Leveraging transport disruption to influence change

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensely disrupted many aspects of travel patterns and behaviours in New Zealand. This literature review examined academic and grey literature of previous disruptive events from around the world with a focus on behaviour change and policy developments. The aim of the review was to identify the value of leveraging transport policy change from a disruption and to understand potential approaches. The review found that people’s travel behaviours rapidly change to adapt to a disruptive situation, with the type and extent of behaviour change being directly related to the nature and longevity of the disruption. In most cases, once ‘normal’ conditions resume so too do pre-existing travel behaviours, particularly if there is no change to underlying conditions or a concerted effort to foster long-term change. Transport disruptions can be opportunities to advance policy goals and contribute to long-term transport behaviour change. To achieve this, the literature suggests that a careful, fine-grained system-level response is needed, which rapidly and proactively identifies and acts on appropriate opportunities at the right time. We have identified 10 key lessons or considerations, which can help inform the approaches taken to advance New Zealand’s transport policy goals in the context of COVID-19. Key examples include: a clear vision for the disruption and post-disruption response leveraging existing policy, proactive engagement with vulnerable groups, balancing strong government leadership with community engagement, and synergy between transport solutions, economic recovery, safety and health, inclusivity, climate change and resilience goals. Most importantly, don’t go backwards.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/research/reports/672
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• Corporate Authors:

  New Zealand Transport Agency

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• Authors:
  • Hawley, G
  • Hirsch, L
  • Mackie, H
• Publication Date: 2020-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 55p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 672

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Health; Literature reviews; Public participation; Safety; Transportation planning; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Case study; Change; Health; Literature review; Public participation; Safety; Transport planning; Travel behaviour
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01759803
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• ISBN: 9781988561967
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 9 2020 8:53AM