Ms. Saffioti questions the timeline and rationale behind the Perth Transport Plan for a population of 3.5 million, seeking details on its development and oversight. The Minister provides clarification on the plan's scope and expected completion, linking it to existing planning frameworks and identifying the senior executives involved.

AnsweredQoN 4513Legislative Assembly
Asked
8 September 2015
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to the Perth Transport Plan for $3.5 million and ask: (a) when is the Plan likely to be completed; (b) why is the Plan only now being developed when the Directions 2031 planning strategy was released in 2010; and (c) who are the senior executives on the intergovernmental steering committee overseeing the Plan?

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Answered
13 October 2015
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
35 days
The Member should note that the plan being referred to is for a population of 3.5 million, rather than a monetary figure of $3.5 million.
(a) The plan is expected to be submitted to Government for consideration in 2016.
(b) The Perth Transport Plan for 3.5 million people and beyond is being developed to complement the Western Australian Planning Commission's Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million report and four sub-regional planning frameworks, the drafts of which were released in May 2015.
(c) The senior executives on the intergovernmental steering committee are:
• Director General, Department of Transport
• Director General, Department of Planning
• Chair, Western Australian Planning Commission
• Managing Director, Department of Transport (Policy, Planning and Investment)
• Managing Director, Public Transport Authority
• Managing Director, Main Roads WA

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