Regional Public Transport Plan

 Greater Wellington Regional Council is developing a Regional Public Transport Plan.

The purpose of the plan, as set out in the Public Transport Management Act, is to:

• specify how Greater Wellington will give effect to the public transport aspects of the Regional Land Transport Strategy (RLTS); and
• contribute to achieving an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable land transport system.

The plan is a key tool in delivering one of the community outcomes set out in Greater Wellington's 10-year Plan 2009-2019 - "a well-patronised public transport network that helps people get around the region easily and reduces road congestion". The plan will set out the public transport objectives, policies and methods that Greater Wellington proposes to ensure the region can give effect to the RLTS and achieve this outcome.

The plan will primarily be an update and realignment of the existing Regional Passenger Transport Plan to better support the design and development of an integrated public transport network and comply with current legislation and policies.

What's happening now?

We are currently studying the feedback we received from stakeholders about the discussion document produced earlier this year. This document was designed primarily to get input from public transport operators and local councils into the plan. 

The proposed plan should be available for public consultation in October. Submissions will be heard in November, and the plan is likely to be adopted in February 2011.

More details about the timeline are available here.

You can get more information on the timetable and content of the Regional Public Transport Plan in the terms of reference.

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