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carbon emissions, (iii) active travel, (iv) employment through economic growth and development stimulated by Light Rail, (b) can the Minister provide the modelling used to support the claim that “business and commercial growth” is “on-track” and (c) does the Government intend to make public the modelling when it does become available.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(a) and (c): Data in relation to road traffic congestion, carbon emissions, active travel and employment through economic growth and development stimulated by Light Rail will become available from the next ABS Census which will be conducted in August 2021. This information will be public information.
(b) Section 5.2 of the Project Delivery Report sets out the sites where significant urban renewal has commenced, and in some cases been completed, since 2016. From November 2016 to March 2019, the value of development approvals granted along Northbourne Avenue exceeded $394m.
Government—pedal boats
(Question No 2604)
Mr Coe asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 2 August 2019 (redirected to the Treasurer):
(1) What was the (a) process, (b) timeline and (c) cost or revenue, associated with the National Capital Authority taking possession of pedal boats owned by the ACT Government.
(2) How many pedal boats were provided to the National Capital Authority.
(3) How many pedal boats were not able to be provided or were in too poor condition to be provided to the National Capital Authority.
(4) Why did the ACT Government not take steps to dispose, sell, otherwise make use of the pedal boats in some way similar to the National Capital Authority or make the pedal boats available to the public.
(5) What was the value of the pedal boats provided to the National Capital Authority.
(6) What was the total number of months the pedal boats have been owned and unused by the ACT Government.
(7) What is the breakdown of assets associated with the purchase of the pedal boat business the ACT Government still holds, and what is the value of those assets.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1 (a) The National Capital Authority (NCA) contacted ACT Property Group (ACTPG) in April 2019 expressing their interest in securing the pedal boats whilst they were exploring the possibility of featuring the boats in November’s Design Canberra Festival.
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