2. ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Accessibility to public transport, in terms of service coverage, is measured as the proportion of Property Street Addresses (PSAs) within the Perth Public Transport Area (PPTA) which are within 500 metres of a Transperth stop providing an acceptable level of service. The PPTA defines the core operational areas for Transperth services.
“Acceptable Service Level” (ASL) is defined as an hourly service during the day with at least three trips per hour (i.e. at 20 minute intervals) in the peak flow direction in the morning and/or afternoon peaks, excluding dedicated school bus services.
The indicator uses PSA data from Landgate (formerly Department of Land Information) and service information and stop location data from the Transperth Route Information System (TRIS). The measure demonstrates the extent to which the PTA meets its accessibility standards in the Perth metropolitan area.
This is a new measure and comparative data for actuals 2003/04 is not available.
The 2006/07 result demonstrated that the PTA met its accessibility target in the Perth metropolitan area.
There was an increase in both Property Street Addresses (PSA) and the stop count within the PPTA by 1.7% and 5.9% respectively in 2006/07.
Consequently PSAs, less than 500 metres from an ASL stop, increased by 1.6% from 524,054 to 532,271 while PSAs, less than 500 metres from a non-ASL stop, increased by 2.5 % from 147,906 to 151,548.