Bus Priority Action Plan
December 2019 DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan The Bus Priority Action Plan is a collaborative investigation by Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council working with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. It identifies the key routes, issues and opportunities to improve the reliability of buses on Wellington’s busiest routes. Engagement on the action plan and delivery will occur as part of Let’s Get Wellington Moving.
How did we select the corridors? What does bus priority look like? What are the costs and benefits? We prioritised corridors by considering those that have: Depending on the issues, there are a range of options to give buses
more priority. EXHIBIT 5L: FLOATING BUS STOP (FAR-SIDE)
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Roadway Improvements Improvements Roadway Bus lanes Intersection priority Lane widening $ Reduced operating costs What’s the timing? • Engagement on City Streets – early 2020
• Confirm programme – mid-2020 Health benefits • Early works delivery – from early 2020 • 7–10 years to deliver
Opportunities to accommodate cycling infrastructure and streetscape improvements
Costs would have a range of $24–290 million depending on the scale of interventions
2 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT More bus priority means more reliable and quicker bus trips The Bus Priority Action Plan is a collaborative investigation by Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council working with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. It identifies the key routes, issues and opportunities to improve the reliability of buses on Wellington’s busiest corridors. Engagement on the action plan and delivery will occur as part of Let’s Get Wellington Moving's City Streets programme.
Wellington is growing. In the next 30 years, 50,000 to 80,000 More reliable bus journeys will contribute to reducing emissions and The analysis in this action plan will support engagement with the more people will call the city their home. To maintain an attractive, encouraging people to use public transport as well as walking and community as part of the LGWM City Streets programme to seek accessible and sustainable harbour city we need a reliable public cycling. The reliability of our buses depends on a range of factors, feedback on: transport system that moves more people with fewer vehicles. To help including suitable timetabling, having enough buses and drivers, and • the priority network for buses and for cycling achieve that, we need to make it more attractive to travel by bus than giving buses priority on the roads so they can travel without by car. delays. The councils are working together to tackle all of these • the key issues and opportunities on each corridor aspects. This includes a review of the bus network (bus routes and Improved bus priority on the key routes to and through the city has • the wider opportunities for cycling, walking, safety and timetables) following city-wide community engagement in mid-2019. been identified by several business cases and as a key part of Let’s making more attractive places in central Wellington. Get Wellington Moving (LGWM). This is because Wellington’s buses This action plan outlines what we can do to give buses more Subject to feedback received, more detailed investigation and are – and will continue to be – a vital part of the public transport priority on key routes into and through the city that carry the most public consultation will follow when detailed designs and costs system. Bus passenger numbers are increasing, and people want passengers and are the slowest and least reliable – especially at are developed. This will build on the analysis that has informed to trust that their buses will get them to their destination on time, peak travel times. We have looked at the issues on our roads that are the development of this action plan. consistently. contributing to bus delays, and the opportunities to make buses more reliable by improving our roads – for example, by introducing more While this planning work continues, we are already making bus lanes and letting buses go first at traffic lights – and by improving changes so buses can travel more smoothly. These include bus stops. In undertaking this investigation, we have also identified improving the layout of bus stops and trimming trees, so buses key issues on these routes for other modes of transport, including can pull in and out more easily and it's safer for passengers cycling and walking. to get on and off. This action plan also identifies other early improvements that can be made.
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 3 Let’s Get Wellington Moving
The Bus Priority Action Plan will be delivered as part of LGWM. This shared programme will create a safer, more people-focused central city, a mass rapid transit route from the central city to the southern and eastern suburbs, and improvements to the state highway corridor. The action plan focuses mainly on bus priority because of the need to support improvements to the bus system. As the map shows, there is a significant overlap between the bus priority corridors, the strategic cycling network and the mass rapid transit route. More work is needed to integrate cycling, walking, safety and attractive shared streets into these corridors where possible. Where bus priority corridors overlap with LGWM’s longer-term planning, bus priority improvements will either be integrated into those plans or delivered as shorter-term improvements in the meantime.
Objectives and outcomes
Liveability Economic growth Safety Resilience and productivity
What are our objectives? More bus priority means more reliable and quicker bus trips Supporting a transport system that...
Enhances Provides more Reduces Improves Is adaptable the liveability efficient and reliance safety for all to disruptions of the central reliable access on private users and future city for all users vehicle travel uncertainty
4 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT LGWM early delivery: Golden Mile, Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road projects Two of the LGWM early delivery projects will complement the Bus Priority Action Plan - the Golden Mile and the Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road corridor.
The Golden Mile – which includes Lambton Quay, part of Willis Street, The Golden Mile project starts with a business case. This will set out The project aims to transform the Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road Manners Street and Courtenay Place – has the highest concentration a long-term vision for the corridor and outline a staged investment corridor so it is: of jobs in the country, is the busiest part of the bus network and strategy. It will also identifiy quick wins and trials to enable testing • ready to provide for enhanced public transport and cycling has the highest pedestrian volumes in the city. It is also our prime of proposed changes and feedback from stakeholders and the connectivity fit for a 2036 future shopping and entertainment destination. community. Initial engagement with the community on the Golden Mile started in November. • adaptable to future land use change, development, other Under LGWM, the Golden Mile is planned to become part of a dual programmes such as the multi user ferry terminal, and caters public transport spine – the other route running along the waterfront The Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road corridor is another complex for adequate transport provision and choices. and accommodating mass rapid transit. corridor for which a business case is being prepared. Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road form one of the city’s primary multi-modal transport Stakeholders and community engagement on options for Thorndon Given the complexity of the Golden Mile, the multiple modes of corridors with key public transport links to Wellington’s northern Quay and Hutt Road will take place by mid-2020. movement involved, its commercially sensitive environment and the suburbs, Porirua and the Hutt Valley. In addition to providing access desire to take up place-making opportunities, a separate project from Both projects will be closely coordinated with planning and to the central city, businesses and CentrePort, it also has the potential the action plan is needed. Over 37,000 people travel by bus along the delivery of the wider bus priority network. to cater for future economic development and urban growth. Te Ara busiest sections of the Golden Mile on a typical weekday. All of the Tupua, the future Ngauranga to Petone walkway and cycleway and the eight bus priority corridors in the action plan feed into this central largest single walking and cycling project in the region, will increase bus spine. demand for cycling along the corridor.
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 5 How the action plan links to other projects This action plan also fits with a range of other work to plan for future population and land use growth, improving our transport system, creating attractive shared streets and making it easier and safer for people to get around the city. Bus network review Planning for growth Parking policy Bus priority is a vital element of any well designed and successful Planning for Growth is a project about the people of Wellington To pave the way for our future transport system, we need to start network, and existing bus corridors will remain pivotal to the success and bringing the things we love and value about our city into creating space along some key transport corridors and review how of Wellington’s bus network now and in the future. the conversation about how we plan for the city's future growth. we allocate road space for parking to support this change. In light of Planning for Growth builds on the goals from Our City Tomorrow and this, Wellington City Council is reviewing its parking policy and will The Wellington City phase of the bus network review of the July includes a review of the Wellington Urban Growth Plan as well as consult the public on its proposals in the early part of 2020. 2018 changes is drawing to a close. A package of network change the District Plan, both of which impact and shape Wellington's urban recommendations with an accompanying action plan, is being environment. completed. A package of network change recommendations with an Cycling programme accompanying action plan is being completed. The action plan has Between 8 April and 17 May 2019 we asked people to have their Work is also underway to develop a city-wide cycle network. been developed with a number of dependencies and constraints. say on the pros and cons of four scenarios. People have given a This work will be integrated with the outcomes of the action plan Some of the recommended improvements will be delivered as clear indication that they think intensification of the city centre and to make sure there are good outcomes for people who use public resourcing allows, and the remaining recommendations will require suburban centres offers the best balance overall. The feedback we transport, walk, or cycle. further investigation. received will help us create a 'spatial plan' which shows the future shape of our city, that will then feed into the District Plan Review. Feedback and findings from the bus network review clearly identify bus reliability, 'bus bunching' and travel time as having a significant A spatial plan is essentially a ‘blueprint’ for our city that sets out impact on bus passenger journeys. These will not be resolved by a plan of action for where and how we should grow and develop. network changes alone, which focus on routes and timetabling. A spatial plan includes maps and supporting text to show the strategy for the city’s growth, providing a level of certainty to the community The changes we can make through the Bus Priority Action Plan will about future change. The spatial plan will enable an integrated help to restore trust in bus transport reliability, particularly amongst approach to the way we plan and shape our city by considering bus commuters. The action plan will also inform the bus network a range of topics relating to the city’s growth including land use, changes, including improvements to bus reliability and travel times. transport, three waters infrastructure, natural hazards, heritage, and All elements of the LGWM City Streets programme – bus priority, natural environment values. The spatial plan will ultimately provide walking, cycling and road safety – will be integrated with bus and the direction we need for the District Plan Review and will help network changes in the short term, and as Wellington future-proofs the City Council prioritise investment for things like transport, new public transport for ongoing growth. community facilities and infrastructure upgrades.
6 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Wellington’s bus network at a glance Buses play a critical role in Wellington’s transport network.
70,000 28% 97% 46 37% 34% bus journeys are of bus trips are of Wellington public bus routes of people travelling increase in bus trips taken every day for education City’s population across Wellington City to the central city into the central city (186,000 people) lives in the morning peak since 1999 within easy walking take a bus distance of a bus stop + 95 (400 metres) dedicated school routes
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 7 Bus network challenges While there are 70,000 bus journeys taken each day, we know that many passengers are dissatisfied and there are issues with reliability and travel times. Making buses more reliable will make bus travel a more attractive option than driving a car, so more people will take the bus. This in turn will reduce congestion and carbon emissions.
Bus trips typically take twice as long as a 32% 44% car trip for the same journey of people say that public of people say that public transport is inconvenient transport is unreliable
Passenger volumes in the morning peak will exceed capacity by 2028
20,000
15,000 CURRENT CAPACITY
3 minutes 7 minutes 10,000 Average lateness of buses Day-to-day variation in in the morning peak travel times in the morning 5,000 peak on main corridors 2018 2023 2028 2033 2038
8 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT What success looks like The benefits of the bus priority programme are currently being Bus travel times are estimated as part of the business Increased bus use could take case process. This is an indicative 3% faster calculation of the potential scale of the with minimal improvements opportunity that will be updated as 200-600 cars further option evaluation is undertaken. 27% faster off the roads during peak hours with the worst problems fixed 33% faster with everything fixed
Bus travel times for a typical trip More people using buses prevents 1 to 3 death and 23 22 serious injury crashes minutes minutes 17 minutes 15 over a decade minutes
and reduces CO2 emissions by 4000 to 12,000 tonnes over a decade
Current travel time Minimal works Fix worst problems Fix everything
Note: These figures are indicative and based on a high-level assessment of potential scale of benefits
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 9 Bus priority toolkit We will use a range of measures to improve bus journey times and the reliability of bus journeys. Bus stop improvements allow people to get on and off the bus more easily and reduce the amount of time the bus spends at bus stops. Roadway improvements reduce conflicts between buses and other road users and give buses increased priority.EXHIBIT 5L: FLOATING BUS STOP (FAR-SIDE) %8()")4 , VKRZVDWZRZD\UDLVHG s #ONSIDER RAILING OR PLANTERS TO CHANNELIZE s 5SE SOLID YELLOW LINE TO DISCOURAGE VHSDUDWHGELNHODQHDORQJVLGHDIDU PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO AND FROM BUS STOPS PASSING ALONG A BUS STOP 2 VLGHÜRDWLQJEXVVWRS7KHFRQWUDÜRZ ALONG TWO WAY SEPARATED BIKE LANES #ONSIDER AGREEMENTS WITH BUSINESSES s ,OCATE THE TOP LEVEL LANDING IN THE STREET GLUHFWLRQRIELF\FOHWUDYHOLQDWZRZD\ COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OR BUFFER AND NOT WITHIN THE BIKE LANE separated bike lane introduces a potentially DEVELOPERS FOR LONG TERM MAINTENANCE OF WHEREVER POSSIBLE 3 XQH[SHFWHGELF\FOHPRYHPHQWIRUEXV PLANTERS 1 passengers.
1 2 5 CURBSIDE 3 Bus stop improvements Bus stop improvements In-line bus stops MassDOT Separated BikeSafer Lane Planning & Design journeysGuide for cyclists 103 Bus stop spacing and improvements
Roadway improvements improvements Roadway Bus lanes Intersection priority Lane widening
10 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT How we chose the priority Corridor selection process bus corridors We prioritised corridors by considering those that have: Analyse passenger and travel time data
• high daily passenger volumes
• slow bus travel times
• highly unreliable bus travel times. Prioritise routes with low travel time reliability and slow travel times, ordered by passenger volumes
Prioritise routes with either a travel time or reliability problem, ordered by passenger volumes
Produce list of priority corridors for analysis
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 11 Johnsonville Eight priority bus corridors Newlands Eight corridors were chosen because they have very LEGEND high numbers of passengers and also have problems with travel times and reliability. LGWM early delivery programme Bus priority corridors They are: State Highway Khandallah Tunnels • Newtown to city
• Karori to city
• Seatoun to city Wadestown
• Mt Cook to city Thorndon • Kilbirnie to Newtown
• Johnsonville to Ngauranga Karori WELLINGTON Kelburn • Kelburn to city Te Aro Mt Victoria • Brooklyn to city
Hataitai Brooklyn
Newtown
Kilbirnie Miramar
Seatoun
Lyall Bay
Island Bay
Owhiro Bay Houghton Bay
12 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT How we identified issues We used bus and traffic data to estimate the degree to which buses are being delayed relative to optimal travel times.
We identified the sources of delay, as well as where and when delays occur.
Generally, the causes of delay fit into the following categories.
Category Source of delay Description
Some bus stops are so close that they have overlapping walking catchments. This means Bus stop spacing the bus stops more frequently without significant benefits to passengers.
Bus stops Re-entry Buses are delayed when waiting to re-enter the traffic lane from a bus stop.
At some bus stops, buses have to stop for longer than is ideal to allow passengers to get Long dwell time on and off.
Buses are delayed during the red phase at traffic lights and signalised pedestrian Traffic and pedestrian lights Traffic lights crossings. Queues Buses are delayed in queues at traffic lights.
Buses are delayed by mid-block traffic congestion and on-street parking (cars not parked General traffic On-road well, car doors opening, people manoeuvring into parking spaces). Road layout Narrow traffic lanes limit the speeds at which buses can travel.
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 13 Taking a multi-modal approach Road safety and provisions for cycling are key considerations when we make improvements for buses. These factors have been taken into account in determining the order in which we improve the bus priority corridors.
Analysis of the bus priority corridors shows:
• poor provision for people on bikes on all corridors
• average safety performance on all routes.
The cycleways programme map shows where there is an aspiration for a high level of service, and when cycleway improvements may be delivered.
Bicycle level Personal risk Corridor of service average score Newtown to city Poor Medium Johnsonville to Ngauranga Poor Low Kelburn to city Poor Medium Mt Cook to city Poor Medium Karori to city Poor Medium Seatoun to city Poor Medium Kilbirnie to Newtown Poor Medium
Brooklyn to city Poor Medium Pre 2015 2015-2019 More detailed investigations of each corridor and any actions will need 2019-2021 to take a multi-modal approach. 2021-2028 Beyond 2028
14 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT How we identified opportunities For each issue identified on the corridors, we have identified opportunities to address the issue.
We assessed the suitability of each toolkit option against each issue.
We used a three-stage screening process.
The results are a list of opportunities to reduce bus journey times and improve reliability.
Appropriateness Screen 1 Screen 2 Is the magnitude of Effectiveness Feasibility YES Toolkit YES YES the problem worth Will the tool be Can the tool be Opportunity fixing? option effective in addressing implemented within the issue? the available corridor space?
NO NO NO Reject option
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 15 Programme options There are three levels of possible intervention for each corridor.
This is the high level summary across all eight corridors.
Option Level of intervention Benefits Costs Benefit cost ratio
• Extending hours of existing bus lanes and clearways Typical journeys are • Some bus priority at worst- 0.4 Minimal intervention 1-2 minutes faster $24-43 performing intersections in the morning peak million (0.2 to 0.9) • Minimal changes to bus stop layout and spacing
• Bus lanes in areas with significant congestion Typical journeys are • Intersection priority measures 1.5 Fix the worst problems 3-9 minutes faster $90-143 at worst-performing sites in the morning peak million (0.7 to 3.1) • Some changes to bus stop layout and spacing
• Bus lanes along most of corridor length Typical journeys are • Substantial intersection 1.0 Fix everything 4-10 minutes faster $182-290 priority measures at many sites million (0.4 to 2.1) in the morning peak • Substantial changes to bus stop layout and spacing
16 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Courtenay Corridor segments Place Elizabeth St
For delivery planning, three of the eight corridors have been Pirie St Bus tunnel divided into segments which reflect the characteristics of the Seatoun to city corridor. The remaining five corridors will be treated as one single segment.
Each of the segments has been prioritised for delivery, as set out Moxham Ave on the following page. Hamilton Ave Miramar
Miramar Ave shopping centre Priority
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Hector St centre shops Seatoun Park
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Mt Victoria Kilbirnie to Hataitai Miramar to Kilbirnie Seatoun to Miramar Long-term upgrades Long-term upgrades Long-term upgrades Long-term upgrades
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Karori Road Chaytor Street Glenmore and Bowen St Johnsonville to Ngauranga Long- term upgrades Long-term upgrades Long -term upgrades
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 17 Programme priorities The priority for the next 2-3 years will be early delivery works. For longer- Planning priority Longer term upgrades term delivery planning, the eight bus priority corridors have been divided into Johnsonville triangle 15 segments which reflect the corridor characteristics. Each segment has been Karori Road prioritised for delivery of improvements A Glenmore & Bowen Streets taking account of: Centennial Highway • the number of people using buses Newtown to city • the scale of the problems in terms of delays and reliability Brooklyn to city
• the effectiveness of improvements Kilbirnie to Newtown • road safety problems B Mt Cook to city • level of service for people on bikes Chaytor Street • complexity and integration with other projects such as the proposed mass Kilbirnie to Hataitai rapid transit route. Kelburn to city
Miramar to Kilbirnie
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Seatoun to Miramar
Ngauranga Gorge
18 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT How bus priority will be delivered Community and stakeholder feedback Delivery Costs and funding Planning priority Longer term upgrades The analysis in this Action Plan will support Some of the actions will be delivered as The programme will be funded by Wellington Johnsonville triangle engaging with the community as part of the early improvements or business as usual City Council, Greater Wellington Regional LGWM City Streets package to seek feedback activities by Wellington City Council and Council and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Karori Road on: Greater Wellington Regional Council. Agency through Let’s Get Wellington Moving. These actions will tend to be lower cost In addition, this funding will be aligned A Glenmore & Bowen Streets • the priority network for buses and for and less complex projects that can help with ongoing maintenance and operations cycling Centennial Highway get buses moving more reliably, sooner. investment, and LGWM’s other projects It is expected that many of these will be and packages of work such as local street • the key issues and opportunities on each delivered in 2020 and 2021. improvements including walking and cycling, Newtown to city route other improvements to public transport, This will build on work already underway Brooklyn to city • the wider opportunities for cycling, travel demand management, and state so buses can travel more smoothly. This walking, safety and attractive places. highway improvements. Kilbirnie to Newtown includes improving the layout of bus stops Subject to feedback received, more detailed and trimming trees, so buses can pull Following engagement on the LGWM City B Mt Cook to city investigation and public consultation will in and out more easily and it's safer for Streets package, a more detailed programme passengers to get on and off. will be developed that confirms anticipated Chaytor Street follow when detailed designs and costs are developed for each segment. This will cover costs, funding and expenditure over time. The opportunities and changes identified the key routes and, where required, specific This will require more detailed business case Kilbirnie to Hataitai by the action plan will be primarily changes such as to bus stops or parking. analysis for any significant investment in any delivered through the City Streets Kelburn to city route or project. package of LGWM. This programme will Miramar to Kilbirnie also be informed by further analysis of and feedback on cycling, walking, safety C Mt Victoria and place-making opportunities and issues. Delivery of bus priority works will Seatoun to Miramar commence next year and is expected to take around 7–10 years to complete. Ngauranga Gorge
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 19 Delivery timeline 2019 2020 2021 JUL – SEP OCT – DEC JAN – MAR APR – JUN JUL – SEP OCT – DEC JAN – MAR
Draft action plan LGWM City Streets Action plan engagement Endorse Confirm priorities
Business case, funding Indicative business case and funding and resourcing Engagement and design corridor A Complete Programme establishment business Engagement and design corridor B case
Ongoing confirmation of funding and priorities
Early works On-going current works programme
Early works identified through Bus Priority Action Plan
Corridor A Full corridor implementation Corridor B
20 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Karori to city Karori to city is a 6km-long transport corridor that connects the western suburbs to the central city. Route N There are five public bus services operating on this corridor and eleven school services.There are several significant
reet destinations for the city along this route, including St en Beehive w o Parliament, the Botanic Garden, Karori shopping centre, Tinakori village B Marsden village and Zealandia.
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shopping r e e The land uses along the corridor are mainly residential with centre Donald St t some shopping areas, open space and education precincts. Glenmore Street Links to Golden Mile The Karori shopping centre public space improvement is due Birdwood St Rd Northland Tunnel improvements to be completed in 2020. This work takes place outside of the road corridor. Zealandia Currently there are no provisions for people on bikes on this corridor. Karori Tunnel 11 Corridor traffic by mode of transport school (inbound 8am-9am) 2 33 18e 34 13 + services SERVICES USING ROUTE 56% 5700 83% DAILY PASSENGERS 44
36% 2% 15% 8% 80% 6km route – 17min Vehicles People in vehicles PASSENGERS ALREADY ON BOARD BY MARSDEN AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME VILLAGE
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 21 Karori issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys Extensive delays This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block on Bowen traffic congestion, congestion at traffic lights and traffic signal delays. Corridor 2 Inbound 8am-9am Intersection delays at Corridor 2 Outbound 5pm-6pm Narrow Intersection delays at traffic lanes Tinakori/Bowen % 7% Karori/Chaytor/Old Karori 2% 9 Long Traffic dwell % signal 10 reet times St en delays Close bus stop w o spacing Extensive delays on Karori More than 1 stop B Congestion % at bus per 400m on 6 stops Old Karori Rd More than 1 stop per Glenmore Tinakori Road 4% 400m on Karori The Terrace Parkvale Rd
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30.0 Intersection delays 25.0 at Chaytor/Birdwood/ Bus stop to stop speed 20.0 Average travel time Northland Tunnel 10-20km/h 15.0 21-30km/h 10.0 31-40km/h Travel time (mins) Travel 5.0 >41km/h 0.0 Signalised intersection Hour of the day Bus stop
Inbound journey times Inadequate bus stop
22 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Karori issues
(outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys This corridor has outbound issues related to bus stop spacing, mid-block congestion, traffic signal delays and congestion at traffic lights. Delays on Corridor 2 Outbound 5pm-6pm Delays at Karori/ Bowen Old Karori/ Chaytor Narrow Delays at Tinakori/ intersection traffic lanes Bowen intersection 13% 17% % Long dwell times eet Traffic signal Str 3 More than 1 stop en w delays o per 400m on B % More than 1 Glenmore 15 stop per 400m Old Karori Rd % Tinakori Road 26 Close bus stop on Karori spacing The Terrace Other (mid-block traffic congestion, Parkvale Rd Botanic
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Sources of delay Delays at Chaytor/ Challenging road layout Birdwood/Northland 35.0 Tunnel intersection 30.0
25.0 Bus stop to stop speed 20.0 Average travel time 10-20km/h 15.0 21-30km/h 10.0 31-40km/h Travel time (mins) Travel 5.0 >41km/h 0.0 Signalised intersection Hour of the day Bus stop
Outbound journey times Inadequate bus stop
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 23 Karori opportunities There are opportunities on this corridor to prioritise Intersection bus journeys by making improvements to traffic signals, Opportunities improvements at bus stop design and spacing; as well as introducing bus Tinakori/Bowen lanes to address mid-block traffic congestion. Intersection Intersection improvements at improvements at As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to Intersection establish safe speeds through Karori shopping centre and Birdwood/Northland Bowen/Lambton/ improvements Tunnel/Chaytor Whitmore Marsden village as well as defining appropriate provisions for at Karori/Old people on bikes. Karori/Chaytor
reet St en segment w o Intersection B Benefits on offer Glenmore & Bowen improvements at Karori segment Karori/Donald Old Karori Rd Tinakori Road
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Increase distances Increase distance Links to Golden Mile between stops on between stops on improvements Reduced congestion Karori Glenmore EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES Improve road layout • Timing changes at traffic lights • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic lights • Bus stop rationalisation Health benefits LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES • Extensive provision of bus lanes • Bus stop layout improvements, throughout corridor to address e.g. lengthening bus boxes, Signalised intersection mid-block congestion adding entry and exit tapers Bus stop • Provision of cycleways to provide • Implementing in-line bus stops for safe cycling Opportunities to accommodate Improve bus stop • Changing hours of operation of • Major intersection improvements if existing clearways/bus lanes cycling infrastructure and Corridor segment streetscape improvements required to reduce delays
24 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Newtown to city Newtown to city is a 2km-long transport corridor that Route connects the southern suburbs of Wellington to the N central city. The Newtown corridor connects Newtown, Mt Cook and Mt Victoria to the central city. There are eight public bus services Pukeahu National War Memorial
operating on this corridor and five school services. John St There are several significant destinations along this route Adelaide Rd Adelaide Rd Basin including Courtenay Place, Pukeahu National War Memorial, Reserve
Courtenay Pl Basin Reserve, Wellington College, Wellington East Girls' Cambridge Tce College, Newtown shopping centre and the Wellington Regional Wellington Kent Tce Newtown shopping centre Hospital. Regional Hospital Wellington College Wellington East Girls' The land uses along the corridor are mainly central city or College suburban shopping zones with one institutional precinct Constable St (Wellington Regional Hospital). The corridor also passes Riddiford St through the Newtown shopping heritage area. 18e 29 29e 3 Currently there are no provisions for people on bikes but 5 cycleway investment is planned for the future as part of Let’s school Get Wellington Moving. 1 23 23e 23z + services SERVICES USING CORRIDOR Corridor traffic by mode of transport (inbound 8am-9pm)
57% 10,000+ DAILY Island Bay 1 80% PASSENGERS 44
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DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 25 Newtown issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys N This corridor has issues inbound related to traffic signal delays, mid-block traffic congestion, bus stop spacing and Intersection delays congestion at traffic lights. at John/Adelaide/ Corridor 1 Inbound 8am-9am Riddiford Corridor 1 Outbound 5pm-6pm Close bus Intersection stop spacing Intersection delays % delays at Rugby/ 9 at Mein/Hall/ Intersection delays Adelaide Long Congestion Riddiford at SH1/Kent/ dwell % at bus stops times 8 Cambridge/Pirie Extensive delays % % 3 on Riddiford Delays on Adelaide Extensive delays 33 on Cambridge Traffic signal delays 12% through Basin Congestion at traffic lights
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traffic College Pirie St Emmett St lanes Riddiford Street
Elizabeth St Sources of delay Constable St Majoribanks St Riddiford St St Patterson 16.0
14.0 More than 1 stop 12.0 Average travel time per 400m on 10.0 More than 1 stop per Bus stop to stop speed Cambridge 8.0 400m on Adelaide 10-20km/h
6.0 21-30km/h
4.0 31-40km/h
2.0 More than 1 stop per >41km/h
0.0 on 400m Riddiford Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection
Hour of the day Bus stop Inadequate bus stop Inbound journey times
26 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Newtown issues (outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys N This corridor has outbound issues related to traffic signal delays, mid-block traffic congestion, bus stop spacing and Intersection delays congestion at traffic lights. at John/Adelaide/ Intersection Intersection delays Intersection delays Corridor 1 Outbound 5pm-6pm Riddiford delays at at SH1/Kent/ at Mein/Hall/ Close bus Rugby/Adelaide Cambridge/Pirie stop spacing Riddiford % More than 1 stop per 11 Intersection Long 400m on Adelaide Extensive delays on delays at dwell times % 6 1% Riddiford Courtenay/Kent/ % Cambridge/ 37 9% Congestion Majoribanks Traffic signal delays Congestion at at bus stops traffic lights
Buckle Street
John St John Rugby St Rugby Basin
Cambridge Terrace SH1/Vivian St % Adelaide Road Reserve
t Hall St Hall Courtenay Pl e 34 e tr n S Kent Terrace Other (midblock Duffferi congestion, parking etc) Newtown shopping centre Wellington 2% Rintoul St Mein St Regional Hospital Wellington
College Pirie St Emmett St Narrow Riddiford Street
traffic Elizabeth St Constable St
lanes Majoribanks St Patterson St Patterson Extensive delays SourcesCorridor of 1 Outbound delay on Dufferin
1616.0
1414.0 Intersection delays at Riddiford/Rintoul/Emmett 1212.0 Average travel time Extensive delays on Kent 1010.0 Bus stop to stop speed 8.80 10-20km/h Intersection delays 6.60 21-30km/h at Dufferin/Patterson Travel time (mins) time Travel 4.40 Intersection delays at Kent/ 31-40km/h Cambridge/Elizabeth 2.20 >41km/h 0.00 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection Hour of the day Bus stop
Outbound Hourjourney of day times Inadequate bus stop
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 27 Newtown opportunities Opportunities N There are opportunities on this corridor to prioritise Increase distance between bus journeys by improving intersections, increasing stops on Cambridge distances between bus stops to at least 400m, making Intersection improvements Intersection improvements at improvements to bus stop layout and by introducing at John/Adelaide/Riddiford Intersection Pirie/SH1/Kent/Cambridge bus lanes to address the delays caused by mid-block improvements at traffic congestion. Intersection improvements at Intersection improvements Rugby/Adelaide As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to define Courtenay/Kent/Cambridge/ at Riddiford/Hall/Mein appropriate provisions for people on bikes. Majoribanks Increase distance between Benefits on offer stops on Riddiford
Buckle Street John St Rugby St Rugby Adelaide Rd Basin
SH1/Vivian St t
Reserve e Courtenay Pl e r
Hall St t S n ri fe Cambridge Tce Duff Newtown shopping centre Wellington Regional Kent Tce Mein St Hospital Improvements to journey Rintoul St
times and reliability Emmett St Pirie St
Elizabeth St Constable St Patterson St Patterson
Majoribanks St Intersection improvements at Increase distance between Intersection Elizabeth/Kent/Cambridge stops on Adelaide improvements Reduced congestion at Dufferin/ Patterson EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES Intersection improvements at • Timing changes at traffic lights Riddiford/Emmett/Rintoul • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic lights LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES • Bus stop rationalisation • Extensive provision of bus lanes Health benefits throughout corridor to address • Bus stop layout improvements, mid-block congestion e.g. lengthening bus boxes, adding entry and exit tapers Signalised intersection • Provision of cycleways to provide for safe cycling • Implementing in-line bus stops Bus stop • Major intersection improvements if • Changing hours of operation of Improve bus stop Opportunities to accommodate required to reduce delays existing clearways/bus lanes cycling infrastructure and streetscape improvements 28 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Seatoun to city Route Courtenay Seatoun to city is a 9km-long transport corridor that Place Mt Victoria connects the eastern suburbs to the central city. Elizabeth St N The Seatoun corridor connects Seatoun, Miramar, Kilbirnie, Pirie St Bus tunnel Hataitai and Mt Victoria to the central city. There are seven public Wellington East Girls' bus services operating on this corridor and ten school services. College Wellington College Hataitai There are several significant destinations along this route shopping including Miramar shopping centre, Wellington Airport, ASB centre Sports Centre, Kilbirnie shopping centre, St Patrick's College, Rongotai College, Scots College, St Catherine's College, the Moxham Ave Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre, Hataitai shopping centre, Hamilton Ave Mt Victoria and Courtenay Place. Miramar
Kilbirnie Park/ St Patrick's Miramar Ave shopping The land uses along the corridor are mainly residential, as well as Regional Aquatic College centre central city, three suburban shopping centres, industry, business, Centre Kilbirne CresASB Sports Seatoun Tunnel Cobham Dr/SH1 open space, medium density residential and Wellington Airport. Centre St Catherine's College Rongotai Rd There are some provisions for cyclists through Kilbirnie and Kilbirnie Dundas St Rongotai Strathmore to Newtown. An off-road bike path is soon to be completed on shopping Hobart St College Hector St Cobham Drive in early 2020. centre shops Seatoun Park
Broadway Scots College
Corridor traffic by mode of transport 12 30x 36 (inbound 8am-9am) 10 school 2 12e 31x 91 services 90% 46% 5400 + DAILY SERVICES USING ROUTE PASSENGERS 44 Seatoun
52%
5% 5% 2% BUSIEST STOP 9km route – 27mins Vehicles HATAITAI SHOPPING CENTRE People in vehicles AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 29 Seatoun issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion, bus stop spacing and traffic signal Extensive delays on Cambridge delays. N Corridor 3 Inbound 8am-9am Corridor 3 Outbound 5pm-6pm Courtenay Place Intersection delays at Narrow Kent/Cambridge/Elizabeth traffic lanes % CambridgeElizabeth St % 11 More than 1 stop per 14 Long dwell Pirie St
% Traffic signal times 400m on Pirie 2 Bus tunnel delays Hataitai % Intersection delays at shopping 17 centre Close bus stop bus tunnel inbound spacing More than 1 stop per Moxham Ave Congestion Extensive delays on Miramar at bus stops 400m on Moxham
% % Hamilton Ave 51 3 Intersection delays More than 1 stop % SH1 Miramar Other (midblock 2 on SH1/Hamilton per 400m on Dundas congestion, parking etc) Miramar Ave shops Extensive delays at Kilbirnie Kilbirne Cres Kilbirnie Congestion at Cobham Dr/SH1 traffic lights shops Rongotai Rd Hobart St Strathmore Dundas St
shops Hector St Seatoun Park Sources of delay
Broadway More than 1 stop per Seatoun Tunnel 400m on Kilbirnie 40.0 More than 1 35.0 stop per 400m 30.0 More than 1 stop Average travel time Bus stop to stop speed on Hobart 25.0 per 400m on 10-20km/h 20.0 parts of Broadway 15.0 21-30km/h Intersection delays at 10.0 31-40km/h Evans Bay/Kilbirnie/Bay 5.0 >41km/h Long delays on Strathmore
0.0 Intersection delays at Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection Rongotai/Kilbirnie/Bay
Hour of the day Bus stop
Inbound journey times Inadequate bus stop
30 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Seatoun issues (outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys This corridor has outbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion, bus stop spacing and long dwell N times at bus stops. Extensive delays at Kent/Cambridge Intersection delays at Kent/ Cambridge/Elizabeth and Corridor 3 Outbound 5pm-6pm Narrow Courtenay Place Kent/Cambridge/Majoribanks traffic lanes
Kent Tce More than 1 stop per 400m Elizabeth St % on Pirie and Elizabeth 15 % Pirie St Extensive delays on Pirie Traffic signal 18 Bus tunnel 3% delays Long dwell times Intersection delays at Hataitai bus tunnel outbound shopping centre Long delays on Miramar Long delays More than 1 stop per
% More than 1 stop per Moxham Ave on Moxham 400m on Miramar 20 400m on Moxham % Close bus stop 38 spacing Intersection delays Hamilton Ave Other (midblock congestion, parking etc) at SH1/Hamilton SH1 Miramar shopping More than 1 stop Kilbirnie Miramar Ave
Kilbirne Cres centre Extensive delays on shopping per 400m on Dundas % centre 4 Congestion Kilbirnie Cobham Dr/SH1 2% at bus stops Seatoun Park Rongotai Rd
Hobart St Congestion More than 1 stop per Strathmore Dundas St
at traffic shops Hector St lights 400m on Kilbirnie Sources of delay Broadway Extensive delays on Seatoun Tunnel 40.0 Corridor 3 Outbound Kilbirnie 3535.0
3030.0 More than 1 stop Average travel time Bus stop to stop speed More than 1 stop per 2525.0 per 400m on 10-20km/h 400m on Rongotai 2020.0 parts of Broadway 1515.0 21-30km/h More than 1
Travel time (mins) 10 time Travel 10.0 31-40km/h stop per 400m 5.50 >41km/h Long delays on Strathmore on Hobart 0.0 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection
Hour of the day Bus stop Hour of day Inbound journey times Inadequate bus stop
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 31 Seatoun Increase distances N between stops on Opportunities opportunities Pirie/Elizabeth
There are opportunities on this corridor to prioritise Courtenay Place bus journeys by introducing bus lanes to address Mt Victoria the delays caused by mid-block traffic congestion, Intersection increase distances between bus stops, improve improvements at Bus tunnel Mt Victoria intersections and bus stop layout. Kent/Cambridge/ As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to Elizabeth and at Hataitai shopping establish appropriate provisions for people on bikes. centre Increase distances Kent/Cambridge/ Increase distances Majoribanks between stops on Increase Miramar between stops on Benefits on offer Intersection distances Dundas improvements at between stops SH1/Hamilton SH1 on Moxham Miramar shopping centre Increase distances Kilbirnie to Hataitai between stops on Kilbirnie Seatoun Tunnel Improvements to journey Intersection improvements at times and reliability Rongotai/Evans Bay/Bay Kilbirnie shopping Seatoun Park centre Miramar to Kilbirnie Strathmore shops Intersection improvements at Seatoun to Miramar Rongotai/Evans Increase Reduced congestion Bay/Kilbirnie distances Increase distances between stops on EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES between stops Hobart and Broadway • Timing changes at traffic lights on Rongotai • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic lights • Bus stop rationalisation LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES Health Benefits • Extensive provision of bus lanes • Bus stop layout improvements, e.g. throughout corridor to address lengthening bus boxes, adding entry mid-block congestion Signalised intersection and exit tapers • Provision of cycleways to provide Bus stop • Implementing in-line bus stops for safe cycling Improve bus stop • Changing hours of operation of • Major intersection improvements Opportunities to accommodate existing clearways/bus lanes Corridor segment cycling infrastructure and if required to reduce delays streetscape improvements
32 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Mt Cook to city
Mt Cook to city is a 2km-long transport corridor N that connects Mt Cook to the central city. Route The Mt Cook corridor connects Newtown, Mt Cook and Te Aro with the central city. There are three public bus services operating on this corridor and three school services. There are several significant destinations along this route including Toi Whakaari, NZ School of Dance, Massey University, Wellington High School, Pukeahu National War Toi Whakaari & Bidwill St
Memorial and Courtenay Place. NZ School of Dance Taranaki St
Wallace St St Webb
The land uses along the corridor are mainly residential Massey University St SH1/Arthur John St Wellington High School and central city. It also passes through an educational SH1/Vivian St SH1/Vivian precinct, which is the Massey University campus; as well as John St Countdown Pukeahu National Ghuznee St Toi Whakaari/NZ School of Dance campus, which is zoned War Memorial Open Space B. Courtenay Pl Currently, there are no provisions for people on bikes on Links to Golden Mile improvements this corridor.
3 school Corridor traffic by mode of transport services (inbound 8am-9am) 3 18e 27 6500+ + DAILY PASSENGERS SERVICES USING ROUTE 87% 53% 44
Wellington Stn 3
42%
BUSIEST STOP 2km route – 10mins 3% MASSEY UNIVERSITY AVERAGE JOURNEY TIMES 10% 5%
Vehicles People in vehicles
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 33 Mt Cook issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys N This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion, traffic signal delays, bus stop spacing More than 1 stop and congestion at traffic lights. per 400m on upper Extensive delays Corridor 4 Inbound 8am-9am Taranaki on Taranaki
% Intersection delays at Intersection Intersection 9 Wallace/Bidwill delays on Taranaki/ delays on Long SH1/Webb Taranaki/Ghuznee dwell Congestion times % 11 at bus stops Extensive delays % Close bus stop 30 spacing on Wallace Traffic signal delays % Bidwill St Extensive delays 4 Toi Whakaari &
NZ School of Dance St Webb on Taranaki
% Congestion St SH1/Arthur Wallace St 10 at traffic More than 1 Massey lights John St University
stop per 400m St SH1/Vivian 1% % Hanson St Wellington High School Taranaki St
on John Ghuznee St 35 Pukeahu National Other (midblock John St Countdown War Memorial congestion, parking etc) Narrow Courtenay Pl traffic lanes Intersection delays on John/Hanson More than 1 stop per 400m on mid-Taranaki Intersection Sources of delay delays on Taranaki/SH1
16.0 Vivian
14.0 12.0 Bus stop to stop speed 10.0 Average travel time 10-20km/h 8.0
6.0 21-30km/h
4.0 31-40km/h
2.0 >41km/h
0.0 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection
Hour of the day Bus stop Inbound journey times Inadequate bus stop
34 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Mt Cook issues (outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys N This corridor has outbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion, traffic signal delays and long dwell Extensive delays times at bus stops. on Taranaki Corridor 4 Outbound 5pm-6pm Intersection Close bus delays at % stop spacing 12 Taranaki/SH1 Long dwell times Long delays % Congestion 26 at bus stops on Wallace Traffic signal % delays 7
% 2 Bidwill St Extensive delays % Toi Whakaari & 2 % NZ School of Dance on Taranaki 5 St Webb Wallace St St SH1/Arthur % More than 1 stop Massey Narrow 43 University Taranaki St traffic Other (midblock Congestion at per 400m on John Hanson St Wellington High School St SH1/Vivian
congestion, parking etc) traffic lights John St lanes Pukeahu National Ghuznee St John St Countdown War Memorial Courtenay Pl More than 1 stop per 400m on Wallace SourcesCorridor 4of Outbound delay Intersection 18 delays on 1616.0 Taranaki/SH1 1414.0 Vivian 1212.0 Average travel time Bus stop to stop speed 1010.0 10-20km/h 8.80 21-30km/h 6.60 Travel time (mins) time Travel 31-40km/h 4.40
2.20 >41km/h
0.0 Travel Time (mins) Time Travel 0 Signalised intersection Bus stop Hour of the day Inadequate bus stop OutboundHour journey of day times
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 35 Mt Cook Intersection opportunities Opportunities improvements at Wallace/Bidwill There are opportunities on this corridor to prioritise bus journeys by making improvements to intersections, bus stop design and spacing; as well as introducing bus Intersection lanes to address the delays caused by mid-block traffic improvements at congestion. Taranaki/SH1/Webb Intersection As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to Increase distance improvements at establish appropriate provisions for people on bikes. between stops on Taranaki/Ghuznee Wallace
Benefits on offer St Bidwlil
Toi Whakaari & St Webb NZ School of Dance Wallace St SH1/Arthur St SH1/Arthur
John St Massey Increase distance University St SH1/Vivian Taranaki St between stops on Hanson St Pukeahu National Ghuznee St Improvements to journey John John St War Memorial times and reliability Countdown Courtenay Pl Intersection improvements at John/Hanson Intersection Increase distance improvements between stops on at Taranaki/SH1 Taranaki Vivian Reduced congestion EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES • Timing changes at traffic lights • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic lights • Bus stop rationalisation LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES Health benefits • Extensive provision of bus lanes • Bus stop layout improvements, e.g. throughout corridor to address lengthening bus boxes, adding entry mid-block congestion and exit tapers • Provision of cycleways to provide Signalised intersection • Implementing in-line bus stops for safe cycling Bus stop Opportunities to accommodate • Changing hours of operation of • Major intersection improvements if Improve bus stop cycling infrastructure and existing clearways/bus lanes required to reduce delays streetscape improvements
36 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Kilbirnie to Newtown Kilbirnie to Newtown is a 2km-long transport corridor Route N that connects Kilbirnie to Newtown. There are two public bus services operating on this corridor and Town Belt three school services. There are several significant destinations along this route including Kilbirnie shopping centre, Newtown Library, Newtown Constable St Community Hall and several recreation clubs including the Wellington and Kilbirnie tennis clubs. Newtown Community Hall The land uses along the corridor are mainly residential, open space and suburban shopping. Newtown Library There are uphill provisions for cyclists on Crawford Road and the the top sections of Constable Street.
Crawford Rd St Patrick's College Town Belt Town Belt
Kilbirnie bus hub
Bay Rd Corridor traffic by mode of transport Rongotai Rd (inbound 8am-9am) Kilbirnie shopping 3 centre school 3 18e + services 77% 4000 SERVICES USING ROUTE DAILY 94% PASSENGERS 44 Wellington Stn 3 30%
22% INBOUND PASSENGERS ALREADY ON BOARD AT KILBIRNIE INTERCHANGE 2% ANOTHER 30% GET ON 4% 2% AT OWEN/CONSTABLE Vehicles People in vehicles 2km route – 8.6mins AVERAGE JOURNEY TIMES
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 37 Kilbirnie issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion, traffic signal delays, long dwell times N at bus stops and close bus stop spacing. Corridor 6 Inbound 8am-9am More than 1 stop per
Coromandel St 400m on Constable 11% % Long dwell 24 times % Traffic signal 10 delays Close bus stop Constable St Wellington Rd spacing Coromandel St
% Congestion Newtown % 6 at bus Library More than 1 stop per 4 stops 400m on Rongotai % % 11 36 Intersection delays at Other (midblock traffic Narrow congestion, parking etc) Congestion at Extensive delays Kilbirnie/Evans Bay traffic traffic lights on Crawford lanes
Crawford Rd
Kilbirnie bus hub Sources of delay
Bay Rd
Rongotai Rd
16.0 Kilbirnie shopping Bus stop to stop speed centre 14.0
12.0 10-20km/h Average travel time Extensive delays 10.0 21-30km/h 8.0 on Rongotai 31-40km/h 6.0 >41km/h 4.0 Intersection delays
Travel time (mins) Travel 2.0 Signalised intersection at Rongotai/Bay 0.0 Bus stop Hour of the day Inadequate bus stop Inbound journey times Roundabout
38 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Kilbirnie issues (outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound Journeys This corridor has outbound issues related to traffic signal delays, long dwell times at bus stops and mid-block N traffic congestion. More than 1 stop per Corridor 6 Outbound 5pm-6pm 400m on Constable Coromandel St Long delays on Constable 22% 21% Traffic signal Long dwell times Constable St Wellington Rd delays Coromandel St
% 4 % 15 Long delays on % Close bus stop Newtown Library 17 spacing Crawford Other (midblock traffic congestion, Intersection delays at parking etc) % More than 1 stop per Narrow 10 Coromandel/Constable 400m on Rongotai traffic % Congestion at Crawford Rd lanes 11 bus stops
Congestion at Crawford Rd traffic lights More than 1 stop per 400m on Crawford Sources of delay Rongotai Rd
10.0 Corridor 6 Outbound 9.09 8.0 Bus stop to stop speed 8 Average travel time 7.07 10-20km/h 6.06 Extensive delays 5.05 21-30km/h 4.04 on Rongotai 3.03 31-40km/h Travel time (mins) time Travel 2.02 >41km/h 1.01 Intersection delays 0.00 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection at Rongotai/Bay Bus stop Hour of day Hour of the day Inadequate bus stop Outbound journey times Roundabout
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 39 Kilbirnie opportunities Opportunities Increase distances N between stops on There are opportunities on this corridor to Constable prioritise bus journeys by making improvements to Coromandel St intersections, bus stop design and spacing, as well as introducing bus lanes to address the delays caused by mid-block traffic congestion. Town Belt As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to establish appropriate provisions for people on bikes. Constable St Coromandel St Benefits on offer Newtown Library Newtown Community Hall Wellington Rd Increase distances between stops on Crawford Intersection improvements at Improvements to journey Intersection Kilbirnie/Evans Bay Crawford Rd times and reliability improvements at Town Belt Coromandel/Constable Town Belt
Kilbirnie bus hub
Bay Rd
Rongotai Rd Kilbirnie shopping Reduced congestion centre EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES • Timing changes at traffic lights Increase distances between stops on • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic Rongotai Intersection lights improvements at LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES Health benefits • Bus stop rationalisation Rongotai/Bay • Extensive provision of bus lanes • Bus stop layout improvements, e.g. throughout corridor to address lengthening bus boxes, adding entry mid-block congestion and exit tapers • Provision of cycleways to provide Signalised intersection • Implementing in-line bus stops for safe cycling Bus stop Opportunities to accommodate • Changing hours of operation of • Major intersection improvements Improve bus stop cycling infrastructure and existing clearways/bus lanes if required to reduce delays streetscape improvements
40 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Kelburn to city
Kelburn to city is a 2km-long transport corridor that Route N connects Kelburn to the central city. There are eight public bus services operating on this corridor and nine school services. Kelburn Park There are several significant destinations along this route including Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn village and Kelburn Park.
The land uses along the corridor are mainly residential and Kelburn School Glasgow St institutional, with some open space and suburban shopping. The corridor passes through Victoria University campus. There are currently no provisions for people on bikes on this Victoria route. University Salamanca Rd Kelburn village Kelburn Upland Rd Campus Kelburn Pde The Terrace
Corridor traffic by mode of transport (inbound 8am-9am) 52 56 57 58 9 school 96% 56% 22 21 18e 37 services 6600+ + DAILY SERVICES USING ROUTE PASSENGERS 44
Wellington Stn 22
43%
3% 1% 1% 84% 2km route – 6.7mins Vehicles People in vehicles INBOUND PASSENGERS GET OFF AT VICTORIA UNIVERSITY AVERAGE JOURNEY TIMES
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 41 Kelburn issues
(inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys N This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion and traffic signal delays.
LongCorridor dwell times 5 Inbound 8am-9am Queue delays at Victoria Close bus stop spacing % Extensive delays University signalised Corridor 5 Outbound 5pm-6pm % Congestion at Narrow 8 6 between The Terrace pedestrian crossings 3% bus stops traffic % Traffic and Kelburn village lanes 5 signal % Congestion at delays 6 traffic lights 6% Kelburn School Glasgow St
66% More than 1 stop per Salamanca Rd Other (midblock traffic 400m on Upland Kelburn village Victoria congestion, parking etc) Upland Rd University Kelburn
Kelburn Pde Campus The Terrace
Poor roundabout Sources of delay layout
10.0 9.0 Bus stop to stop speed 8.0 7.0 Average travel time 10-20km/h 6.0
5.0 21-30km/h 4.0 31-40km/h 3.0 2.0 >41km/h 1.0
0.0 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection Bus stop Hour of the day Inadequate bus stop Inbound journey times Roundabout
42 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Kelburn issues
(outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys N This corridor has outbound issues related to mid-block traffic congestion, long dwell times and narrow traffic lanes. Traffic signal delays Corridor 5 Outbound 5pm-6pm Close bus Long delays on Upland stop spacing Narrow % % traffic lanes 5 13 % Long 9 Long delays on dwell times 3% Congestion at bus stops Kelburn Salamanca 5% School Glasgow St 3% More than 1 stop on Kelburn Pde Congestion Upland per 400m % at traffic Salamanca Rd 62 Kelburn Victoria lights village Other (midblock traffic Upland Rd University Kelburn congestion, parking etc) Campus The Terrace
Sources of delay
10.0 Corridor 5 Outbound 9.09 Bus stop to stop speed 8.08 7.07 Average travel time 10-20km/h 6.06 21-30km/h 5.05 4.04 31-40km/h 3.03 Travel time (mins) time Travel 2.02 >41km/h 1.01
0.00 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection Bus stop Hour Hourof ofthe day day Inadequate bus stop Outbound journey times Roundabout
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 43 Kelburn opportunities Opportunities There are opportunities on this corridor to prioritise bus journeys by making improvements to intersections, bus stop design and spacing; as well as Signal improvements introducing bus lanes to address the delays caused by at signalised mid-block traffic congestion. pedestrian crossings Kelburn Park As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to establish appropriate provisions for people on bikes.
Benefits on offer Kelburn School
Glasgow St Increase distances Victoria between stops Kelburn village University Salamanca Rd Improvements to journey on Upland Kelburn Pde Kelburn Upland Rd Campus times and reliability The Terrace
Improvements to roundabout layout Reduced congestion
EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES • Timing changes at traffic lights LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic • Extensive provision of bus lanes Health benefits lights throughout corridor to address • Bus stop rationalisation mid-block congestion • Bus stop layout improvements, e.g. • Provision of cycleways to provide lengthening bus boxes, adding entry for safe cycling Signalised intersection and exit tapers • Major intersection improvements if Bus stop Opportunities to accommodate • Implementing in-line bus stops required to reduce delays cycling infrastructure and • Minor roundabout improvements • Major roundabout improvements Improve bus stop streetscape improvements
44 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Brooklyn to city Brooklyn to city is a 3km-long transport corridor that Route connects Brooklyn to the central city. There are three public bus services operating on this corridor and N one school service. There are several significant destinations along this route including Brooklyn shops, Renouf Tennis Centre and Central Park.
Ohiro Road The land uses along the corridor are a mixture of central city, Brooklyn shops Cleveland Street open space, residential, and suburban shopping. Central Park There are currently no provisions for people on bikes on this Central city Brooklyn Road Willis Street corridor. Renouf Tennis Centre Links to Golden Mile improvements
Corridor traffic by mode of transport (inbound 8am-9am) 1 school 7 17e 29e + service 65% 3500 SERVICES USING ROUTE DAILY PASSENGERS 44 93% Brooklyn 7
31%
1% 6% 4% 26% PASSENGERS BOARD 3km route – 10mins Vehicles People in vehicles AT BROOKLYN SHOPS AVERAGE JOURNEY TIMES
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 45 Brooklyn issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys
This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block N congestion, traffic signal delays, long dwell times at bus stops and bus stop spacing. Corridor 7 Inbound 8am-9am Intersection delays at 13% Willis/Abel Smith % Long dwell 20 times Intersection delays at Traffic signal delays Willis/SH1 Vivian % More than 1 stop per % 13 Congestion Intersection delays 3 Close bus stop at bus stops 400m on Ohiro More than 1 spacing stop per 400m at Willis/Dixon on Brooklyn Narrow % traffic % 6 Brooklyn lanes Ohiro Rd 38 shops Other (midblock Central Park congestion, parking etc) % More than Cleveland St 7 Smith St SH1/Abel St SH1/Vivian Ghuznee St St Dixon
1 stop per Aro St Brooklyn Rd Willis Street Central city 400m on Congestion Cleveland at traffic lights
Webb St Webb Intersection delays at Ghuznee/Willis More than 1 Extensive delays on stop per 400m Sources of delay Extensive delays Cleveland More than 1 on Willis 12.0 stop per 400m on Willis
10.0 on Brooklyn Average travel time 8.0 Bus stop to stop speed
6.0 10-20km/h 21-30km/h 4.0 31-40km/h Travel time (mins) Travel 2.0 >41km/h 0.0 Signalised intersection
Hour of the day Bus stop Inbound journey times Inadequate bus stop
46 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Brooklyn issues
(outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys This corridor has outbound issues related to mid-block congestion, traffic signal delays and long dwell times. N
Corridor 7 Outbound 5pm-6pm Intersection delays at Victoria/SH1 Narrow traffic lanes % % Intersection delays at 20 17 Victoria/Abel Smith Traffic signal Long dwell times delays More than 1 stop Intersection delays at % per 400m on Ohiro 2 13% Victoria/SH1-Vivian Bus stop More than 1 stop per spacing 400m on Brooklyn Brooklyn More than 1 % Congestion shops Ohiro Road stop per 400m 37 % at bus stops Other (midblock Cleveland Street Central Park on Victoria congestion, parking etc) 5 % More than Brooklyn Road SH1/Karo Dr SH1/Karo Abel Smith St 6 1 stop per SH1/Vivian Ghuznee St
Victoria Street Central 400m on city Congestion Cleveland at traffic
lights St Webb SourcesCorridor 7 of Outbound delay Long delays from Extensive delays 18 Cleveland to Ohiro on lower Victoria 1616.0 1414.0 1212.0 Average travel time Intersection delays at Bus stop to stop speed 1010.0 Willis/Webb 10-20km/h 8.08 21-30km/h 6.06 Travel time (mins) time Travel 4.04 31-40km/h 2.02 >41km/h
0.0 Travel time (mins) Travel 0 Signalised intersection
Hour of the day Bus stop Inadequate bus stop Inbound journeyHour of day times
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 47 Brooklyn N opportunities Opportunities Intersection There are opportunities on this corridor to improvements at Willis/ prioritise bus journeys by making improvements Abel Smith* to signalised intersections, bus stop design and spacing; as well as introducing bus lanes to address the delays caused by mid-block traffic Intersection improvements congestion. at Willis/SH1* As we develop proposals for this corridor, we will look to Intersection delays Increase distances establish appropriate provisions for people on bikes. Increase distances at Willis/Dixon between stops on Ohiro between stops on Benefits on offer Brooklyn Brooklyn shops Ohiro Road
Cleveland Central Park Increase St Smith St SH1/Abel St SH1/Vivian Ghuznee St St Dixon distances Brooklyn Road Aro St Willis Street Central city Improvements to journey between stops times and reliability on Cleveland Links to Golden Mile improvements Intersection Increase distances improvements at between stops Ghuznee/Willis on Willis (and Reduced congestion outbound on EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES Victoria) • Timing changes at traffic lights • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic lights Signalised intersection LONGER TERM OPPPORTUNITIES • Bus stop rationalisation Bus stop Health benefits • Extensive provision of bus lanes • Bus stop layout improvements, such throughout corridor to address Improve bus stop as lengthening bus boxes, adding mid-block congestion entry and exit tapers *Intersection delays also • Provision of cycleways to provide • Implementing in-line bus stops for safe cycling present for outbound journeys at Victoria/Abel Opportunities to accommodate • Changing hours of operation of • Major intersection improvements if cycling infrastructure and existing clearways/bus lanes required to reduce delays Smith and Victoria/SH1 streetscape improvements
48 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Johnsonville to
Route Ngauranga N Johnsonville to Ngauranga is a 3.6km-long transport corridor that connects Johnsonville to the central city Johnsonville via Hutt Road. shopping centre Broderick Rd
There are three public bus services operating on this corridor. Jville Rd This corridor operates on SH1 and the land uses are mainly business, residential, suburban shopping centres and open space.
Corridor traffic by mode of transport (inbound 8am-9am) 1
Centennial Hway 82% 0 school 1 19e 60e services Hutt Rd Links to Golden Mile Hutt Road + improvements 98% SERVICES USING ROUTE
4700
17% DAILY Johnsonville 1 PASSENGERS 44 1% 1% 1% Vehicles People in vehicles
BUSIEST STOP 3.6km route – 9mins JOHNSONVILLE HUB AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 49 Johnsonville issues (inbound) 8am-9am inbound journeys N This corridor has inbound issues related to mid-block congestion, traffic signal delays and congestion at traffic lights. Johnsonville shopping centre Congestion at Delays on Gothic Gothic St Long dwellCorridor times 8 Inbound 8am-9am Close bus stop spacing Corridor 8 Outbound 5pm-6pm bus stops 0% Long6% dwell times Broderick Rd Intersection delays at Traffic signal delays Congestion Intersection delays at Broderick/Johnsonville at traffic 24% % Gothic/Broderick
1 lights Johnsonville Rd Congestion at bus stops Delays on Gothic and Broderick % 1% Narrow 6 traffic lanes 24% 9% Traffic signal delays Congestion at traffic lights 9% 1% Narrow traffic lanes 59% Other (midblock congestion, parking etc) Long delays on SH1 1 Other (eg. Midblock congestion, parking, etc) 59% Sources of delay
16.0
14.0
12.0 Bus stop to stop speed 10.0 Average travel time 10-20km/h 8.0 21-30km/h Jarden Mile 6.0 Intersection delays at Jarden/ 31-40km/h 4.0 Centennial/Hutt >41km/h 2.0
0.0 Travel time (mins) Travel Links to Hutt Rd/Thorndon Signalised intersection Hutt Rd Quay improvements Bus stop Hour of the day Inadequate bus stop Inbound journey times
50 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Johnsonville issues (outbound) 5pm-6pm outbound journeys This corridor has outbound issues related to general traffic congestion, traffic signal delays and congestion at traffic lights. Extensive delays in the Johnsonville shopping centre LongCorridor dwell times 8 Outbound 5pm-6pm Close bus stop spacing shopping centre Gothic St Broderick Rd Delays at Johnsonville/ Congestion at % 2% bus stops Delays at Gothic/Broderick intersection Broderick intersection
6 Johnsonville Rd 3%
% 31 % Traffic signal delays 23 Congestion at traffic lights
2% 33% Other (e.g. mid-block traffic congestion, parking etc.) Narrow traffic lanes 1
Sources of delay
Corridor 8 Outbound
1010.0 9.09 Bus stop to stop speed 8.08 7.07 Average travel time 10-20km/h 6.06 Jarden Mile 5.05 21-30km/h 4.04 31-40km/h Intersection delays at Jarden/ 3.03 Travel time (mins) time Travel 2.02 >41km/h Links to Hutt Rd/Thorndon Centennial/Hutt 1.01 Quay improvements 0.0 Travel time (mins) Travel Signalised intersection Hutt Rd Bus stop InboundHour journeyof day times Inadequate bus stop
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 51 N Johnsonville Opportunities opportunities There are opportunities on this corridor to prioritise bus journeys by making improvements to intersections, bus stop layout, as well as introducing bus lanes to address the delays caused Johnsonville by mid-block traffic congestion. shopping centre Gothic St Intersection Intersection improvements at improvements at Broderick Rd Gothic/Broderick Johnsonville/Broderick Johnsonville triangle Benefits on offer Johnsonville Rd
Improvements to journey times and reliability 1 EARLY WORKS OPPORTUNITIES
• Timing changes at traffic lights • Bus phase/queue jumps at traffic lights • Bus stop layout improvements, such Ngauranga Gorge Reduced congestion Centennial Highway as lengthening bus boxes, adding entry and exit tapers Intersection improvements at Jarden Mile • Implementing in-line bus stops Jarden/Centennial/Hutt Hutt Rd Links to Hutt Rd/Thorndon LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES Quay improvements Health benefits • Extensive provision of bus lanes throughout corridor to address mid- block congestion Signalised intersection • Provision of cycleways to provide for Bus stop safe cycling Improve bus stop Opportunities to accommodate • Major intersection improvements if Corridor segment cycling infrastructure and required to reduce delays streetscape improvements
52 Bus Priority Action Plan DRAFT Corridor summary
Newtown to Karori to Seatoun to Mt Cook to Kelburn to Kilbirnie to Brooklyn to Ngauranga INBOUND city city city city city Newtown city to J’ville
Daily passengers 5500 2700 2600 3500 2500 2000 1500 3700
Average speed (km/h) 13.1 22.6 19.3 12.5 19.7 14.0 15.3 24.5
Average travel time (mins) 11 17 27 10 7 9 10 9
Minimum travel time (mins) 7 12 22 6 5 5 7 7
Maximum travel time (mins) 15 30 35 15 9 11 14 13
Length (km) 2 6 9 2 2 2 3 4
Number of stops 8 21 30 8 5 7 10 4
Slowest weekday hour 4-5pm 8-9am 8-9am 4-5pm 8-9am 8-9am 8-9am 8-9am
Newtown to Karori to Seatoun to Mt Cook to Kelburn to Kilbirnie to Brooklyn to Ngauranga OUTBOUND city city city city city Newtown city to J’ville
Daily passengers 5300 3000 2800 3100 4200 2100 2000 4000
Average speed (km/h) 12.2 21.5 19.6 13.0 20.3 16.8 14.7 34.8
Average travel time (mins) 12 17 27 10 7 7 11 6
Minimum travel time (mins) 9 14 23 6 5 5 7 5
Maximum travel time (mins) 15 24 33 13 8 9 15 9
Length (km) 2 6 9 2 2 2 3 4
Number of stops 7 20 30 7 5 7 10 5
Slowest weekday hour 5-6pm 5-6pm 3-4pm / 5-6pm 5-6pm 5-6pm 5-6pm 5-6pm 5-6pm
Statistics are based on May 2019 data
DRAFT Bus Priority Action Plan 53 DRAFT