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Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994
sec.8AObject of pt 2A
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### sec.8A Object of pt 2A
The object of this part is to enable the chief executive to encourage increased integration between land use and transport.
The way the object is to be achieved includes—
ensuring, as far as practicable, development does not have a significant adverse impact on any of the following—
existing or future public passenger transport;
existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
ensuring development addresses any impacts on the development from environmental emissions generated by any of the following—
existing or future public passenger transport;
existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
air particles, fumes, light, noise
ensuring, as far as practicable, public passenger transport offers an attractive alternative to private transport in a way that reduces the overall economic, environmental and social costs of transport; and
promoting urban development that maximises the use of public passenger transport; and
increasing opportunities for people to access public passenger transport, including access by cycling and walking; and
ensuring, as far as practicable, the provision of public passenger transport infrastructure to support public passenger transport; and
ensuring development supports active transport; and
ensuring, as far as practicable, the provision of active transport infrastructure to support active transport.
In this section—
active transport means physical activity undertaken as a means of transport from 1 place to another, including the following—
cycling;
walking;
cycling or walking to a place to access public passenger transport, or from a place after public passenger transport has been used.
active transport infrastructure means infrastructure for use in connection with active transport, including, for example, the following—
a path or walkway for use by pedestrians;
a path, lane or other infrastructure for use by cyclists;
a device or facility designed and constructed for parking bicycles;
an end of trip facility.
end of trip facility means a facility or service at a potential destination for a person engaging in active transport that is designed to make active transport a more attractive, convenient and practical means of transport, including, for example, any of the following—
showers, toilets or wash basins;
areas for changing clothes;
facilities used for grooming purposes, including, for example, mirrors, hair dryers, ironing equipment or outlets for hair dryers and other electrical equipment;
facilities for washing or drying clothes;
service for the provision of towels;
storage facilities for clothing or equipment;
drinking facilities;
services for obtaining equipment that may be used to maintain or repair bicycles, including, for example, air pumps, puncture repair kits, tyre levers and tyre tubes.
s 8A ins 2004 No. 40 s 18
amd 2008 No. 67 s 271 ; 2009 No. 47 s 37 ; 2010 No. 19 s 273
(sec.8A-ssec.1) The object of this part is to enable the chief executive to encourage increased integration between land use and transport.
(sec.8A-ssec.2) The way the object is to be achieved includes— ensuring, as far as practicable, development does not have a significant adverse impact on any of the following— existing or future public passenger transport; existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and ensuring development addresses any impacts on the development from environmental emissions generated by any of the following— existing or future public passenger transport; existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and air particles, fumes, light, noise ensuring, as far as practicable, public passenger transport offers an attractive alternative to private transport in a way that reduces the overall economic, environmental and social costs of transport; and promoting urban development that maximises the use of public passenger transport; and increasing opportunities for people to access public passenger transport, including access by cycling and walking; and ensuring, as far as practicable, the provision of public passenger transport infrastructure to support public passenger transport; and ensuring development supports active transport; and ensuring, as far as practicable, the provision of active transport infrastructure to support active transport.
(sec.8A-ssec.3) In this section— active transport means physical activity undertaken as a means of transport from 1 place to another, including the following— cycling; walking; cycling or walking to a place to access public passenger transport, or from a place after public passenger transport has been used. active transport infrastructure means infrastructure for use in connection with active transport, including, for example, the following— a path or walkway for use by pedestrians; a path, lane or other infrastructure for use by cyclists; a device or facility designed and constructed for parking bicycles; an end of trip facility. end of trip facility means a facility or service at a potential destination for a person engaging in active transport that is designed to make active transport a more attractive, convenient and practical means of transport, including, for example, any of the following— showers, toilets or wash basins; areas for changing clothes; facilities used for grooming purposes, including, for example, mirrors, hair dryers, ironing equipment or outlets for hair dryers and other electrical equipment; facilities for washing or drying clothes; service for the provision of towels; storage facilities for clothing or equipment; drinking facilities; services for obtaining equipment that may be used to maintain or repair bicycles, including, for example, air pumps, puncture repair kits, tyre levers and tyre tubes.
- (a) ensuring, as far as practicable, development does not have a significant adverse impact on any of the following— (i) existing or future public passenger transport; (ii) existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
- (i) existing or future public passenger transport;
- (ii) existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
- (b) ensuring development addresses any impacts on the development from environmental emissions generated by any of the following— (i) existing or future public passenger transport; (ii) existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and Examples of environmental emissions— air particles, fumes, light, noise
- (i) existing or future public passenger transport;
- (ii) existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
- (c) ensuring, as far as practicable, public passenger transport offers an attractive alternative to private transport in a way that reduces the overall economic, environmental and social costs of transport; and
- (d) promoting urban development that maximises the use of public passenger transport; and
- (e) increasing opportunities for people to access public passenger transport, including access by cycling and walking; and
- (f) ensuring, as far as practicable, the provision of public passenger transport infrastructure to support public passenger transport; and
- (g) ensuring development supports active transport; and
- (h) ensuring, as far as practicable, the provision of active transport infrastructure to support active transport.
- (i) existing or future public passenger transport;
- (ii) existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
- (i) existing or future public passenger transport;
- (ii) existing or future public passenger transport infrastructure; and
- (a) cycling;
- (b) walking;
- (c) cycling or walking to a place to access public passenger transport, or from a place after public passenger transport has been used.
- (a) a path or walkway for use by pedestrians;
- (b) a path, lane or other infrastructure for use by cyclists;
- (c) a device or facility designed and constructed for parking bicycles;
- (d) an end of trip facility.
- (a) showers, toilets or wash basins;
- (b) areas for changing clothes;
- (c) facilities used for grooming purposes, including, for example, mirrors, hair dryers, ironing equipment or outlets for hair dryers and other electrical equipment;
- (d) facilities for washing or drying clothes;
- (e) service for the provision of towels;
- (f) storage facilities for clothing or equipment;
- (g) drinking facilities;
- (h) services for obtaining equipment that may be used to maintain or repair bicycles, including, for example, air pumps, puncture repair kits, tyre levers and tyre tubes.