Appendix B - The New Zealand Transport Strategy

TRANSPORT SECTOR OUTCOMES

The transport sector outcomes that relate to each objective are:

ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

• the transport system is actively moving towards reducing the use of non-renewable resources and their replacement with renewable resources
• negative impacts of transport are reducing in terms of human and natural environments.

ASSISTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• growth and development are increasingly integrated with transport
• transport users increasingly understand and meet the costs they create
• New Zealand’s transport system is improving its international and domestic linkages including inter-modal transfers
• the effectiveness of the transport system is being maintained or improved
• the efficiency of the transport system is continuing to improve
• the negative impacts of land-use developments on the transport system are reducing.

ASSISTING SAFETY AND PERSONAL SECURITY

• New Zealand’s transport system is increasingly safe and secure
• the transport system is improving its ability to recover quickly and effectively from adverse events.

IMPROVING ACCESS AND MOBILITY

• the transport system is increasingly providing affordable and reliable community access.

PROTECTING AND PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH

• negative impacts of transport are reducing in terms of fatalities, injuries and harm to health.  

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• The New Zealand Transport Strategy 2008 (PDF v7.0 4,687KB)