STRATEGIC TRANSPORT PLANNING IN NEW ZEALAND'S TWO MAJOR URBAN AREAS, AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON

Auckland and Wellington Regional Councils have recently developed transport strategies for their city regions. This strategy is required to identify the future transport needs of the region, identify the most desirable means of responding to those needs and identify the appropriate role for each transport mode. It guides infrastructure investment for the next 5 years. The two regions are very different. Auckland is larger, with a widely dispersed population, no dominant employment centre, and a transportation system which is car dominated and experiences significant congestion. Wellington is a smaller region with a strong compact CBD and an effective passenger transport system serving radial movements to the CBD. Strategy development has encompassed setting up multimodal strategic transportation models and, for Auckland, a land use/transport interaction model for strategy testing and using a workshop structure to discuss, debate and develop the strategic options, with the aim of establishing an appropriate balance between road and public transport infrastructure, transport management and pricing - road user charging was specifically investigated. This paper discusses the development of a Regional Land Transport Strategy for the respective urban areas. It discusses the issues in common and contrasts the differences. The proposed strategies for the two regions are compared. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD E200461.

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  WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

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  PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA  Australia  6000
• Authors:
  • ASHLEY, D
  • BRENNAND, A
  • HOUGHTON, D
• Conference:
  • AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM (ATRF), 23RD, 1999, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, VOL 23, PART 1
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 333-48

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Investments; Land use; Mathematical models; Planning; Regional planning; Terrain; Transportation; Transportation modes; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 227: Investment; 356: Land use; 6473: Mathematical model; 8079: New Zealand; 143: Planning; 359: Regional planning; 4035: Terrain; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-7307-2490-5
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM