Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-31
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Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-31 Prepared by the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee Consultation Draft – 5 March 2021 Reducing road deaths and serious injuries ................................ 53 Contents / Rārangi upoko Improving environmental sustainability ...................................... 55 Executive Summary / Kōrero Whakarāpopoto Improving multimodal access and choice ............................... 58 Investment strategy ....................................................................... 13 Supporting regional growth .......................................................... 67 Improving system resilience .......................................................... 70 Introduction / Kōrero Whakataki ..................................................... 16 Overview ..................................................................................... 16 Draft regional transport programme / Hōtaka tuhinga hukihuki waka ā-rohe ...................................................................................... 73 Purpose ..................................................................................... 18 Overview ..................................................................................... 73 Document scope and status ....................................................... 18 Investment strategy ........................................................................ 78 Dependencies ................................................................................ 18 The challenge of climate change .............................................. 19 Funding / Pūtea Moni ..................................................................... 117 Regional transport vision ............................................................... 19 Monitoring and Review / Te Aroturuki me te Arotake ................ 125 Upper North Island Strategic Alliance - Joint statement – 2021 RLTPs ........................................................................... 20 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms/translation ............................. 128 Policy context ................................................................................. 24 Appendix 1 – Policy Context / Horopaki kaupapa here ........... 133 Integrating land use and transport planning ........................... 26 Appendix 2 – Regional transport system / Punaha Waka a- Strategic transport context / Te horopaki rautaki waka ............... 32 rohe ................................................................................................... 139 Our environment ............................................................................ 32 Appendix 3 – Key Performance Indicators / Ngā tohu paearu Our communities ............................................................................ 35 mahi .................................................................................................. 143 Our economy .................................................................................. 41 Appendix 4 – Regional Programme / Hōtaka ā-rohe ................ 145 Long term objectives, 10-year headline targets, and policies / Appendix 5 – Assessment of Compliance / Te aromatawai Ngā pae tawhiti, whainga mātua mo te tekau tau, me ngā tūtohu................................................................................................ 160 kaupapa here .................................................................................... 47 Appendix 6 – Evidence Base ...................................................... 166 Regional transport priorities/ whiwhinga waka ā-Rohe ................ 53 2 List of Figures Figure 18: Estimated CO2 per passenger kilometre ............. 55 Figure 1: Bay of Plenty region and inter-regional road and Figure 19: Annual bus trips per person, Bay of Plenty.......... 58 rail transport links. .................................................... 17 Figure 20: Population accessibility by mode - Tauranga ... 59 Figure 2: Upper North Island strategic connections.......... 21 Figure 21: Tauranga Urban Bus Patronage, Figure 3: Growth in the Upper North Island ........................ 21 2002 to 2020 12 month rolling average ............... 60 Figure 4: Summary of the key policies and strategies Figure 22: Population accessibility by mode - Tauranga ... 62 informing the RLTP ................................................... 25 Figure 23: Rotorua's CyWay project ....................................... 63 Figure 5: UFTI Connected Centres Programme summary 27 Figure 24: Coastal inundation vulnerability ........................... 71 Figure 6: Te Papa Indicative Business Case integrated Figure 25: Waka Kotahi’s intervention hierarchy .................. 78 land use transport (preferred option).................. 29 Figure 26: The RLTP Prioritisation Process ................................ 85 Figure 7: Likely climate change impacts for the Bay of Plenty ............................................................. 32 Figure 27: Land transport planning and investment framework ............................................................... 117 Figure 8: Bay of Plenty greenhouse gas emissions 2015/16 ...................................................................... 34 Figure 28: 2015, 2018 and 2021 RLTP Forecast Comparisons .......................................................... 123 Figure 9: Bay of Plenty demographics summary .............. 35 Figure 29: Policy Cycle ............................................................ 125 Figure 10: UFTI Challenges ........................................................ 36 Figure 30: Ministry of Transport Outcomes Framework ..... 133 Figure 11: Main means of travel to work (2018) ................... 38 Figure 31: Government Policy Statement strategic Figure 12: 2018 Deprivation Index........................................... 39 priorities .................................................................... 134 Figure 13: Deaths and serious injuries on regional roads ... 40 Figure 32: Bay of Plenty principal road network ................ 139 Figure 14: Bay of Plenty DSIs by road user type, Figure 33: Bay of Plenty rail network ..................................... 140 2014-2018 .................................................................. 40 Figure 34: Bay of Plenty public transport network.............. 141 Figure 15: Regional GDP (% of National GDP) ..................... 42 Figure 35: Bay of Plenty cycle network ................................ 142 Figure 16: Key regional road and rail connections ............. 43 Figure 17: Projected heavy vehicle traffic flows 2043 ........ 45 3 List of Tables Table 15: Activities the RTC requested be included in the Waka Kotahi Investment Proposal ............. 111 Table 1: Strategic focus areas for the Upper North Island 2021-31 ......................................................................... 23 Table 16: Significant expenditure on activities not funded from the NLTF ........................................... 113 Table 2: Regional road casualties by local authority, 2015–2020..................................................................... 54 Table 17: Activities of inter-regional significance ............. 115 Table 3: Pedestrian and cycle related crashes in Table 18: Bay of Plenty financial forecast Tauranga City (2014-2018) ....................................... 54 (NLTF) (000s) [3] ........................................................ 122 Table 4: Strategic Interventions............................................... 74 Table 5: Forecast total cost of activities submitted for NLTF funding (000) ...................................................... 77 Table 6: Activities with funding committed to specific phases .......................................................................... 81 Table 7: Road to Zero ............................................................... 87 Table 8: Public transport service improvements .................. 89 Table 9: Public transport infrastructure .................................. 91 Table 10: Walking and cycling improvements ....................... 96 Table 11: Local Road Improvements ....................................... 99 Table 12: State Highway Improvements ............................... 105 Table 13: Proposed investment management activities ... 108 Table 14: Low-cost low risk programmes ............................... 109 4 Mihi I mua, āta haere; i muri, whatiwhati waewae. Pipitori ngā kanohi; koko tāia ngā waewae; whenua i mamao, tēnei rawa. He mahere Whakahono. Hei whakapūmau ai te whakawhanaungatanga o ngā hapori whānui i te rohe nei. E te iwi, ka puta mai tēnei mahere nā ngā wawata o te iwi whānaui o te rohe kaunihera. He mahere mō tātou katoa. Translation Those who leave early on a journey travel leisurely; those who leave late, and have to overtake the others, hurt their feet. With sharp bird's eyes and quick moving feet, land at a distance will soon be gained. This is a plan based on connections that solidifies our connections and makes permanent the relationships between communities across our region. This plan emerges from the aspirations of our people in the region. It is a pathway forward for us all. 5 will involve reducing the need to travel through better decisions Foreword / Kupu Whakataki around where to locate new development. I am very pleased to introduce the Bay of Plenty Regional Land The challenges we face are complex and diverse, reflecting the Transport Plan (RLTP). This document sets out a ten-year diversity of our region.