❓ Ms. Winton asks the Minister for Transport how the Metronet project will create a liveable environment and increase access to public transport. The Minister outlines the integrated plan to increase housing density around public transport nodes.
AnsweredQoN 85Legislative Assembly
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METRONET — PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
85. Ms S.E. WINTON to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to delivering the state's biggest
investment in public transport. Can the minister outline to the house how
building Metronet will address this government's priority of creating a
liveable environment and helping more people to live closer to public
transport?
TRANSPORT
85. Ms S.E. WINTON to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's commitment to delivering the state's biggest
investment in public transport. Can the minister outline to the house how
building Metronet will address this government's priority of creating a
liveable environment and helping more people to live closer to public
transport?
AnswerView source ↗
That was a very good question. I thank
the member for Wanneroo for that question.
We heard the Premier outline the government's
priorities this morning, making sure that we have a targeted response to the
many issues facing Western Australia today. Metronet is a coordinated
integrated plan. It is not just about the infrastructure; it is about the
housing we can develop around that infrastructure. So one of the priorities is
to build Metronet, but also to increase the amount of homes adjacent to major
public transport nodes. Under the definitions, currently over 332 000 homes in
the metropolitan area can be described as transit-orientated. We are making a target
of another 150 000 new homes—a 45 per cent increase. We want to
continually focus on building the infrastructure, building the new stations,
upgrading the stations, making sure our high-frequency bus routes are operating
effectively, and targeting our infill around public sector nodes.
We all know that we want younger
people to be connected to services and education institutions, and we want
older people to be able to access public transport and have more choice of
housing closer to public transport infrastructure. It is about a coordinated
way, it is about setting a target for government—whether it is me, the
Minister for Housing, Minister for Water or Minister for Energy—in how
we spend our infrastructure, making sure we all focus on creating more places
to live closer to public transport.
the member for Wanneroo for that question.
We heard the Premier outline the government's
priorities this morning, making sure that we have a targeted response to the
many issues facing Western Australia today. Metronet is a coordinated
integrated plan. It is not just about the infrastructure; it is about the
housing we can develop around that infrastructure. So one of the priorities is
to build Metronet, but also to increase the amount of homes adjacent to major
public transport nodes. Under the definitions, currently over 332 000 homes in
the metropolitan area can be described as transit-orientated. We are making a target
of another 150 000 new homes—a 45 per cent increase. We want to
continually focus on building the infrastructure, building the new stations,
upgrading the stations, making sure our high-frequency bus routes are operating
effectively, and targeting our infill around public sector nodes.
We all know that we want younger
people to be connected to services and education institutions, and we want
older people to be able to access public transport and have more choice of
housing closer to public transport infrastructure. It is about a coordinated
way, it is about setting a target for government—whether it is me, the
Minister for Housing, Minister for Water or Minister for Energy—in how
we spend our infrastructure, making sure we all focus on creating more places
to live closer to public transport.
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