Abstract:
Greater Wellington Regional Council is responsible for the Regional Land Transport Strategy
(RLTS) for the Wellington region, comprising of four cities, numerous towns and governed
by eight disparate territorial authorities. The strong central core of Wellington City and the
geographically enforced ‘Y’ formation of the transport corridor have traditionally dominated
the region’s urban development. To date, transport and land use planning in the region have
been undertaken independently, when research demonstrates that a combination of land use,
transport, financial and regulatory planning mechanisms are required to establish a successful
sustainable transport solution. This research examines six different policy intervention
scenarios, and identifies the optimal transport - land use intervention (for growth projections
to 2026) as the densification of development around key public transport nodes. This policy
intervention meets the RLTS vision of providing a balanced and sustainable transport system
through the increased adoption of active modes across all trip types of short duration, an
increase in public transport use for longer distance trips and an overall decrease in daily trips
by car.
