Policies

Enhance inter-regional connections including rail.

Investigate free or nominal-cost public transport.

Support and encourage active transport in major centres, particularly cycleways or shared paths.

Bring back free bus fares for 5–12 year olds as soon as government direction allows and lobby government for this change.

Develop regional public transport between Otago towns, starting with Oamaru–Dunedin and Cromwell–Wanaka–Queenstown.

Support all efforts to return passenger rail on the Christchurch–Dunedin–Invercargill line.

Promote the use of existing bus services in Dunedin and Queenstown to achieve four times the current number of trips.

Work with central government and territorial authorities to ensure new and existing transport infrastructure prioritises active modes.

Work with central government and neighbouring regions to establish a Christchurch to Dunedin passenger train.

Support planned improvements in service for Dunedin and Queenstown, including more electronic timetables and tracking at bus stops.

Support the re-establishment of regional rail between Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill and encourage more active transport routes.

Work towards establishing regular bus services in Central Otago, Oamaru and Balclutha, and airport to Dunedin.

Provide free buses for children to get to school.

Create a bus users group including drivers, passengers, staff and a councillor so services are responsive to needs even without internet.

Adopt free fares for under 18s, for students and for community service card holders as soon as the government policy statement on land transport allows for this.

Adopt the frequencies and service hours recommended by the Dunedin Fares and Frequencies Business Case.

Trial regional routes outlined in the draft LTP, including a link to the Dunedin airport, and explore interregional connections.

Encourage public and active transport over private vehicle use and long distance ground transport over flights, adding fees where possible.

Participate in setting up a nationwide ticketing system for flight free travel including rail, bus and ferry.

Reinstate full bus service, bring bus service under public ownership and implement free of charge public transport.

Lead in building strong regional and central government partnerships to get transport projects done across Otago.

Strengthen public and active transport networks, showing the value of integrated city and regional planning.

Use the Regional Deal framework to enable smarter, faster transport solutions and stronger governance partnerships.

Lead in building strong regional and central government partnerships to get transport projects done across Otago.

Use the regional deal framework to enable smarter, faster transport solutions and stronger governance partnerships.

Strengthen public and active transport networks, showing the value of integrated city and regional planning.