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4.8.4 ROSSACK DRIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE<br />

The proposed new public transport interchange at Rossack Drive would encourage<br />

the use <strong>of</strong> public transport for long and shorter distance trips by people in western<br />

sections <strong>of</strong> the <strong>growth</strong> area and in existing <strong>urban</strong> areas to the north, potentially as<br />

far as Deakin University. The interchange would have excellent road access via<br />

the east-west link road facilitating park-and-ride for people in the <strong>growth</strong> area, near<br />

Rossack Drive, and those further to the south and west. It also <strong>of</strong>fers the potential<br />

for a relatively direct link to Deakin University.<br />

4.8.5 SUB-REGIONAL TRANSIT ROUTE<br />

A high-quality public transport link should be provided between the existing rail line<br />

and the <strong>plan</strong>ned Major Activity Centre, with the potential to extend towards<br />

Torquay, to encourage the use <strong>of</strong> public transport for people in the southern part <strong>of</strong><br />

the <strong>growth</strong> area and to provide access to the centre for people outside the <strong>growth</strong><br />

area. This public transport link should be designed to accommodate a range <strong>of</strong><br />

different high-quality public transport modes <strong>of</strong>fering links to central <strong>Geelong</strong>, North<br />

<strong>Geelong</strong> and central Melbourne.<br />

The proposed public transport link should be designed so that it has maximum<br />

integration with the <strong>urban</strong> form <strong>of</strong> the Major Activity Centre, with a strong public<br />

transit focus. The alignment <strong>of</strong> the public transport link is designed to meet the<br />

eastern edge <strong>of</strong> the Major Activity Centre, where a public transport interchange can<br />

serve as an ‘anchor’.<br />

Park and Ride facilities should not be provided at the Major Activity Centre<br />

interchange, as they would fragment the centre and the interchange at Rossack<br />

Drive will be more accessible by car—particularly once the <strong>Geelong</strong> Ring Road is<br />

constructed. The local transit services are intended to replace the need for park<br />

and ride for Armstrong Creek residents. Instead, the interchange will be focused<br />

on people who arrive on foot, cycle or the local transit services.<br />

There is potential to extend the link further south. Significant upgrades were<br />

recently implemented to an existing high-quality trunk public transport service<br />

between <strong>Geelong</strong> and Torquay, which is capable <strong>of</strong> further upgrading.<br />

ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)<br />

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