❓ Mr. Tinley questions changes to bus route 513, including reasons, consultation, costs, and service coverage. The response details service improvements, consultation locations, cost savings, catchment area changes, and time savings.
AnsweredQoN 3148Legislative Assembly
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I refer to changes that were made to bus route 513 and ask: (a) why was the route 513 changed; (b) what public consultation occurred prior to the change in route; (c) what is the additional cost of service kilometres for the new route; (d) how many houses were serviced by the route prior to 1 June 2014; (e) how many houses are serviced by the revised route post 1 June 2014; and (f) how much faster is the new 513 route compared with the previous route?
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Answered
20 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
(a) The Route 513 bus service was changed to reduce the travel times for the majority of passengers and to minimise service duplication with the new Route 512 bus service.
(b) Transperth staff members were present at the following times and locations to discuss the proposed service changes:
· Murdoch station on Thursday 20 March 2014 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
· Kardinya Park Shopping Centre on Saturday 22 March 2014 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
· Phoenix Park Shopping Centre on Thursday 27 March 2014 from 2:00pm to 7:00pm and Saturday 29 March 2014 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
(c) The new Route 513 bus service requires 17,809 less annual service kilometres, representing a saving of approximately $90,000 per annum.
(d-e)
Transperth catchment analysis evaluates the spatial catchments of bus routes, not the number of households. The introduction of new Route 512 bus service combined with the improved Route 513 bus service covers a much greater catchment area than the area covered by the old Route 513 bus service.
(f) Most trips had their runtimes shortened with the introduction of the new Route 513, with the greatest time saving being 7 minutes.
(b) Transperth staff members were present at the following times and locations to discuss the proposed service changes:
· Murdoch station on Thursday 20 March 2014 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
· Kardinya Park Shopping Centre on Saturday 22 March 2014 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
· Phoenix Park Shopping Centre on Thursday 27 March 2014 from 2:00pm to 7:00pm and Saturday 29 March 2014 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
(c) The new Route 513 bus service requires 17,809 less annual service kilometres, representing a saving of approximately $90,000 per annum.
(d-e)
Transperth catchment analysis evaluates the spatial catchments of bus routes, not the number of households. The introduction of new Route 512 bus service combined with the improved Route 513 bus service covers a much greater catchment area than the area covered by the old Route 513 bus service.
(f) Most trips had their runtimes shortened with the introduction of the new Route 513, with the greatest time saving being 7 minutes.
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