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Supporting Growth Delivering transport networks SUMMARY Supporting Growth – Delivering Transport Networks | Summary 3 The preferred network KEY AUCKLAND IS GROWING FAST WITH AN ADDITIONAL July 2016 Future Urban Zone (Potential Business) 1 July 2016 Future Urban Zone 700,000 TO 1 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO CALL (Potential Residential & Other Urban Uses) Live Zoned AUCKLAND HOME OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS, REQUIRING Special Purpose Future Urban Zone added as a result of Council decisions on the Unitary Plan ABOUT 400,000 NEW HOMES AND 277,000 JOBS. Special Housing Area (within growth areas) Existing Urban Area State Highway As New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland is Government to improve alignment on a long-term Where will this growth go? New public transport corridor home to about a third of the nation’s population strategic approach to transport in Auckland). It has Improved road corridor and continues to be the country’s fastest also worked closely the “three waters” providers New road corridor growing region. (water supply, stormwater, wastewater) to ensure Rural, coastal Future Ferry services it is aligned with the wider regional plans being and country growth areas Rail corridor improvements While most of Auckland’s growth will take place developed for the city. living outside 2010 Rail corridor investigations within the existing urban areas, around 15,000 metropolitan Safety improvements hectares of greenfield (mainly rural) land has been The programme supports the council’s Future identified in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative Urban Land Supply Strategy which sets the order urban limit in part). This includes areas zoned ‘future urban’ in which land is supplied for development in (rural land zoned for future urban development), future growth areas to house Auckland’s growing 15% 25% as well rural land that has been ‘live zoned’ (zoned population as infrastructure becomes available. for urban development now). We expect there will The map on the left shows where the majority of be around 110,000 new homes and 50,000 new this future growth will be located: jobs in these future growth areas over the next 30 years. 2 • Pukekohe, Drury, Paerata and Takanini in the south Auckland Transport, Auckland Council and the NZ Transport Agency formed the Transport for Future • Kumeu, Whenuapai, and Red Hills in the 60-70% Urban Growth programme, working in partnership North West to identify the preferred transport networks • Silverdale, Dairy Flat, Wainui, and Warkworth Existing urban needed to support these future growth areas in the in the north. inside 2010 metropolitan urban limit north, northwest and south Auckland. Mana whenua, local boards, the public and a wide Transport network plans for all the growth areas range of stakeholders have been involved and will act as overarching planning tools that will consulted in the development of the preferred guide the transport investment, consenting and networks for each area. Ongoing opportunities development. The ongoing planning process links for consultation to help us shape the design and into all other planned transport initiatives for the details of our city’s future urban areas will be wider north, west and south Auckland areas. offered as each project develops and goes through The programme will begin delivering some the design, consent and construction phases. of the key priorities laid out in the Auckland To learn more visit: at.govt.nz/projects or Transport Alignment Project (a collaboration nzta. govt.nz/projects between Auckland Council and the New Zealand Creating well connected and accessible urban areas Developing the transport network in these • Provide greater transport choice for people growth areas will: living in growth areas and allow for high frequency, high quality public transport • Make the existing transport network safer • Support the economic growth of Auckland by • Better integrate public transport, roads, maintaining travel time reliability for freight footpaths and cycleways to key industrial areas and ports • Manage the existing network in a way that • Help provide certainty for when future gets the most out of what we already have growth areas will have transport network in • Contribute to creating strong communities place and be ready for urban development and centres with local jobs and improve • Improve arterial road connections to future access to employment and essential services Projects within the programme will be prioritised for urban areas, and the rest of Auckland. delivery over the next 30 years, subject to funding approvals. Projects will require statutory approvals and will be subject to Resource Management Act and Land Transport Management Act public participation 1 Statistics NZ medium and high growth projections, 2013. processes. Land use is subject to further investigation, 2 The decision version of the Auckland Unitary Plan provides for greater capacity should this be required. as well as resolution of appeals and statutory process arising from the Unitary Plan process. 4 Supporting Growth – Delivering Transport Networks | Summary Supporting Growth – Delivering Transport Networks | Summary 5 Projects Projects Manukau RAIL CORRIDOR UPGRADE 4 RAIL CORRIDOR UPGRADE South 1. Rail electrification from Papakura to Pukekohe 7 1. Rail electrification from Papakura to Pukekohe State Highway 22 will be upgraded in the vicinity 2. Rail upgrade to provide additional capacity The south is the largest future 2. R ail upgrade to provide additional capacity of Paerata, and in Pukekohe a road south of the 3. Additional stations at Drury, Drury West, Takanini 3. Paerata Additional and stations Tironui at Drury, Drury West, urban growth area in Auckland town centre will allow a bypass for trucks and Paerata and Tironui with around 5,300 hectares Rapid transit links between the airport, Manukau, other traffic. Flat Bush and Botany, along with high frequency 8 NEWNEW OR IMPROVED OR IMPROVED PUBLIC PUBLIC Working together with Waikato local authorities, of land identified for urban buses between Manukau and Drury West will be TRANSPORTTRANSPORT CORRIDOR CORRIDOR improved public transport, local road, and state provided via a high frequency bus corridor. Future development. This could result highway connections will be investigated. 2 4. 4. H Highigh frequency frequency busbus corridor corridor connecting connecting improvements to Park and Ride facilities, along Drury West,Drury West, Drury, Hingaia, Hingaia, Papakura, Papakura, in 42,000 homes and 19,000 with implementation of the Southern New Network TakaniniTakanini and Manukau and Manukau 3 5. Park and ride facilities in October 2016, will provide a strong public 5. Park and ride facilities jobs over 30 years. The decision transport network. Papakura 7 4 version of the Unitary Plan Safety improvements on State Highway 22 will also NEW OR IMPROVED improve travel between Drury and Pukekohe. ROAD CORRIDOR provides for greater capacity 6. Improved connections around Pukekohe 6. 7. Improved Mill Road connectionsdesignation and around new north-south Pukekohe should this be required. With corridor between Manukau, Drury and Pukekohe Another key focus is the upgrade of the Mill Road 7. Mill Road designation and new north-south 8. Improved Takanini east-west routes corridor between Manukau, Drury and a lot more people living in the corridor from Manukau and Flat Bush to Papakura and remove level crossings and Drury. This will help improve safety, provide 9 Pukekohe The cycling and walking network will be expanded 4 9. Capacity improvements State Highway 1 area, significant new transport 8. Improved Takanini east-west routes greater access to new growth areas and provide 10. Improved connections to Waikato across the network to improve travel choice and 3 5 and remove level crossings an additional north-south route. It will link to State infrastructure will be needed. accessibility in local areas. 9. Capacity improvements on State Highway 1 Highway 1 and to a new expressway between 10. Improved connections to Waikato Drury, Paerata and Pukekohe. The widening of Drury West SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS State Highway 1 between Manukau and Papakura Drury 11. Safety improvements on State Highway 22 would be extended to Drury. 11 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS 5 In Takanini, replacing level crossings with 3 CYCLE STRATEGY At the heart of the network for the south is a well bridges over the rail line will allow increased train 11. Safety improvements on State Highway 22 1 connected Rapid Transport Network with electric frequencies. The upgrades at Rangi Road, Taka • Implement cycle network trains extended to Pukekohe and extra rail capacity. Street and Walters Road will also ensure good Paerata New stations at Tironui, Drury, Drury West and east-west connections for the area. The new CYCLING AND WALKING 3 LEGEND Paerata will improve access to trains. station at Tironui will improve access to trains. 7 5 • ImplementJuly 2016 cycle Future network Urban Zone (Potential Business) July 2016 Future Urban Zone LiveLEGEND Zoned 1 Future Urban Zone added as a result of Council decisions on the Unitary Plan Transport aspirations JulySpecial 2016 Housing Future Area Urban Zone (Potential Business) 6 Existing Urban Area Through our project engagement we July 2016 Future Urban Zone New park and ride confirmed community aspirations for the (Potential Residential & Other Urban Uses) Indicative Potential New Centre south in relation to transportation are to: Live Zoned Road closures at rail level crossing Future Urban Zone added as a result of •