Shaping our Future-Wanaka - Louise Baker-Technical Principal-Transport Planning & Advisory
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Shaping our Future- Wanaka Louise Baker- Technical Principal- Transport Planning & Advisory Louise.Baker@wsp.com
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Pressures
(Queenstown,
2019)
91% of trips in Traffic jams are Unaffordable living
Queenstown are affecting is forcing workers to
currently by car Queenstown’s live out of town
economic
productivity, livability
and visitor experience
Predicted population and tourism growth will make these problems worse unless
travel patterns change.
▪ Difficult for the majority to get around Queenstown without a car
▪ Liveability – can’t live, work and play in the same neighbourhood
What we
heard in ▪ PT isn’t meeting needs of service industry workers- routes, times
2019
▪ Need to consider wider regional townships that contribute to
traffic generation
▪ Service industry & lower wages are placing households under
pressure
▪ Rapid growth is affecting schools (eg Shotover roll was set to
double within a couple of years)
▪ Air BnB results in a distributed accommodation network, brings
challenges with visitor driver behaviour
▪ Better co-ordination and organisation is needed so that transport
challenges don’t constrain growth
Where to from here?
Park City, Utah, USA
Population: 8,378 (2017)
Transport Management
Transport Demand Management Plan (2016)
Associated (2016)
Themes
▪ Traffic congestion on “Gateway Corridors” should not reach levels that
inhibit economic development opportunities in Park City.
▪ Multi-modal approaches to traffic management will be necessary to
avoid traffic problems that put quality of life in conflict with economic
and tourism priorities
Example strategies
▪ Free annual bus passes to over 40,000+ employees who work downtown
▪ Free shuttles around town
▪ Walking, cycling and rideshare strategies
▪ Real time information gathering and messaging of transport information
Note: In the US, measures are often funded through local taxes, sales tax and visitor levies)
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Population: 11,854 (2016)
Whistler Transportation Action Plan
Transport Advisory Group (2016)
2018–2028
Challenges
▪ Increase in Whistler’s permanent population
▪ Increasing year-round visitor numbers
▪ Traffic congestion
▪ Challenges with parking availability
Example Strategies
▪ Secure bicycle parking system, including overnight parking, for events and
Saturdays and Sundays from July 1 through Sept 4
▪ Family travel programme – any fare paying adult can take up to three children
12 and under for free between May and October
▪ Transit and ski-lift pass combos
▪ Peak day operations plan – manual over-ride with personnel at key traffic
signals
Zermatt, Switzerland
Population: 6,629 (2019)
Car-free since 1961
▪ E-taxis, e-buses and horse-drawn carriages, trains, bikes
and by foot can be used for transport in Zermatt
▪ Visitors can park their car in a parking garage at Tasch, a
town 5 km away. The remaining Journey to Zermatt is by
train (in 12 minutes).
▪ Free baggage service for bus travellers
▪ A bike ticket allows you go on a bike tour through the
valley and then hop on a train back.
▪ Options for mobility challenged- All gondolas and trains
are wheel-chair accessible
Approach for Queenstown (2019)
▪ A TDM programme will be key to achieving change.
▪ One possible option is to set up a Transport Management
Association (TMA).
▪ Wynyard Quarter TMA
▪ bus.com
strong willingness to participate and co-
▪ There is
operate to address transport challenges
▪ Much is already happening eg NZ Ski operate shuttles (at breakeven) that
also move 500+ employees per day in the peak season; luggage logistics and remote
check ins are being considered
10Arrowtown Village
Association
Collaborative
organisations
that already
exist
11Developing ‘strategies’ Source: Let’s Get Wellington Moving Travel Behaviour Change Business Case, 2021
Themes
What’s next? • Agree the outcomes for Wanaka & Queenstown and the time horizon for mode shift • Work up ‘Disruption Scenarios’ for construction? • Secure funding to get underway for all customers of the transport system
Thank you Louise Baker- Technical Principal- Transport Planning & Advisory Louise.Baker@wsp.com
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