Master Plan 2009 - Sydney Airport
Master Plan 2009 - Sydney Airport
Master Plan 2009 - Sydney Airport
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As indicated in Chapter 4, it is estimated that in<br />
just one year, the jobs provided or generated by<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> will deliver around $286 million<br />
in payroll tax revenue to the NSW Government,<br />
or more than $1.2 billion over the next four<br />
years. Over the 20 year planning period, the total<br />
contribution to NSW Government revenue will be<br />
several billion dollars.<br />
10.3 Sustainable transport<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong>’s AGTP aims to promote noncar<br />
modes of access to and from <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong><br />
and, in particular, public transport and cycling.<br />
The AGTP was the first major ground transport<br />
statement from an Australian airport and it aims<br />
to address the issue of sustainable access for<br />
passengers, visitors and staff. The AGTP has<br />
identified a range of sustainable short, medium and<br />
long term initiatives to provide all travellers with<br />
efficient modes of transportation to and from the<br />
<strong>Airport</strong>.<br />
Mode share proportions identified from research<br />
undertaken for the AGTP are presented in Figure<br />
10.1. This graphic shows that non-private car<br />
travel to the airport represents more than 50% of<br />
all trips by passengers and staff. This exceeds<br />
the <strong>Sydney</strong> average for the same classification of<br />
modes which was recorded as 31% for all trips in<br />
the 2006 Household Travel Survey3 .<br />
Figure 10.1 Mode share for access<br />
to <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong><br />
Source: <strong>Airport</strong> Ground Travel <strong>Plan</strong> Scoping Study, July 2005<br />
Rental 5%<br />
Car Drop Off 15%<br />
Park Car 29%<br />
Other 1%<br />
Bus 4%<br />
Minibus 10%<br />
Train 11%<br />
Taxi 25%<br />
10.0 landside Access – <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Concept<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> is committed to working with<br />
the NSW Government and transport operators<br />
to develop secure, reliable, cost effective and<br />
sustainable transport options – particularly<br />
public transport and cycling – for the local<br />
community and travelling public. In planning for<br />
the International and Domestic Precincts, through<br />
the completed AGTP, <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> is committed<br />
to increasing the public transport mode share by a<br />
further five per cent by 2024.<br />
As one step to achieve this, <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong><br />
aims to improve access to and enhance public<br />
transport facilities at the <strong>Airport</strong>, ensuring that<br />
each transport interchange is clean, accessible<br />
and secure to improve the quality of experience<br />
for public transport users. This will be combined<br />
with improvements to directional signage that will<br />
enhance legibility and accessibility that will in turn<br />
increase awareness of public transport services.<br />
The forecast increase in passengers using<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> (see Chapter 5), together with<br />
the projected increase in mode share by public<br />
transport, provides an opportunity for a substantial<br />
increase in the number of passengers using train<br />
services to <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong>. The NSW Government<br />
‘Clearways’ program provides the opportunity to<br />
increase the number of rail services to the airport<br />
from 12 to 20 trains per hour in each direction.<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> supports the NSW Government<br />
program to improve passenger rail services to the<br />
airport.<br />
Other recommended improvements to the train<br />
services include extending off-peak operating<br />
hours to encourage use by shift staff and<br />
improving connections at Wolli Creek for upgraded<br />
Cronulla line trains which provide commuter<br />
access to a significant staff catchment area.<br />
<strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> also encourages the introduction<br />
of new rail-based products such as a dedicated<br />
<strong>Airport</strong> Shuttle running directly from the <strong>Sydney</strong><br />
CBD to the <strong>Airport</strong> and improved connecting<br />
services from Western <strong>Sydney</strong> and other centres<br />
such as the Central Coast, Newcastle and<br />
Wollongong.<br />
To help maximise the use of these additional train<br />
services (especially by airport employees), <strong>Sydney</strong><br />
<strong>Airport</strong> has identified and responded to an issue<br />
of concern with respect to the <strong>Airport</strong> Rail Link,<br />
the private operator of the Green Square, Mascot,<br />
Domestic <strong>Airport</strong> and International <strong>Airport</strong> stations<br />
on CityRail’s <strong>Airport</strong> and East Hills line. <strong>Sydney</strong><br />
<strong>Airport</strong> has made a submission to the NSW<br />
3 For trips by residents in the <strong>Sydney</strong> Statistical Division on an Average Weekday (2006 Household Travel Survey Summary Report, 2008 Release, Transport Data Centre)<br />
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