Rowville-Rail-Study-Final-Stage-1-Report-FINAL

influence on the design and operation of the rail link.
3.7 Summary
Final Stage 1 Feasibility Report
Existing and future conditions
In summary, analysis of existing and future transport conditions suggests that the key
‘problems’ that a Rowville rail line may help to address are:
limited transport choices, resulting in high dependence on car use for travel;
high latent demand for rail travel that is evident in the strong growth of rail patronage in
recent years;
increasing traffic demand and the attendant delay, congestion and safety issues; and
increasing energy use and emissions from transport.
The steadily increasing pressures on the road system due to growth of Melbourne in general
will exacerbate existing traffic congestion.
The Rowville rail line area includes places that are increasingly important to the future growth
and productivity of Melbourne, especially in and around Monash University Clayton campus.
Their development potential would be enhanced by improved public transport accessibility
and capacity, which in turn suggests that land developers should be expected to contribute to
the cost of providing such improvements; perhaps it should be a precondition of planning
approval for major developments.
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