Identification of solutions
Stage 2 of the Local Impacts Committee work on Tasks 2 & 3 was to develop solutions to the problems at the 20 priority action locations. The process is shown below.
Stage 2 Process
The process involved stakeholder, technical and community input into developing solutions.
It began with a brainstorming workshop that identified potential solutions at the 20 priority action locations. These were considered initially as being either ‘scoped’ or ‘concept’ projects – ‘scoped’ being generally simple-to-envisage, low cost / high value solutions that could be built (or introduced) soon; ‘concept’ projects were more complex, involving significant planning, higher cost and longer-term implementation.
These LIC-endorsed potential solutions were then presented at two community forums held in December 2004, followed by a period of six weeks during which community feedback was received and analysed. See Stage 2 Community Consultation Report.
As analysis progressed, these ‘scoped’ and ‘concept’ projects were reclassified into ‘short-term projects’ and ‘long-term projects’ that addressed LIC tasks 2 and 3.
Short-term projects included physical projects (for example the lengthening of a right turn lane), and planning projects (for example a planning study to assess the implications of bus lanes).
The analysis of each short-term project included developing preliminary designs, budget estimates, assessing traffic time savings, economic analysis (benefit-cost ratio), assessing environmental and social implications, and comments received from the community.
The assessment of short-term planning projects and all long-term projects included consultation with stakeholders to assess current status, funding implications, and whether any information was needed to finalise decisions.
Stage 2 Summary of project assessments describes the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the analysis of projects.
The Committee’s overall recommendations are contained in the Local Impacts Committee Final Report.
