00:01The sound of rowdy bus users is terrible for Jim G's massage business.
00:07That's not really good for our customer because our customer is asking for relaxing.
00:11He's one of many business owners on St John's Street who are frustrated by anti-social behaviour at nearby bus
00:18stops.
00:19For years the Launceston council has made failed attempts to move the bus stops.
00:24The council now plans to redevelop the area at an estimated cost of between 15 and 25 million dollars.
00:33I don't think we should spend 15 million or 25 million on that because that's too much.
00:38It was a shock to me when it was pointed out in the tender documents that 15 to 25 million
00:44dollars was the price range that we're talking about.
00:47Documents included in a recently advertised design tender for a nation first step and ride say the redeveloped bus interchange
00:56will improve safety through elements like clear sight lines and passive surveillance.
01:01Data from Tasmania police shows youth offending in the Launceston CBD fell in the past financial year with 230 10
01:11to 17 year olds committing offences compared to 337 the year before.
01:17The age group committing the highest number of offences was consistently 25 to 34 year olds.
01:24A lot of the young people who would be spending time in the mall are not causing any problems at
01:29all.
01:30But Dr Gazzoni says broader approaches tend to be better at reducing antisocial behaviour.
01:37We introduce further supports for these young people that would be one form of deterring that behaviour but also to
01:44seek to address some of the root causes for that behaviour as well.
01:49Mr G says there's other ways the council could support business owners.
01:53Give some rebate to customers to let them spend more money in the city area or we can just reduce
02:00the parking fee.
02:01We'll see.
02:02We'll see.
02:02We'll see.
02:03We'll see.
02:05We'll see.
02:06We'll see.
02:07We'll see.
