The survey, which closed last Monday, gauged interest in a service under which commuters would park their vehicles at Frankton and take a shuttle to and from work in the Queenstown CBD.
The service would aim to provide alternative transport for workers in the resort, while freeing up parking, described as being at a ``premium'' in the town centre, for visitors and residents making shopping and business trips.
While the council had earmarked two possible sites at Frankton for parking - one around Grant Rd, near the Five Mile shopping complex and the other near the BP roundabout on State Highway 6 - the responses from Fernhill-Sunshine Bay and Arthur's Point residents highlighted the need to include other areas.
Of the 428 respondents, 86 lived in Lake Hayes Estate or Shotover Country, 78 in Frankton and 53 in Arrowtown.
The survey asked residents to identify where they lived, by selecting the location closest to them - while Fernhill-Sunshine Bay and Arthur's Point were not included as options, 95 people (22.2%) selected ``other''.
QLDC infrastructure principal planner Tony Pickard said in his summary the price range needed to be ``low''.
``Public transport is seen as expensive currently and parking, although limited in Queenstown, is still cheap or free.''
Of the 368 people who responded to the survey question regarding price, 161 (43.8%) said they would be prepared to pay $2.50 for parking and a daily return trip by shuttle, while 122 (33.2%) said they would pay between $3 and $5.
The responses also indicated a wide range of operating hours and a high frequency of shuttles would be needed to accommodate the mix of ``employment/enjoyment hours'' within the resort, with 217 people (59%) saying a shuttle would need to depart - in each direction - every 15 minutes morning and night to meet their needs, the most popular departure time being 8am (35.9% of respondents).
Return times were listed hourly between 5pm and 9pm - 102 people said a 5pm return trip would meet their needs, but 132 (35.9%) people responded ``Other''.
Mr Pickard said the survey had been ``very helpful''.
``The intention is still to have a trial park-and-ride survey under way by the end of this year.''
