New Plymouth District 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.
Create a council-operated mobility service for the elderly and disabled with better equipment to cater to a range of needs.
Divide bus routes into smaller loops with optimised handover points, allowing for a more accurate timetable to be created and adhered to.
Review traffic light cycles and apply optimisations, extend the green lights at some intersections and add more designated turning signals.
Encourage use of active transport such as walking and cycling through safe infrastructure.
Keep putting pressure on Waka Kotahi to improve safety of state highways.
Work with TRC to trial a high-frequency cross-town bus route and if successful encourage investment in improving overall bus services.
Extend cycleways progressively, adapted to local conditions and concerns.
Improve public transport by increasing bus frequency on key routes, inter-town buses, e-buses and co-design with local community experts.
Lobby government to encourage transport electrification, including uptake of EVs, freight and passenger trains and e-buses.
Create a council-operated mobility service for the elderly and disabled with better equipment to cater to a range of needs.
Divide bus routes into smaller loops with optimised handover points, allowing for a more accurate timetable to be created and adhered to.
Review traffic light cycles and apply optimisations, extend the green lights at some intersections and add more designated turning signals.
Encourage use of active transport such as walking and cycling through safe infrastructure.
Keep putting pressure on Waka Kotahi to improve safety of state highways.
Work with TRC to trial a high-frequency cross-town bus route and if successful encourage investment in improving overall bus services.
Extend cycleways progressively, adapted to local conditions and concerns.
Improve public transport by increasing bus frequency on key routes, inter-town buses, e-buses and co-design with local community experts.
Lobby government to encourage transport electrification, including uptake of EVs, freight and passenger trains and e-buses.
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