NGAURANGA TO AIRPORT STRATEGIC STUDY Technical Report 3: Recommended Strategy Ngauranga to Airport Strategic Study Technical Report III: Recommended Strategy Contents Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................................... i 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 The Project.................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Previous work................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Scope and Purpose of Technical Report Three: Recommended Strategy................................... 2 2 Strategic Planning Framework............................................................................................................. 5 2.1 New Zealand Transport Strategy (2002)....................................................................................... 5 2.2 Regional Policy Statement ............................................................................................................ 7 2.3 The Regional Land Transport Strategy ......................................................................................... 7 2.4 Wellington City Transport and Urban Development Strategy ....................................................... 8 3 Approach................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.1 Influence of social trends on transport .......................................................................................... 9 3.2 The problems to be solved.......................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Overview of approach taken to strategy development ................................................................ 12 3.4 Key findings from study............................................................................................................... 13 3.5 The need for integrated solutions................................................................................................ 15 3.6 Consultation ................................................................................................................................ 16 4 Travel Demand Management.............................................................................................................. 19 4.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 19 5 Walking................................................................................................................................................. 21 5.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................. 22 6 Cycling.................................................................................................................................................. 23 6.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 23 7 Passenger Transport Corridor: Railway Station to Newtown......................................................... 25 7.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 25 7.2 Route for the Passenger Transport Corridor............................................................................... 25 7.3 Issues along Adelaide Road........................................................................................................ 27 7.4 Vehicle Type................................................................................................................................ 28 7.5 Staging ........................................................................................................................................ 30 7.6 Alternatives investigated ............................................................................................................. 30 7.7 Costs and risks............................................................................................................................ 31 8 Other Bus Enhancements................................................................................................................... 33 8.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 33 9 Other Passenger Transport Initiatives .............................................................................................. 35 9.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 35 9.2 Other Issues................................................................................................................................ 35 May 2008 Ngauranga to Airport Strategic Study Technical Report III: Recommended Strategy 10 Ngauranga to Aotea Quay .................................................................................................................. 37 10.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 37 10.2 Impact on Hutt Road and provision of Bus Lanes....................................................................... 37 10.3 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................. 38 11 Terrace Tunnel..................................................................................................................................... 39 11.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 39 11.2 Other alternatives........................................................................................................................ 39 11.3 Impact on Waterfront .................................................................................................................. 40 11.4 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................. 40 11.5 Questions about Strategy and Funding....................................................................................... 41 12 Basin Reserve...................................................................................................................................... 43 12.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 43 12.2 Passenger Transport Corridor..................................................................................................... 45 12.3 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................. 45 13 Adelaide Road...................................................................................................................................... 47 13.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 47 13.2 Alternatives.................................................................................................................................. 47 13.3 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................. 48 14 Mount Victoria Tunnel......................................................................................................................... 49 14.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 49 14.2 Alternatives.................................................................................................................................. 49 14.3 Walking and cycling .................................................................................................................... 49 14.4 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................. 50 15 Ruahine Street and Wellington Road ................................................................................................ 51 15.1 Overall Description...................................................................................................................... 51 15.2 Alternatives.................................................................................................................................. 52 15.3 Cycling......................................................................................................................................... 53 15.4 Cost and Risk.............................................................................................................................