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THE NZ RIDESHARING INSTITUTE
MAKING AUCKLAND’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THE MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE WORLD
On August 15, 2011 The New Zealand Ridesharing Institute presented to the Auckland Council Transport Committee, proposing partnership in an applied research programme targeted at improving the effectiveness of Auckland’s transportation system. The following are the slides, and the speaker notes were the content of the presentation.
ANDY SMITH (LIVING STREETS AOTEAROA, PRESIDENT)
BRIAN NELSON (PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, PRIVATE CITIZEN)
KEVIN FREE (CARPOOL VETERAN)
MARK ROBERTS (SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK, GREENFLEET MANAGER)
PAUL MINETT (TRIP CONVERGENCE LTD, MANAGING DIRECTOR)
TOM MORTON (PULSE TRAFFIC, CONSULTANT)
VICTORIA CARTER (CITYHOP, FOUNDER)
MEM
BERS
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THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY
WE JUST NEED TO USE IT BETTER
CAPA
CITY
IN P
EOPL
E PE
R LA
NE
HOU
R
SOV
2,000
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF
A LANE OF ROAD?
IF IT IS 2,000 CARS PER HOUR, IS IT 2,000
PEOPLE PER HOUR?
CAPA
CITY
IN P
EOPL
E PE
R LA
NE
HOU
R
SOV HOV3
2,000
6,000WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF
A LANE OF ROAD?
IS IT 6,000 PEOPLE
PER HOUR?
CAPA
CITY
IN P
EOPL
E PE
R LA
NE
HOU
R
SOV HOV3 30%SOV +MIX
2,000
6,000
12,000
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF
A LANE OF ROAD?
IS IT 12,000 PEOPLE
PER HOUR?
CAPA
CITY
IN P
EOPL
E PE
R LA
NE
HOU
R
SOV HOV3 30%SOV +MIX
100%45 pax
BUS
75,000
2,000
6,000
12,000 ARE WE CURRENTLY USING
ONLY 4% OF CAPACITY?(3,000/75,000)
IS IT 75,000 PEOPLE
PER HOUR?3,000
BEST
400,000 DRIVE ALONE
TRIPS TO WORK
THE CURRENT SITUATION:
1,200,000 EMPTY SEATS
ALONG FOR THE RIDE
RIDESHARING IS ABOUTDRIVERS BECOMING PASSENGERSSOME OF THE TIME
AUCKLAND’S PROBLEM IS NOT
THE SINGLE OCCUPANT
CAR.
AUCKLAND’S PROBLEM IS NOT
THE SINGLE OCCUPANT
CAR.AUCKLAND’S
PROBLEM IS THE PEAK PERIOD
VOLUME OF SINGLE OCCUPANT CARS.
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ROAD-BASED COMMUTER DEMAND IN AUCKLAND
CURRENT DRIVE ALONE COMMUTERS
CURRENT HOV DRIVERS AND RIDERSCURRENT BUS RIDERS + 4.5% p.a.
ADDITIONAL COMMUTERS OVER 2011 NOT ON BUSES
RESULT: 100,000 FEWER CARS.
DRIVERS BECOME PASSENGERS ONE TRIP IN FOUR.
A WORTHWHILE TARGET:
AUCKLAND’S BILLION DOLLAR
COST OF CONGESTION
WOULD BE RESET TO
ZERO
“HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO MAKE
BETTER USE OF EXISTING TRANSPORT
CAPACITY?”
THE NZ RIDESHARING INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLANDTRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTRE
RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
LEADING THINKERS
RESEARCH PROGRAMMEBEST PRACTISE AND
AUCKLAND PROPOSALS
IMPLEMENT AUCKLAND TRIALS
REPLICATE SUCCESS
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
RESEARCH STAGE 1:THE OPTIMAL
COMBINATION OFENABLING SOLUTIONSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
FACTORS FOR AUCKLAND, AND
PROPOSALS
FACTORS EXPANDING RIDESHARE: #1
ENABLING SOLUTIONS• Express Carpooling• Ride Matching
• HOV Lanes and HOV Parking
• Circulator Buses• Car Share• Bike Share
FACTORS EXPANDING RIDESHARE: #2
POLICY ENVIRONMENT• Regulations• Incentives• Tolls
• Legislation• Land Use/Urban Form• Parking Pricing• Cordons
FACTORS EXPANDING RIDESHARE: #3
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT• Attitudes• Preferences• Accountability• Stewardship• Marketing
EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY
CHANGE PROGRAMMES
LESS WASTE GOING TO LANDFILL
RECYCLE LANDFILL
LESS ENERGY USED FOR LIGHTING
FEWER PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS
LESS SECOND HAND SMOKE
WHAT THESE ALL HAVE IN COMMON:
ENABLING SOLUTIONS
BELIEF
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
“THE RIGHT THING TO DO.”
INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITYRESEARCH RESOURCES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
BRINGS
PROGRAMME GOVERNANCE
AUCKLAND COUNCIL
TRANSPORT COMMITTEE
MEMBER
AUCKLAND TRANSPORT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
NZTA NORTHERN DIRECTOR
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
CENTRE
THE RIDESHARING
INSTITUTE (3 MEMBERS)
OTHER FUNDING PARTNERS
(1 MEMBER EACH)
STEERING COMMITTEE
PROGRAMME BUDGETBEST PRACTISE AND
AUCKLAND PROPOSALS
IMPLEMENT AUCKLAND TRIALS
REPLICATE SUCCESS
$100,000
CALCULATE IN STAGE 1
CALCULATE IN STAGE 2
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, EECA, MFE, MED, NZTE, NZTA, Treasury, MOT, MSI,
NZBCSD, Chamber Of Commerce, Heart Of The City, Corporate Entities (Couriers, Freight
Companies, Carmakers, Etc.), Professional And Cause Related Orgs (SBN, IPENZ, Etc.)
POTE
NTI
AL
PART
NER
S
PLEASE SHARE THE RIDE WITH US AS A PARTNER:
PUT A COMMITTEE MEMBER ON OUR STEERING COMMITTEE$20,000 TOWARDS THE $100,000 STAGE 1 BUDGET
THE NZ RIDESHARING INSTITUTE
“TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE; IT IS PRECISELY THE UNTHINKABLE THAT MUST BE THOUGHT”
– Tom Robbins
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION