Regional Land Transport Programme 2009 - 2010 (2MB) - Auckland ...

Achievement of the expected increase in bus passenger boardings
for example, is forecasted to come from the QTN, which is
located primarily on the regional arterials, which in turn will
contribute to the desired impact targets to improve travel times
on regional critical routes.
Contribution to:
GPS (2009)
impacts
> Improvements in the provision of
infrastructure and services that enhance
transport efficiency and lower the cost
of transportation through:
> Improvements in journey
time reliability.
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Easing of severe congestion.
More efficient freight
supply chains.
> Better use of existing
transport capacity.
> Better access to markets,
employment and areas that contribute
to economic growth.
> A secure and resilient
transport network.
2. Greater focus on safety engineering for streets and roads
ARTA’s Regional Road Safety Plan highlights the need for specific
road safety engineering. While all transport projects must
consider and include safety, there is a need to increase the
number of road safety engineering projects on urban and rural
arterials to keep track with the RLTS (2005) targets and to deliver
the regional crash reduction for 2010. It is critical that road safety
engineering solutions include positive urban design elements,
bearing in mind that positive urban design outcomes for streets
and corridors will contribute to improving safety for all users.
Addressing road safety engineering, along with education and
enforcement, will not only contribute to the GPS impact
associated with decreased fatalities and hospitalisations but also
increase use of the transport environment by vulnerable users,
such as pedestrians and cyclists.
Contribution to:
GPS (2009) > Reductions in deaths and serious
impacts
injuries as a result of road crashes.
RLTS (2005) > Crashes, deaths and injuries especially
expected
to pedestrians and cyclists to decrease.
results
> Promote the use of alternative transport
modes (walking and cycling).
RLTS (2005)
expected
results
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More transport choices, particularly for
those with limited access to a car where
appropriate.
Substantial progress is expected in the
planning and completion of key links in
the strategic road network.
Inter-peak travel speeds on the region’s
roads for freight and general traffic are
expected to decrease by only 5.6% in
spite of traffic volumes between key
business centres increasing by 45%.
The transport system is expected to
significantly improve access
opportunities through improvements to
all aspects of passenger transport
journeys including the quality of the
interchange environment, functionality
and frequency and quality of service.
Increase walking and cycling and other
active modes.
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