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Councillors were sent a series of questions about the steps they d taken to-date and were still to take to understand their division s views on mass transit to ensure they could accurately represent them in future debates and decision making, as well as their position on light rail, preferred method of mass transit and how they saw mass transit fitting into a broader transport system on the Coast. Here s what your Sunshine Coast councillors had to say: Cr Maria Suarez.
Maria Suarez, Division 9: Ms Suarez said the mass transit corridor was well out of the Division 9 area, so for her it was more a matter of ensuring residents were informed of the consultation.
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Subscriber only Public transport use will have to grow by almost 7 per cent each year for a quarter of a century if Sunshine Coast Council is to achieve its target of 10 per cent of trips being taken on public transport by 2041. The report revealed the rate of usage of public transport in the region had fallen by 2 per cent over the past decade, leaving an ambitious growth rate of 6.6 per cent a year required to reach Sunshine Coast Council s goal of 10 per cent mode share for public transport in 20 years time. The draft report recommended Stage 1 of the Sunshine Coast Mass Transit system, a 13.6km stretch from Maroochydore to Birtinya, be operational by 2027 with construction to start in 2024.