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Carshare BOP Niki Carling Why do we travel? Travel to work/school - PDF document

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Carshare BOP Niki Carling Why do we travel? Travel to work/school and back home Travelling for work (between offices) Personal travel - holidays Errands kids, sports, shopping Why are we car users? Rapidity (32% of

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  2. Why do we travel? • Travel to work/school and back home • Travelling for work (between offices) • Personal travel - holidays • Errands – kids, sports, shopping…

  3. Why are we car users? • Rapidity (32% of users) • Independence (17%) • Comfort (15%) • Health problem or mobility needs (12%) • Load carrying (10%)

  4. Why look at options? • Price of oil US$150/barrel in 2012 – petrol NZ$2.80/ l • Price of road building & maintenance Build: $9-10 million per km of SH Maintain: $2.5 - 3,000 per lane km per yr • Transport sector emissions Transport - 19% of NZ greenhouse gases. NZ 5 th largest greenhouse gas per capita

  5. Transport Demand Management • Passenger Transport • Policy • Parking • Walking & Cycling • Travel Behaviour Change

  6. Passenger Transport • Passenger Transport Terminal • New routes/ improved frequency • Park and Ride

  7. Policy • District Plan • Guidance to developers • Parking revenue to be used for TDM

  8. Parking • Policy for parking in CBD • Campervan parking • Longer term parking

  9. Walking & Cycling • Cycling strategy – network • Cycling skills training - ‘Rotorua in Gear’ • Cycling & walking events – ‘Bikewise’, ‘Frocks on Bikes’, ‘Walk to Work’ • Walking School Buses

  10. Travel Behaviour Change • Workplace travel planning • School travel planning • Car pooling/ride sharing

  11. www.carsharebop.co.nz Car sharing is when two or more people share a car and travel together. It allows people to benefit from the convenience of the car, whilst alleviating the associated problems of congestion and pollution.

  12. Benefits of car pooling • Saves money (up to $1000 a year) • Reduces number of cars on the roads – less pollution, less congestion & easier parking • Transport solution for rural areas • Reduces the need for a private car • Can encourage some physical activity • Can be more sociable • Can reduce use of the limited fossil fuels

  13. (10km journey, per person) CO 2 emissions

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