What's on our site for local transport authorities?

Funding information

• Information about funding
• The National Land Transport Programme
• Land transport programmes
• Land Transport Programmes online (LTP online)
• Land transport programme web claims
• Smartmovez - an NZ Transport Agency website providing local authorities with easy access to information about land transport.

Performance of land transport

This section contains data that describes the ‘performance’ of the land transport system in relation to the economic, social and environmental objectives that the government has set for land transport. This data is intended for use by sector partners and stakeholders in decisions that improve land transport for all New Zealanders.

Information can be selected by topic and territorial authority.

Guidelines

• Guidelines for the development of regional public transport plans
  The Public Transport Management Act 2008, which came into force on 1 January 2009, includes a number of provisions relating to the preparation of regional public transport plans. These guidelines have been designed to assist in the development of plans that not only meet the new statutory requirements, but also reflect best practice.
  The Ministry of Transport's website has more information about the Act.
• Survey of footpaths, cycleways and related costs. Report No. PM07/1387T (PDF, 302 KB)
  This survey about pedestrian footpaths, and shared footpaths/cycleways was conducted with some territorial local authorities between 30 April and 30 May 2008.
• Review of street lighting. Report No. PM06/1324T (PDF, 1.7 MB, 107 pages)
  A review of a sample of 20 approved organisations' street lighting installations was carried out in April and May 2007.
  
• Total mobility scheme - A guide for local authorities
  A guide to help local authorities implement the improvements to the Total Mobility scheme that resulted from the Ministry of Transport's 2005 review (MoT, 2005).
• Managing road safety and efficiency under the Resource Management Act 1991: The way forward. Best practice guideline
  A best practice guideline designed to assist councils and developers in their roles under the Resource Management Act.
• Participation in land use and transport planning process
  Sets out Land Transport New Zealand's policy for participating in land use and transport planning processes.
• Regional land transport strategy guidelines
  These guidelines are intended for internal use by Land Transport NZ staff when reviewing regional land transport strategies, but others may find them helpful.

Road safety action plans

Road safety action plans provide a sense of urgency, focus and commitment to mitigate road safety risks. The plans record agreed local road safety risks, objectives and targets, actions, and monitoring and reviewing processes. Each plan is the result of collaboration by key road safety partners (eg Land Transport NZ, Transit NZ, local and regional authorities, NZ Police, ACC). The plans are the primary mechanism for coordination of education, engineering and enforcement approaches to road safety problems at sub-regional levels.

Last updated: 10 February 2009