❓ A WA parliamentary question explores the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of double-storey car parks at Perth-Mandurah railway stations compared to acquiring additional land, with the Minister acknowledging consideration but highlighting the high cost and potential for alternative solutions like feeder buses.
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PERTH-MANDURAH RAILWAY — CAR PARKING
I refer to question without notice 403. (1) Has the construction of double-storey car parks been considered as an alternative to securing additional land to increase the amount of car parking available? (2) If so, what is the cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus securing additional land? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
I refer to question without notice 403. (1) Has the construction of double-storey car parks been considered as an alternative to securing additional land to increase the amount of car parking available? (2) If so, what is the cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus securing additional land? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(1) Has the construction of double-storey car parks been considered as an alternative to securing additional land to increase the amount of car parking available? (2) If so, what is the cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus securing additional land? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(2) If so, what is the cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus securing additional land? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(1) Has the construction of double-storey car parks been considered as an alternative to securing additional land to increase the amount of car parking available? (2) If so, what is the cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus securing additional land? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(2) If so, what is the cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus securing additional land? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and acknowledge his interest in the area. (1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(1) Yes. (2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
(2) The cost differential between constructing double-storey car parks versus providing additional land is highly variable and dependent on where a particular train station is located and the surrounding land. However, I can say that multi-deck parking is a very expensive option, and we must balance whether the investment required for multi-deck parking is justified or better invested in feeder bus services. Because multi-deck parking bays are an expensive option, they are best considered in major regional centres, where land is at a premium and the cost is high. In future, this could apply to stations such as Murdoch and Stirling.
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