Otago Regional 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.
Continue to champion a South Island fund for infrastructure pipeline investment to address resilience issues and plan for alternative links.
Plan for future public transport improvements that provide mode choices to communities that currently lack a service and provide timeframes.
Work with territorial authorities more closely to deliver multimodal transport links regionally.
Encourage private-sector solutions for regional transport where feasible, letting the council focus on oversight and coordination.
Investigate sale of Otago Regional Council bus services and challenge why all Otago ratepayers should subsidise Dunedin and Queenstown bus services.
Let people choose how they travel and stop social engineering through anti-car policies.
Continue to provide and expand the current public transport network within the funding constraints imposed by the government and ratepayers.
Ensure the funding of public transport through rates and fares is targeted to the area receiving the benefit.
Fund investigations for the expansion of the public transport network linking the main urban areas.
Detailed policies on issues of relevance to the Otago region can be viewed at: www.visionotago.nz.
Continue to champion a South Island fund for infrastructure pipeline investment to address resilience issues and plan for alternative links.
Plan for future public transport improvements that provide mode choices to communities that currently lack a service and provide timeframes.
Work with territorial authorities more closely to deliver multimodal transport links regionally.
Encourage private-sector solutions for regional transport where feasible, letting the council focus on oversight and coordination.
Investigate sale of Otago Regional Council bus services and challenge why all Otago ratepayers should subsidise Dunedin and Queenstown bus services.
Let people choose how they travel and stop social engineering through anti-car policies.
Continue to provide and expand the current public transport network within the funding constraints imposed by the government and ratepayers.
Ensure the funding of public transport through rates and fares is targeted to the area receiving the benefit.
Fund investigations for the expansion of the public transport network linking the main urban areas.
Detailed policies on issues of relevance to the Otago region can be viewed at: www.visionotago.nz.
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