Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Guest Lecturer: Michelle Lewis

Michelle is a principle performance analyst with the NZ Transport Agency. she has provided us with these links qand information on transport infrastructure:
"Ministry for Transport web site. Provides government policy on transport. Holds national trend data from household survey.
http://www.transport.govt.nz/
The Government Policy Statement provides the funding expectations for the New Zealand Transport Agency.
http://www.transport.govt.nz/ourwork/KeyStrategies/GPSonLandTransportFunding/
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is a Crown entity established on 1 August 2008, under the amended Land Transport Management Act 2003, bringing together the functions of Land Transport New Zealand and Transit New Zealand to provide an integrated approach to transport planning, funding and delivery. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/
The NZTA provides guidance on land use and transport outcomes it seeks for local authority and state highway projects. [This guidance was prepared by the legacy organisations but is still the guiding documentation.] http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/travel/community/transport-planning-process/index.html.
Detailed operational guidance relevant to state highways only is given in http://www.transit.govt.nz/technical/view_manual.jsp?content_type=manual&=edit&primary_key=46&action=edit
The regional land transport committee prepares the Wellington Regional Land Transport Strategy which sets the long term direction for transport in the Wellington region. http://www.gw.govt.nz/section2372.cfm The regional council has responsibility for public transport in the Wellington area.
The Wellington City Council has responsibility for land use and local road issues (excluding public transport services). http://www.wellington.govt.nz/plans/index.html "

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