Platform Change 0084P

Chapter:
30 - Transport
Mover:
Louise Crossman
Paragraph(s):
45 - 45
Seconder:
Page Number:
N/A
Source:
Branch: Southside Sunday
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Platform Change

Transport infrastructure supporting people with different mobility needs

Insert new paragraph 45

45. Ensure that the ACT's transport infrastructure is equipped to support people with different mobility needs, such as those with prams, in wheelchairs, with walkers, on bikes, or scooters
Original Paragraph 45
Encourage the use of environmentally responsible and economically efficient modes of transport such as public transport, bicycles, motor cycles and the use of carpooling and "park and ride" by:
  1. Providing improved parking facilities for bicycles and motor cycles;
  2. Setting fees and charges to reflect the economic and environmental costs and benefits associated with each mode of transport (In accordance with our Pricing Policy); and
  3. Establishing additional bus lanes and other priority measures for public transport.
  4. Running TravelSmart campaigns based on cost-effective and successful programs operating in other major cities.