An important message from the Campaign for Better Transport because there is only one week to go.
There are a plethora of plans out at the moment for public consultation, but there is one in particular that better transport advocates need to submit on in particular.
It is the Regional Land Transport Programme – this lists all the planned transport activities for the next three years and is used to prioritise applications for government funding through the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).
Submissions are very much a numbers game. If there isn’t strong support for projects as vital as the City Rail Link then the chances of it getting funded diminish severely.
It is easy to make a submission, you can do it online right here. Complete the section titled Your details and then go to section 8 to provide your submission on the RLTP. All the other sections are optional.
There is a general lack of understanding as to why the City Rail Link is necessary, but in short it is vital to avoid the entire rail network from getting congested at Britomart.
Other areas poorly represented in the RLTP are:
- Dedicated cycling lanes
- Support for pedestrian safety improvements
- Extension of light rail from Wynyard to Britomart and beyond
- Avondale – Southdown rail link
- Improved connectivity between bus, ferry and rail services
- Northwestern Busway
- The need to reduce our dependency on ever more expensive oil
Submissions close 4:00pm Friday 23rd March. Please take a minute to show your support for better transport.
If there are projects that you really want to see go ahead (or ones you don’t) then it is vital you make your voice heard and I encourage everyone who reads this site to make a submission. Part of the reason it is so important is because you can be sure that those supporting the roading lobby will be doing so and most likely will be attacking PT aspects like the funding of the CRL. I will be writing my thoughts up and hopefully posting them by the end of the weekend (providing time allows). You can see some of my earlier posts on the draft LTP as well as the RLTP below.
The Hidden PT Projects in the LTP
Council’s Numbers Don’t Add Up
Regional Land Transport Programme out for consultation
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The document seems much more focused on giving effect to the government policy statement than the Auckland Plan. Interesting insight into who Auckland Transport really answers to?
Thanks for posting Matt… hopefully the fact that this is only the second comment means that people are busy commenting on their online submission rather than here!
A few groups I’m involved with are keen to put together a submission, pushing for more funding for smart transport projects at the expense of roads. Does any one have a copy of their submission that they don’t mind sharing? To be used as a guide not a template
Auckland Medic- I can give you a “25 reasons why we need Trams now” piece if you think it’ll help?
Geoff, do you really think “trams are great, where should we put them” is a better approach than “here are the corridors where demand levels have got beyond what can reasonably be provided for by bus, so therefore we should look at a light-rail solution, weighing up its costs and benefits”?
Just asking.
Mr Anderson- Saying the same thing as you, just a lot less of a mouthful and way more understandable to the regular Joe and Jane.
I am working on my submission at the moment and will post when finished.
Matt- How close are you to done?
I’m nearly finished but want to see if I can back up any of your points. Tomorrow will be chaotic with deadline for this, Big plan, and Local Board Plans…
Is finishing the North Western cycleway so it goes into the CBD in the plan?