The ARTA Years 2004 – 2010 - Auckland Transport

The Quality Transit Network (QTN) would become the veins and arteries of the city’s transport system. The QTN was
designed to transport people cross-town, linking key population and employment centres mainly on bus corridors where
the buses had priority. The QTN delivers only roughly half the benefit of the investment in the RTN, i.e. $12,000 annually
for each additional user.
An integrated network would deliver:
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Interconnecting train, bus and ferry services at transport interchanges such as Britomart
Integrated ticketing and a simplified fare structure
Local Connector services into the RTN and QTN networks
Targeted services for groups whose needs were not met by regular services, such as Total Mobility for people
with disabilities and fare concession schemes.
The other key elements in a shift towards increased use of public transport were:
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Changing attitudes and behaviours through education such as travel plans
Developing more sustainable forms of travel such as walking and cycling
Integrating land use and urban design with transport.
Annual decongestion benefit of each additional user of the RTN, QTN, and LCN networks
$25,000
Decongestion benefits ($ p.a.)
$15,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
Northern Busway and rail
Key bus and ferry
routes
Local bus and ferry
routes
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Rapid Transit Network
Quality Transit Network
Local Connector Network
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