• - transfer land
• - develop scheme regulations policy
• (6) Implementation
• - Build infrastructure
• - Subdivide
• - Sell land/air rights
• (7) Developers build and sell

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Conclusion

• New Planning approach required
• i.e. Enquiry by design
• Different institutional
• arrangements i.e. State/ local partnership
• Good planning code required

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Thank you

• For further information contact
• Bruce James
• Director (Transport Planning)
• Queensland Transport
• GPO Box 1549
• Brisbane Qld 4001
• Ph [phone]
• Email bruce.g.james_at_transport.qld.gov.au