Derwent River Developing an expanded ferry An expanded ferry service on the Derwent River is In 2009, the Tasmanian Government commissioned ferry service service on the Derwent River likely to achieve the goals/objectives: AECOM to undertake a high level estimation of utilising three routes between infrastructure and service delivery costs associated with By offering another transportation option to access and the establishing an expanded commuter ferry service on the Waterman’s Dock the Hobart CBD which may also increase activity in following areas: Derwent River. the Hobart CBD. The study found that the commercial viability of a potential Bellerive Village By offering a potential alternative to car ferry service (based around the routes, infrastructure and Lindisfarne Montagu Bay transportation which would decrease the vessels adopted in this study) is questionable and would environmental impact of car transportation. Howrah Point require significant subsidy from government to operate. The Government has recently obtained consultant advice on current stakeholder views regarding new ferry services. The report of this work recommends that further analysis be undertaken to estimate the demand for such services. Cycling priority Developing cycling priority Improved cycling infrastructure may improve the The Tasmanian Government could investigate the viability infrastructure along the current viability of cycling as a transportation option and of this option. cycling trail (which runs encourage modal shifts from car transportation (and adjacent to the rail corridor). other forms of transportation) towards cycling. This This could involve the may result in reduced environmental impact of development of crossing transportation. signals or actuated signals to improve safety and convenience. Heritage railway A heritage train operator could Allowing the operation of a heritage train service in the Whilst recognising that this options does not directly be given access to lease the short term could assist to maintain the track bed and address the identified problems, the Government could corridor. protect the corridor for future transport projects which investigate this option further if there were perceived to be can address the identified problems. benefits. The main goals and objectives would not be met by Government involvement in the operation of any heritage this option. rail should be limited to negotiating a lease that protects the long term interests (maintenance of the government’s track bed).
Derwent River ferry service Developing an expanded ferry service on the Derwent River utilising three routes between Waterman’s Dock and the following areas: Bellerive Village Lindisfarne Montagu Bay Howrah Point An expanded ferry service on the Derwent River is likely to achieve the goals/objectives: By offering another transportation option to access the Hobart CBD which may also increase activity in the Hobart CBD. By offering a potential alternative to car transportation which would decrease the environmental impact of car transportation. In 2009, the Tasmanian Government commissioned AECOM to undertake a high level estimation of infrastructure and service delivery costs associated with establishing an expanded commuter ferry service on the Derwent River. The study found that the commercial viability of a potential ferry service (based around the routes, infrastructure and vessels adopted in this study) is questionable and would require significant subsidy from government to operate. The Government has recently obtained consultant advice on current stakeholder views regarding new ferry services. The report of this work recommends that further analysis be undertaken to estimate the demand for such services. Cycling priority Developing cycling priority infrastructure along the current cycling trail (which runs adjacent to the rail corridor). This could involve the development of crossing signals or actuated signals to improve safety and convenience. Improved cycling infrastructure may improve the viability of cycling as a transportation option and encourage modal shifts from car transportation (and other forms of transportation) towards cycling. This may result in reduced environmental impact of transportation. The Tasmanian Government could investigate the viability of this option. Heritage railway A heritage train operator could be given access to lease the corridor. Allowing the operation of a heritage train service in the short term could assist to maintain the track bed and protect the corridor for future transport projects which can address the identified problems. The main goals and objectives would not be met by this option. Whilst recognising that this options does not directly address the identified problems, the Government could investigate this option further if there were perceived to be benefits. Government involvement in the operation of any heritage rail should be limited to negotiating a lease that protects the government’s long term interests (maintenance of the track bed).
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