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Resolution number MT/2015/66
MOVED by Chairperson SD Randall, seconded by Member AB Verrall:
That the
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:
a) thanks
Lorna Stewart, Elected Member Relationship Manager,
for her attendance to speak to this item
b) receives
the report
c) adopts the
following as its submission to the Auckland Regional Public Transport Plan, noting:
i) that the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board welcomes the opportunity to submit on the proposed 2015 Variation
to the Auckland Regional Public Transport Plan and supports in principle the
proposed Variation to the Plan
ii) that the board supports the proposal around
simplified zone fares, noting:
1. that in
its November 2012 submission on the then-draft RTPT the board expressed its
concerns around the Onehunga/Mangere Bridge boundary of the Isthmus fare zone
urging that this be reconfigured to take into account unnecessary trips
across Mangere Bridge and alignment with school zones, in particular Onehunga
High School
2. that the
concerns outlined in ii) 1. above have not yet been addressed and the board
urges Auckland Transport to provide a mechanism for Onehunga High School
students travelling to and from Mangere Bridge to be able to do so within a single fare zone
3. that the
board strongly supports the provision for people to travel within the Isthmus
zone for a much lower cost than is currently the case, given the strong
public feedback which the board has received on the current cost and
difficulty of travelling between key locations within the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Local Board area
4. that the
board strongly supports the use of local bus services to connect to major
transport hubs and believes that introduction of fare zones will better
enable and incentivise people to do this
5. that the
board is concerned to ensure that the increased provision of park and ride
capacity at Glen Innes and the proposed upgrade to transport connections at
Sylvia Park are progressed, as it does not believe that the simplified zone
fares will reduce the need for these key projects
6. that the
board is concerned to ensure that Auckland Transport will undertake thorough
public education and awareness activities around the proposed changes to
ensure maximum uptake of hop cards and that the new fare structure is well
understood, particularly by those members of the community who are least
likely to use hop cards and those who are likely to be most affected by the
significant increase in cash fares
iii) that the board supports the light rail transit
proposal, noting:
1. that
light rail has the potential to move much greater numbers of people relative
to bus services on the same routes, which will reduce congestion and improve
transit times in the southern/central isthmus area
3. that
providing light rail to certain key routes in the southern/central isthmus
would enable the re-deployment of additional bus services elsewhere in the
area, including potentially the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board area
4. that the
board is concerned to ensure that transit times and frequency of public transport
services along Manukau Road are improved, although it does not have a
particular view on the most appropriate mode of transport for this route.
5. that the board strongly supports the provision of a rapid transit
network (RTN) link to the Auckland International Airport through Onehunga,
either through the extension of a light rail or heavy rail link. The Board
supports the future proofing of either option in the RPTP until a preferred
option is agreed to and budgeted for. The board requests representation in
the process that determines this
iv) that the board supports, in general terms,
the ferry development plan on the basis that further integration of existing
ferry services into the wider public transport network will take the pressure
off other services and encourage the public to take advantage of multiple
forms of public transport.
CARRIED
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