Suggestions centred on ideas people had for making central city freight delivery easier. Many of the suggestions described fine detail actions or initiatives for different parts of the central city, for example to for carriers supported by ‘building code mandate ‘safedrop’ areas security tech’. A total of 50 suggestions were received, making them most frequent type of response. General comments were a close second with 49. Primary areas of interest The draft plan included the following themes: Theme 1: Local area planning Theme 2: Public transport Theme 3: Freight initiatives Theme 4: Technology and communication Theme 5: Regulation Theme 3: Freight initiatives was the most popular theme with substantially more comments than any other theme (21 comments). A number of comments directly responded or related to actions in the draft plan. The action that received the most attention was and support the piloting of new and Action 3.1: ‘Encourage with a range of responses suggesting freight initiatives to pilot and support for innovative technologies...’, cargo bikes. A number of comments related to the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct, calling for trials or freight innovations. The draft plan highlighted the opportunities presented by the redevelopment of the QVM. The interest generated through the consultation confirms the need to explore the detailed infrastructure requirements of QVM and build freight requirements into the assessment. There was support for trialling projects and four submitters expressed an interest in participating in future trials. The draft plan calls for Council to support private sector trialling and innovation. Submission comment breakdown Response to submissions Overview The final plan has been updated to reflect the submissions made during the draft plan consultation. Each submission was broken down into individual comments and each comment was analysed, assessed and responded to. These responses were collated into five groups for action on the draft plan. These action groups are explained below. Include Relevant comments for inclusion in the final draft (for example, ideas that fill a gap in the draft). Examples include: significant gap is the absence of any consideration of road safety. Conflict between heavy vehicles and ‘A vulnerable road users is a particular concern.’
Suggestions centred on ideas people had for making central city freight delivery easier. Many of the suggestions described fine detail actions or initiatives for different parts of the central city, for example ‘building code to mandate ‘safedrop’ areas for carriers supported by security tech’. A total of 50 suggestions were received, making them most frequent type of response. General comments were a close second with 49. Primary areas of interest The draft plan included the following themes: Theme 1: Local area planning Theme 2: Public transport Theme 3: Freight initiatives Theme 4: Technology and communication Theme 5: Regulation Theme 3: Freight initiatives was the most popular theme with substantially more comments than any other theme (21 comments). A number of comments directly responded or related to actions in the draft plan. The action that received the most attention was Action 3.1: ‘Encourage and support the piloting of new and innovative technologies...’, with a range of responses suggesting freight initiatives to pilot and support for cargo bikes. A number of comments related to the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct, calling for trials or freight innovations. The draft plan highlighted the opportunities presented by the redevelopment of the QVM. The interest generated through the consultation confirms the need to explore the detailed infrastructure requirements of QVM and build freight requirements into the assessment. There was support for trialling projects and four submitters expressed an interest in participating in future trials. The draft plan calls for Council to support private sector trialling and innovation. Submission comment breakdown Response to submissions Overview The final plan has been updated to reflect the submissions made during the draft plan consultation. Each submission was broken down into individual comments and each comment was analysed, assessed and responded to. These responses were collated into five groups for action on the draft plan. These action groups are explained below. Include Relevant comments for inclusion in the final draft (for example, ideas that fill a gap in the draft). Examples include: ‘A significant gap is the absence of any consideration of road safety. Conflict between heavy vehicles and vulnerable road users is a particular concern.’