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Mahere Waka Whenua Ā-Rohe Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 - 2031 Mahere Waka Whenua ā-rohe Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 - 2031 1 Mahere Waka Whenua ā-rohe Regional Land Transport Plan - 2021-2031 AUTHOR SERVICE CENTRES Horizons Regional Transport Committee, Kairanga which includes: Cnr Rongotea and Kairanga -Bunnythorpe Roads, Horizons Regional Council Palmerston North Marton Horowhenua District Council 19 Hammond Street Palmerston North City Council Taumarunui Manawatū District Council 34 Maata Street Whanganui District Council REGIONAL HOUSES Tararua District Council Palmerston North Rangitīkei District Council 11-15 Victoria Avenue Ruapehu District Council Whanganui 181 Guyton Street Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency New Zealand Police (advisory member) DEPOTS KiwiRail (advisory member) Taihape Torere Road, Ohotu Road Transport Association NZ (advisory member) Woodville AA road users (advisory member) 116 Vogel Street Active transport/Public transport representative (advisory member) CONTACT 24 hr freephone 0508 800 800 [email protected] www.horizons.govt.nz Report No: 2021/EXT/1720 POSTAL ADDRESS ISBN 978-1-99-000954-9 Horizons Regional Council, Private Bag 11025, Manawatū Mail Centre, Palmerston North 4442 Rārangi kaupapa i Table of contents He Mihi Nā Te Heamana - Introduction From The Chair 02 Rautaki Whakamua - Strategic Context And Direction 03 1 He kupu whakataki - Introduction 04 1.1 Te whāinga o te Mahere / Purpose of the Plan 05 Te hononga o te Mahere Waka Whenua ā-Rohe ki ētahi atu rautaki - Relationship of the Regional Land Transport Plan to other 1.2 06 strategic documents 2 Horopaki o te rautaki - Strategic context 07 2.1 Tō tātou rohe - Our region 08-09 2.1.1 Ngā tauira whakamahi whenua / Land use patterns 10 2.1.2 Te ohanga ā-rohe - Regional Economy 10-11 2.2 Ō tātou tāngata - Our people 11 2.2.1 Ngā iwi me ngā hapū - Iwi and Hapū 11 2.2.2 Te taupori o āianei - Current population 12 2.2.3 Te taupori o āianei - Population growth 12-14 2.2.4 Te mahi - Employment 15 2.2.5 Te manawaroa - Resilience 16 2.2.6 Te panoni āhuarangi - Climate change 16 2.3 Tā tātou pūnaha ā-waka - Our transport system 16 2.3.1 Ngā ararau - Strategic road networks 16-20 2.3.2 Ngā ara tereina - Rail network 20-21 2.3.3 Waka tūmatanui - Public transport 21-22 2.3.4 Ngā ara hīkoi, ara paihikara - Walking and cycling networks 22-23 2.3.5 Ara ki ngā pōta me ngā pā rererangi - Access to ports and airports 24 2.3.6 Whātahi waka me te whakamahi whenua - Transport and land use integration 24 2.3.7 He Whakarōpū Huarahi Kotahi - One Network Road Classification 25 2.4 Ō namata mahi, whai wāhi - Future scenarios and opportunities 25-30 2.5 Kaupapa here - Policy context 31 2.5.1 Tino Ture - Core statutes 31 2.5.2 Tino kaupapa here ā-motu - Key national policy documents 31-33 2.5.3 Kaupapa here ā-kāinga, ā-rohe - Local and regional policy 34 3 He Anga Rautaki - Strategic framework 35-36 3.1 Ngā whāinga me ngā kaupapa here - Objectives and policies 37-39 3.2 Ngā wawata matua - Headline targets 40 4 Haumi matua ā-waka mō te tekau-tau - Ten year transport investment priorities (strategic priorities) 41-42 4.1 Aronga ā-rohe mō te tekau-tau - Regional focus over the next ten years 42-42 4.2 Haumi matua ā-waka - Transport investment priorities 42-56 5 Tahua mō te Mahere - Funding the plan 57-58 5.1 Pūtea mai - Anticipated revenue sources 58 5.1.1 Pūtea mai i te tahua a Waka Kotahi - Revenue from the National Land Transport Fund 58 5.1.2 Kaupapa here huarahi ki te RLTP - Contribution of road policing to the RLTP 59 5.1.3 Pūtea ā-rohe - Local revenue sources 59 5.1.4 Pūtea atu anō - Other sources of revenue 59 5.1.5 Tekau tau matapae mō te pūtea mai, pūtea atu - Ten-year forecast of revenue and expenditure 59-60 6 Hōtaka ā-rohe mō ngā mahi ā-waka - Regional Programme of Transport Activities 61-62 6.1 Rārangi mahi matua - Prioritised list of activities 62-64 6.2 Ngā tino mahi e kore e tautoko mā te mahere nei - Significant activities not funded through this Plan 65-66 6.3 Rārangi o ngā mahi katoa - Full list of activities 66-71 7 Mahi tahi ā-rohe nei - Inter-regional activities 73-75 8 Aroturuki Mahere - Monitoring of the Plan 77-78 9 Appendices 79 Appendix 1: Legislative alignment with the Land Transport Management Act 80 Appendix 2: Legislative requirements and policy framework 81 Appendix 3: Significance policy And pefinition 82-83 Appendix 4: Statistics 84-89 1 Mahere Waka Whenua ā-rohe Regional Land Transport Plan - 2021-2031 He mihi nā te heamana Introduction from the Chair As chair of the Horizons Regional Transport Committee, I am pleased to present to you Horizons’ Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2031 (the Plan). Development of the Plan is a requirement under the • Progressing and developing the Regional Freight Land Transport Management Act 2003. Regional Ring Road (as part of the Palmerston North transport committees are required to develop a Integrated Transport Initiative); regional land transport plan, in consultation with • Continuation and replacement of the current their community and stakeholders every six years. Capital Connection passenger rail service with a The Plan is a 10-year document. It sets out the new modern fleet of trains and increased service strategic direction for land transport in the Horizons frequency; and Region. It states the regional priorities for the • Multiple safety interventions. duration of the Plan and outlines the proposed These projects will allow for safer and more efficient land transport activities that seek to contribute to movement of freight and people through central these priorities to secure and guide investment in New Zealand and will have far reaching benefits for the region. This document has been developed our communities and beyond. in partnership with our regional partners with agreement on which activities we want to pursue The Plan underpins and takes into account previous and in what order of priority. Based on the Plan, work undertaken at a national and regional level, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will decide such as the Government Policy Statement (GPS) which activities it will include in the National Land on Land Transport 2021, Arataki, the region’s Transport Programme (NLTP). Once included in Economic Development Action Plan (Accelerate25) the NLTP, an activity can then be funded from the and Accessing Central New Zealand. The Horizons National Land Transport Fund and subsequently Regional Transport Committee is satisfied that this delivered. Plan is consistent with these documents. The core focus of this Plan is to provide a safe, The strategic component of the Plan identifies connected and efficient land transport system that the region’s land transport issues and challenges. offers plenty of choice in transport modes. We are Objectives, policies and measures have been also committed to doing our part to reduce carbon identified in subsequent sections to address them as emissions and meet the Government’s goals for the region works towards its strategic vision for the reducing greenhouse gases and improving overall future. environmental outcomes. Critical to achieving this The list of projects/activities included in section 6 of will be the availability and uptake of alternative the Plan seek to address our regional priorities in the transport modes such as rail, or public and active near future. transport. This focus is reflected in our 30-year vision and transport investment priorities, which On behalf of the Regional Transport Committee, guide infrastructure investment in the region. I would like to thank all of those individuals and organisations that have contributed to the There are a number of projects committed or preparation of this document. I look forward to proposed within our region that will help achieve working with you in delivering a connected, safe and this vision, namely the construction of Te Ahu a environmentally friendly land transport system in the Tūranga, Manawatū-Tararua highway, the KiwiRail future. Regional Freight Hub and the Ōtaki to north of Levin highway. In addition, a number of other significant infrastructure projects have been identified across the region; a few projects of immediate priority are as follows: Rachel Keedwell Chair Mahere Waka Whenua ā-rohe 2 Regional Land Transport Plan - 2021-2031 Mahere Waka Whenua ā-rohe 2 Regional Land Transport Plan - 2021-2031 Rautaki whakamua Strategic context and direction 1. He kupu whakataki Introduction Transport contributes strongly to our wellbeing as individuals, as a community and as a region. It connects people to services, recreation opportunities, employment and education. The transport sector faces many challenges with a growing population and increasing demands for better services. With limited funds to pay for everything, a national, regional and local prioritisation process is in place to determine the best transport activities to invest in. Transport plays a vital role in enabling wider social, cultural and economic outcomes. The impacts of good (and bad) transport are widespread, ranging from the safe and efficient movement of people and freight, enabling land use and population growth, shaping community liveability, and influencing the health and wellbeing of the population. Transport also directly impacts climate change and the environment, primarily through the release of carbon emissions. New Zealand is committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and, as a region, we need to keep this at the forefront of our thinking as we consider our current and future transport system. Ultimately, a well-functioning transport system is critical to the region’s wellbeing. This Plan, Horizons’ Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP), sets out the current state of the region’s transport network, the challenges the region faces, and the priorities for future investment in order to achieve the following vision: “A region that connects central New Zealand and supports safe, accessible and sustainable transport options.” The Plan considers and takes into account the strategic direction provided by the Government through the Ministry of Transport’s Outcomes Framework and the Government’s Policy Statement on Land Transport.
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