Page 4053 - Week 12 - Thursday, 20 October 2005
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Mr Corbell: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Northbound Route 34 bus, 8:40am on 9 September 2005 had reached its maximum passenger capacity.
(2) Yes.
(3) (a)(i) Patronage is monitored weekly and service adjustments are made to ensure sufficient bus capacity meets patronage demand. This is particularly important with the continuing rising trend of adult worker patronage. It is not a usual occurrence for stops to be skipped, as service adjustments are made as demand grows.
(ii) Refer Answer (3)(a)(i)
(iii) Refer Answer (3)(a)(i)
(b)(i) Refer Answer (3)(a)(i)
(ii) Refer Answer (3)(a)(i)
(iii) Refer Answer (3)(a)(i)
(4) No.
(5) An additional service is provided during school term. Patronage is monitored weekly and service adjustments are made to ensure sufficient bus capacity meets patronage demand.
(6) Refer Answer (5).
(7) Refer Answer (5). The augment runs as a Route 34 and usually effectively caters for additional school children patronage.
(8) ACTION operates a total of 315 school services daily and are provided independently from the regular route services. ACTION gives priority for dedicated school services to schools that do not have close access to the standard route services.
Transport—ACTION services
(Question No 650)
Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Planning, upon notice, on 21 September 2005:
(1) What bus services provide direct access to the Canberra Eye Hospital that has recently moved its premises to Wormald Street, North Symonston;
(2) If there are no bus services why not and will a service be implemented;
(3) Is it acceptable that the bus routes 35, 36, 38, 39 listed for the eye hospital can only drop patients on the other side of the Monaro Highway, making it near impossible for patients to access due to natural and unnatural hazards; if so, why;
(4) Is it acceptable that the two services that do run closer to the eye hospital (number 83 and the reverse route number 86) only run to and from the Woden interchange, forcing passengers to transfer buses at least once if they are coming from other regions; if so, why;
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