Draft Gold Coast City Transport Strategy 2031

This consultation has concluded. Information about the consultation, forum comments and related documents are retained for your reference.

New transport strategy to combat congestion

Council released the draft Gold Coast City Transport Strategy 2031 for community consultation. Community feedback from earlier this year helped shape the draft strategy. We then asked for further input from residents to help shape the city’s transport system over the next 20 years.

The public consultation has now closed. During the consultation phase Council asked the community to provide their feedback through a range of different ways including:

  • Reviewing the draft Gold Coast Transport Strategy 2031
  • Completing a quick poll
  • Completing the online survey
  • Attending a 'Kombi Konversation' held throughout the Gold Coast
  • Adding comments to the discussion forum

The community engagement phase started on 16 October and closed on 23 November 2012.

New transport strategy to combat congestion

Council released the draft Gold Coast City Transport Strategy 2031 for community consultation. Community feedback from earlier this year helped shape the draft strategy. We then asked for further input from residents to help shape the city’s transport system over the next 20 years.

The public consultation has now closed. During the consultation phase Council asked the community to provide their feedback through a range of different ways including:

  • Reviewing the draft Gold Coast Transport Strategy 2031
  • Completing a quick poll
  • Completing the online survey
  • Attending a 'Kombi Konversation' held throughout the Gold Coast
  • Adding comments to the discussion forum

The community engagement phase started on 16 October and closed on 23 November 2012.

Discussions: All (7) Open (0)

  • How do you think Council could best create livable spaces?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
    8 Responses
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    Proposed actions to deliver this include:

    • Protecting our coastal strip from worsening congestion by making it a people-focused public transport precinct
    • Preparing transport plans for the city’s key activity centres
    • Undertaking planning studies along public transport corridors to help guide and manage future growth
    • Protecting land near freight routes for freight-generating businesses
    • Developing new communities around sustainable transport

  • How do you think Council could better manage parking on the Gold Coast?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
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    Proposed actions to deliver this include:

    • Developing parking strategies for individual areas and using revenue from parking metres to improve local centres
    • Trialling new parking technologies to make parking easier and to improve regulation
    • Supporting car-sharing schemes to reduce the need to build more car parks
    • Reviewing parking rates along the coastal strip to encourage public transport use and reflect local parking needs
    • Building new park-and-rides

  • How do you think Council could best deliver the next generation of fast, frequent and reliable public transport?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
    11 Responses
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    Proposed actions to deliver this include:

    • Delivering a rapid bus network for the city and simplifying the bus network
    • Reducing the cost of public transport and developing tourist-friendly ticketing products
    • Extending the light rail network across the city and connecting to the heavy rail
    • Building new 'in-fill' train stations and preserving the heavy rail line to Elanora 
    • Delivering flexible public transport services in areas of low demand

  • How do you think Council could boost walking and cycling?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
    5 Responses
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    Proposed actions to deliver this include:

    • Completing coastal cycle and pedestrian routes
    • Building green bridges (for pedestrians and cyclists) in key locations
    • Implementing ‘community boulevards’ and pedestrian priority zones in key locations
    • Developing and implementing a cycle plan for the city, with a focus on building local links to improve connectivity
    • Developing and implementing a pedestrian plan for the city which recommends new pathways for construction

  • How do you think Council could best maximise road performance?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
    2 Responses
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    Proposed actions to deliver this include:

    • Delivering an integrated traffic management centre and synchronising traffic lights
    • Upgrading congested intersections
    • Building a new four-lane arterial road from Coomera to Carrara
    • Upgrading the Pacific Motorway, including widening from Mudgeeraba to Elanora
    • Upgrading Southport-Burleigh Road and introducing clearways

  • How do you think Council can help people change their travel behaviour?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
    1 Response
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    Proposed actions to deliver this include:

    • Expanding the Active School Travel program to change the travel behaviour of future generations
    • Delivering a travel behaviour change program for workplaces
    • Developing a cycling economy
    • Introducing ‘workplace travel plans’ to encourage more sustainable travel to and from work
    • Delivering a travel behaviour change program for communities

  • Do you have any additional comments about the draft transport strategy?

    by Community Engagement Officer 1, about 12 years ago
    6 Responses
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