Transport Policy and Planning
Waitakere City Council is committed to developing a strong local economy with jobs the local workforce, adequate services to meet the social, health, education and recreation needs of residents and protection and enhancement of the environment of the city. Transport plays a significant role in achieving the Council’s vision. It impacts upon housing, the environment, employment, access to services, local amenity and the general well-being of all residents.
View the Draft Transport Strategy 2006-2016
- Submissions closed 19 May 2006
Buses
Buses serve a large network within Waitakere City - there are more than 500 bus routes in the Auckland region
providing connections within the City as well as to other parts of the Auckland Region.
Waitakere’s bus transport needs are served by a number of providers who contract to the
Auckland Regional Council to provide services throughout the Auckland Region. In addition to routes focusing on downtown Auckland and regional centres, Waitakere City is part of a network of cross-town services linking major work, education and shopping destinations.
Waitakere City Council is responsible for bus stops and bus priority measures on roads but does not run any buses.
The
Auckland Regional Council plays a key role in facilitating the provision of bus services across the region.
New routes and timetables were implemented by the Auckland Regional Council in
August 2003 with the opening of Britomart.
You can check the timetables by contacting
Rideline.
Ferry
 There is a long history of ferry travel in Auckland. However, with dispersed living and work patterns, they currently account for a small proportion of commuter travel in the Auckland
Region, particularly oriented at the CBD. Despite this low market share, ferries can be an important mode of travel, particularly as their travel is focussed on the CBD, where congestion levels are
most pronounced.
Ferries currently serve a number of locations on the North Shore and
Hibiscus Coast and
Half Moon Bay to the east. As part of an overview of ferry services, “The Draft Regional Ferry Strategy 2000” identified West Harbour as a top priority for investigation as a ferry terminal.
The Council is also investigating Hobsonville as a site for a
service as part of planning that is currently underway for
the development of the area.
Private motor
vehicles
Private motor vehicles are the most common form of transport in Waitakere
City and are likely to remain the common form for the
foreseeable future. Currently car ownership is growing
faster than population growth and Aucklanders are also
making more trips per person than before leading to more and
more congestion.
Council will continue to provide for private motor vehicles while developing the opportunities to use alternative transport modes.
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