Hamilton City Council
Transport
Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.
Transport
Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.
Invest in safe and separated cycling infrastructure to reduce congestion and tackle climate change.
Maintain half-price fares for public transport.
Increase pay for bus drivers to increase staff numbers and service frequency.
Provide parking bays to people who have to park on the road. Replace diesel guzzling public buses to more environmentally friendly ones.
Improve road network in areas around the boundary of Hamilton so that we can build quality homes without need of infill housing.
Making Te Huia a commuter train by 1) an affordable ticket/monthly pass 2) increasing coaches 3) increasing frequency and 4) Rotokauri development.
Work with central government to provide more funding to improve alternative transport options.
Upgrade footpaths around the city and cut down trees no longer fit for purpose so footpaths are not uplifted again in 5-10 years time.
Advocate to central government to fully subsidise school buses. So there is less congestion on our roads in the mornings and afternoon.
Establish limited-stop bus services across the whole city so services operate more frequently and faster.
Work with central government to achieve a travel speed by train between Hamilton and Auckland that matches the one by car (110 kph).
Push council to have a fully connected bike network across Hamilton by 2030 so people can travel safely and comfortably.
Create safer roads for active modes of transport, eg walkers and bikers.
Improve our city bus service so people have more frequent buses.
Create official parking spaces for e-scooters.
Implement a network of separated safe cycle and mode shift lanes as set out in the Biking and Micro-mobility Plan.
Ensure passenger transport is fair and equitable for everyone and that bus stops and end of trip facilities support the network.
Continue developing safer roads for all users so that no one is seriously injured or killed.
Work with central government to enable additional service frequency on Te Huia between Hamilton and Auckland, including Sundays.
Work to attract international passengers and freight flights back to Hamilton airport.
Work harder to make walking and cycling safer on our streets.
Make public transport free.
Introduce a bus shuttle to Hamilton Airport.
Speed up the delivery of a safe and accessible network for walking, cycling and scootering.
Work with the regional council to deliver a grid of high frequency bus routes (every 15min or less).
Work with schools on School Travel Plans to make it safer for and easier for kids to walk, bike, scooter and bus to school.
Incorporate multi-modal transport planning and design guidance to keep in line with our growth and development.
Make walking and cycling an attractive option to move around our city. I support safer cycle lanes.
Commit to making Hamilton a connected city, allowing all of us to move safely and efficiently.
Ensure planned investment in walking and cycling initiatives (like Eastern Pathways) is followed through and well-designed.
Collaborate with Waikato Regional Council to roll out more frequent, efficient, and convenient bus routes (like The Meteor).
Be ambitious in future transport planning, advocate for additional and improved passenger rail, and extend the Te Huia five-year trial.
Prepare a well researched proposal portraying the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and motorised transport projected over the next 10 years.
Structure a plan to deal with the river frontage. Investigate bridges across the river to deal with demand.
Lobby support to make our airport an international flight destination. It can be done.
Invest in safe and separated cycling infrastructure to reduce congestion and tackle climate change.
Maintain half-price fares for public transport.
Increase pay for bus drivers to increase staff numbers and service frequency.
Provide parking bays to people who have to park on the road. Replace diesel guzzling public buses to more environmentally friendly ones.
Improve road network in areas around the boundary of Hamilton so that we can build quality homes without need of infill housing.
Making Te Huia a commuter train by 1) an affordable ticket/monthly pass 2) increasing coaches 3) increasing frequency and 4) Rotokauri development.
Work with central government to provide more funding to improve alternative transport options.
Upgrade footpaths around the city and cut down trees no longer fit for purpose so footpaths are not uplifted again in 5-10 years time.
Advocate to central government to fully subsidise school buses. So there is less congestion on our roads in the mornings and afternoon.
Establish limited-stop bus services across the whole city so services operate more frequently and faster.
Work with central government to achieve a travel speed by train between Hamilton and Auckland that matches the one by car (110 kph).
Push council to have a fully connected bike network across Hamilton by 2030 so people can travel safely and comfortably.
Create safer roads for active modes of transport, eg walkers and bikers.
Improve our city bus service so people have more frequent buses.
Create official parking spaces for e-scooters.
Implement a network of separated safe cycle and mode shift lanes as set out in the Biking and Micro-mobility Plan.
Ensure passenger transport is fair and equitable for everyone and that bus stops and end of trip facilities support the network.
Continue developing safer roads for all users so that no one is seriously injured or killed.
Work with central government to enable additional service frequency on Te Huia between Hamilton and Auckland, including Sundays.
Work to attract international passengers and freight flights back to Hamilton airport.
Work harder to make walking and cycling safer on our streets.
Make public transport free.
Introduce a bus shuttle to Hamilton Airport.
Speed up the delivery of a safe and accessible network for walking, cycling and scootering.
Work with the regional council to deliver a grid of high frequency bus routes (every 15min or less).
Work with schools on School Travel Plans to make it safer for and easier for kids to walk, bike, scooter and bus to school.
Incorporate multi-modal transport planning and design guidance to keep in line with our growth and development.
Make walking and cycling an attractive option to move around our city. I support safer cycle lanes.
Commit to making Hamilton a connected city, allowing all of us to move safely and efficiently.
Ensure planned investment in walking and cycling initiatives (like Eastern Pathways) is followed through and well-designed.
Collaborate with Waikato Regional Council to roll out more frequent, efficient, and convenient bus routes (like The Meteor).
Be ambitious in future transport planning, advocate for additional and improved passenger rail, and extend the Te Huia five-year trial.
Prepare a well researched proposal portraying the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and motorised transport projected over the next 10 years.
Structure a plan to deal with the river frontage. Investigate bridges across the river to deal with demand.
Lobby support to make our airport an international flight destination. It can be done.
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