Time management – a solution to Hobart’s peak traffic issues

Alderman Marti Zucco is proposing an innovating idea that would potentially change and assist in the peak time morning and evening traffic for the City of Hobart.

Alderman Zuccos idea is simply changing the start times of employes and staggering their start times in the morning

Alderman Zucco will propose to the HCC that starting times for employees are staggered from 8am to 10 am at half hour intervals. The current workforce of the HCC is around 700 employees and by staggering their commencement times this could be part of assisting in the peak time in the morning and evening.

Alderman Zucco has discussed the concept with the Hobart City Council General manager who is actively considering the idea.

Alderman Zucco is also seeking that the HCC write to the State Government to also consider this approach with Government departments.

Alderman Zucco further added that larger Hobart City based business should also give consideration to stagger employee commencement times as this also may have a flow on effect

Alderman Zucco also pointed out that is the education department in consultation with all schools on a potential staggering of school starting times even at 15 minute interval that may also assist in the peak morning and afternoon traffic.

As an example two schools in a short radius from each other could develop a differential time for class commencement times that could assist in the morning rush to have all students at the school at the same time.

Hobart may have no need to consider spending thousands of dollars to fix the traffic issues it may simply be just a “time management measure” to resolve a problem.

Making adjustments to “time” is not a costly exercise and can easily be implemented and minimal cost if Local and State Government in consultation with business and the education department sit down and develop a “time solution” for Hobart’s traffic issues.

I have had discussions regarding this idea with favorable response thus far.

Changing how and what we do on a regular basis is simple Time management and if Time management can assist in providing solutions to other issues such as traffic then is only the Time we need to deliver the solutions that will save Time on the roads ultimately giving us more Time to spend at home before and after work.
MARTI ZUCCO – City of Hobart – Alderman