Build a Fair Transport System for Southern Tasmania

The petition of the undersigned residents of Tasmania draws to the attention of the House that:

1. In 2023 the state government plans to spend $65 million on the Southern Outlet's 5th lane, and on a bypass road around Huonville for traffic between Cygnet and Kingston/Hobart, despite all evidence showing extra and bigger roads ultimately make little difference to traffic congestion.
2. The RACT shows people in Hobart spend nearly 20% of income on transport and running private cars. 
3. The Southern Integrated Transport Plan 2010 proposed better use of current infrastructure and services, reducing car dependency and shifting to other transport types.
4. State government policies support increasing public and active transport including the Tasmanian Walking and Cycling fir Active Transport Strategy 2010; Our Infrastructure Future 2019; and Transport Access Strategy 2014.

Your Petitioners therefore request the House to call on the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to review and update the Southern Integrated Transport Plan 2010 by the end of 2023 and implement a fair transport system for all southern region residents with:

• affordable and convenient public transport, given priority on roads;
• walking and cycling path networks, car-pooling and on-demand vehicles;
• a network accessible to people with disabilities; and
• linked timetables, transferable ticketing, and simple route-planning for travellers.