❓ Question on Notice regarding funding and criteria for upgrading bus stops to meet disability access standards in Western Australia. The answer provides budget allocations, upgrade numbers, costs, funding ratios, and selection criteria.
AnsweredQoN 2942Legislative Assembly
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(1) How much is allocated in the state budget to the upgrade bus-stops to meet current disability access standards in: (a) 2014–2015; (b) 2015–2016; (c) 2016–2017; and (d) 2017–2018? (2) What bus stops have already been selected for upgrading in 2013–2014? (3) How much is allocated for each bus stop in (2)? (4) What bus-stops were upgraded in: (a) 2012–2013; and (b) 2013–2014? (5) What was the final cost to upgrade each bus stop in 4(a) and (b)? (6) What is the funding ratio between state and local governments to upgrade bus stops? (7) How are bus stops to be upgraded, identified and selected? (8) What criteria is used to identify priority locations? (9) Does the criteria require that the full length of the bus route be upgraded at the same time? (10) Is it a requirement that upgraded bus stops have footpath access to them? (11) If no, how are people with disabilities expected to access the upgraded bus stop?
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Answered
23 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
36 days
(1) State budget allocations for the Public Transport Authority's (PTA) Bus Stop
Accessibility Works Program include:
(a) $3 924 000.
(b) $4 052 000.
(c) $4 183 000.
(d) $4 319 000.
(2) Approximately 633 bus stops have been identified for upgrade in 2014-15.
(3) Approximately $6 200 per bus stop.
(4)(a) 650 stops were upgraded.
(b) 610 stops were upgraded.
(5) The final cost to upgrade the bus stops for (4)(a) was for the amount of $4 764 000 and (4)(b) was for the amount of $5 458 000. It should be noted that for the PTA to provide this information for each individual bus stop would require the agency to expend an unreasonable amount of resources to collate the information.
(6) Upgrades under the PTA's Bus Stop Accessibility Works Program are 100 per cent funded by the State Government. Some Local Governments also elect to undertake a limited number of bus stop upgrades as part of their road and footpath upgrade projects.
(7) Current practice is to select bus stops along high patronage routes. Bus routes known to be the subject of future route changes are specifically avoided. Approximately 50 stops per annum are allocated to specific requests received from people with disabilities or representatives groups.
(8) Priority locations are identified from specific upgrade requests received from people with disabilities or representative groups that use nominated bus stops.
(9) Upgrading all bus stops along an entire bus route is PTA's preferred approach.
(10) Yes, if a local footpath is nearby. There are some areas of Perth where the existing footpath network is extremely inadequate and it is not the responsibility of the PTA to undertake Local Government functions.
(11) Not applicable
Accessibility Works Program include:
(a) $3 924 000.
(b) $4 052 000.
(c) $4 183 000.
(d) $4 319 000.
(2) Approximately 633 bus stops have been identified for upgrade in 2014-15.
(3) Approximately $6 200 per bus stop.
(4)(a) 650 stops were upgraded.
(b) 610 stops were upgraded.
(5) The final cost to upgrade the bus stops for (4)(a) was for the amount of $4 764 000 and (4)(b) was for the amount of $5 458 000. It should be noted that for the PTA to provide this information for each individual bus stop would require the agency to expend an unreasonable amount of resources to collate the information.
(6) Upgrades under the PTA's Bus Stop Accessibility Works Program are 100 per cent funded by the State Government. Some Local Governments also elect to undertake a limited number of bus stop upgrades as part of their road and footpath upgrade projects.
(7) Current practice is to select bus stops along high patronage routes. Bus routes known to be the subject of future route changes are specifically avoided. Approximately 50 stops per annum are allocated to specific requests received from people with disabilities or representatives groups.
(8) Priority locations are identified from specific upgrade requests received from people with disabilities or representative groups that use nominated bus stops.
(9) Upgrading all bus stops along an entire bus route is PTA's preferred approach.
(10) Yes, if a local footpath is nearby. There are some areas of Perth where the existing footpath network is extremely inadequate and it is not the responsibility of the PTA to undertake Local Government functions.
(11) Not applicable
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