Appendix A - The New Zealand Transport Strategy

VISION FOR TRANSPORT – PRINCIPLES

AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT

• places an acceptable financial demand on central and local government, regions, households, businesses and individuals
• takes into account available funding sources
• considers costs including those that occur in other sectors
  requires that all investments in transport are cost-effective and represent value for money.

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT

• recognises the need for end-to-end solutions for people and freight
• has effective links within and between modes with each playing its appropriate part
• complements and does not compromise decisions or interests in other sectors
• considers funding throughout planning processes
  ensures that transport interests are incorporated into, and contribute to, broader planning initiatives.

SAFE TRANSPORT

• meets expectations for levels of acceptable risk
• protects key transport routes and services (in the event of natural or other disasters)
• values the health and safety of all transport users, workers and operators equallyis based on design, operating and maintenance standards that protect life, property and nature.

RESPONSIVE TRANSPORT

• recognises that people and freight need to move at different times and use different transport modes
• recognises the direct effect transport has on people and their quality of life, and takes into consideration the diverse characteristics of communities and regions across the country (eg in rural areas)
• has the flexibility to react to economic, social, environmental and technological changes
• is prepared for, and recovers well from, unforeseen events.

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

• enables the country’s economic, social, environmental and cultural goals to be met in a way that is affordable and meets the needs of current and future generations
• enables the access and development needs of individuals, businesses and communities to be met safely and with an appropriate mode of transport
• enables the wellbeing of individuals and communities, and seeks to create opportunities to reduce transport inequalities
• contributes to a carbon neutral future and operates within its environmental limits, using finite reserves of non-renewable resources wisely and, where possible, substituting them with renewable resources
• safeguards New Zealand’s ecosystems and land for generations to come
• means individuals understand their role and responsibility in contributing to sustainable transport for New Zealand and make transport choices accordingly.

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