Dr. Brad Pettitt questions the Minister for Transport regarding the abandoned Charles Street planning study, including public support percentages and project costs, and asks if similar projects will be reconsidered. The Minister provides limited information, stating 46% supported the proposal and that the study was part of standard planning activities.

AnsweredQoN 1232Legislative Council
Asked
23 November 2022
Portfolio
Transport

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CHARLES STREET PLANNING STUDY
1232. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
Main Roads has backed down to
community opposition to its plans to widen the road reserve along Charles
Street, stating that less than 50 per cent of people supported it.
(1) What percentage of those
surveyed supported the planning concept?
(2) What percentage of those
surveyed opposed the planning concept?
(3) What was the cost of the now
abandoned Charles Street planning study?
(4) Will other
similar duck-and-dive projects proposed for Applecross, Scarborough and Belmont
be reconsidered in light of this community feedback?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The percentage of
respondents who supported the proposal was 46.
(3) The study was
completed as part of Main Roads Western Australia's standard road
planning activities.
(4) Different
projects produce different consultation results. This was a planning study to
update an existing planning control area.

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