Release of latest research into Managing Transport Demand (VNF 2017/042)






Infrastructure Victoria is researching ways to manage Melbourne’s transport demand to make it as easy as possible for everyone to get around.

As part of our research, they have been examining when, where and why people travel and have today released new modelling which provides a picture of travel patterns on Melbourne’s transport network.

The new approach to modelling is a significant first for Australia and provides interesting insights into how people moved around the transport network in 2015 and forecasts some significant changes to travel patterns in 2030.

The model predicts that in 2030:

• there will be an extra 3.5 million trips everyday across Melbourne’s transport network
• train, tram and bus trips will grow by 75 per cent
• Melbourne is likely to remain a car dominated city, with driving still accounting for more than 70 per cent of trips.

Infrastructure Victoria  also surveyed drivers who regularly travel during peak times to explore people’s travel behaviour and attitudes. The survey found that most people who drive in peak prefer a predictable journey time that takes longer, than an unpredictable journey time that is usually quicker.

The survey further found that around 1 in 4 drivers could change the time they travel and around 1 in 3 could change the way they travel. This could potentially take significant pressure off the roads, now and in the future.

The modelling and community survey results will be used to inform the next phase of Infrastructure Victoria’s research program. In 2018 they will look at a range of short and medium term options that can help manage transport demand.

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Zoran Kostadinoski
Regional Manager VIC / TAS / SA

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