Getting more people, who live in a place where 58% of its residents own two or more vehicles to leave them at home instead, is part of an ambitious plan to improve travel choices in Taranaki.
At Monday’s meeting of the Taranaki Regional Council’s executive, audit and risk committee, draft copies of the Better Travel Choices Strategy and the 2024 Regional Public Transport Plan for Taranaki were tabled for consideration, ahead of both going out for public consultation on September 18.
The meeting heard it had taken several months to develop the drafts, which were shaped around the demands and expectations of the community, paying particular regard to bus routes and service frequency, which are key factors people used to decide on whether to take public transport or not.
Providing ways to make walking and cycling easier around the region were also deemed important.
“The aim is to support a step change in mode shift in the region away from private vehicle use, where possible,” a report to the meeting said of the strategy.
