May 2002 Environment Bay of Plenty I
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Transportation Publication 2002/01 ISSN 1175 8538 Bay of Plenty Regional Council BASELINE & ISSUES REPORT BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL LAND TRANSPORT STRATEGY May 2002 Environment Bay of Plenty i Contents Chapter 1: Land Transport Trends & Issues................................................1 1.1 Modes.................................................................................................................1 1.2 Port of Tauranga.................................................................................................1 1.3 Population...........................................................................................................1 1.4 Car ownership ....................................................................................................2 1.5 Index of deprivation (1996 Census) ...................................................................2 1.6 Growth in traffic volumes in the western Bay of Plenty sub-region....................2 1.7 Forestry ..............................................................................................................3 1.8 Tourism...............................................................................................................4 1.9 Road safety ........................................................................................................4 1.10 Environment .......................................................................................................4 1.11 Regional roading hierarchy ................................................................................5 1.12 Route security.....................................................................................................5 Chapter 2: Bay of Plenty Region ......................................................................7 2.1 Location ..............................................................................................................7 2.2 Bay of Plenty Districts ........................................................................................7 2.3 Land Transport Administrative Structure..........................................................12 Chapter 3: Transport Network.........................................................................13 3.1 Air .....................................................................................................................13 3.2 Sea ...................................................................................................................14 3.3 Land..................................................................................................................18 Chapter 4: Population.........................................................................................31 4.1 Total Population................................................................................................31 Transportation Publication 2002/01 Baseline & Issues Report – September 2002 ii Environment Bay of Plenty 4.2 Total Households ............................................................................................. 32 4.3 Age Distribution................................................................................................ 32 4.4 Car Availability/Ownership ............................................................................... 33 4.5 Index of Deprivation ......................................................................................... 35 4.6 Disability........................................................................................................... 36 4.7 Forecasts: ........................................................................................................ 37 Chapter 5: Urban Growth and Transport .................................................... 43 5.1 Eastern Bay of Plenty ...................................................................................... 43 5.2 Rotorua ............................................................................................................ 44 5.3 Western Bay of Plenty ..................................................................................... 44 Chapter 6: Key Factors Affecting Urban Transport Systems ............. 47 6.1 Strategies for Integrated Transport and Land Use .......................................... 48 6.2 Strategies for Improving Public Transport, Cycling and Walking .................... 49 6.3 Strategies for Reducing Travel Demand.......................................................... 50 6.4 The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy............................ 53 Chapter 7: Growth in the Western Bay of Plenty Sub-region ............. 55 7.1 Population, the Port and the Cost of Roading ................................................. 55 7.2 Traffic Volumes ................................................................................................ 56 7.3 ‘Access’ ............................................................................................................ 56 7.4 The Strategic Roading Network....................................................................... 57 7.5 The Network..................................................................................................... 57 7.6 Implementation Strategy .................................................................................. 60 7.7 Implications of not Building the Strategic Roading Network............................ 61 Chapter 8: Land Use ........................................................................................... 63 8.1 Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 63 8.2 Horticulture....................................................................................................... 64 Baseline & Issues Report – September 2002 Transportation Publication 2002/01 Environment Bay of Plenty iii 8.3 Forestry ............................................................................................................67 Chapter 9: Tourism..............................................................................................79 9.1 International Visitors.........................................................................................79 9.2 Domestic Visitors..............................................................................................81 9.3 Tourist Routes ..................................................................................................84 9.4 Generic Roading Issues ...................................................................................85 9.5 Forecasts..........................................................................................................86 Chapter 10: Road Safety....................................................................................87 10.1 Road Safety Strategy 2010 ..............................................................................87 10.2 General Crash and Casualty Trends................................................................90 10.3 Major Road Safety Issues ................................................................................92 10.4 New Zealand Road Safety Programme ...........................................................95 10.5 Community Road Safety Programme ..............................................................96 10.6 Forecasts..........................................................................................................97 Chapter 11: Environment ..................................................................................99 11.1 Effects on the Environment of Infrastructure and its Usage ............................99 11.2 Effects of Adjacent Activities on Infrastructure...............................................109 Chapter 12: Modes.............................................................................................111 12.1 Freight Traffic .................................................................................................111 12.2 Car..................................................................................................................112 12.3 Public Passenger Transport...........................................................................119 12.4 Slow Modes ....................................................................................................125 Chapter 13: Funding .........................................................................................135 13.1 Current Land Transport Funding Systems.....................................................135 13.2 2002/03 Funding Levels .................................................................................137 Transportation Publication 2002/01 Baseline & Issues Report – September 2002 iv Environment Bay of Plenty 13.3 Problems with the Current Road Charging and Funding System.................. 137 13.4 Charging and Financing New Roads ............................................................. 138 13.5 Funding Plan .................................................................................................. 140 List of Figures Figure 1: Bay of Plenty Region Transport Network ................................................... 9 Figure 2: Overseas Cargo Loaded and Unloaded by Port (year ended June 2002)14 Figure 3: Products Exported (year ended June 2001)............................................. 15 Figure 4: Products Imported (year ended June 2001)............................................. 15 Figure 5: Usually Resident Population