The Horowhenua District Council is calling for public feedback as it prepares a 30-year transport strategy for the region.
It will consider a range of factors including growth, demography, technology, climate change, peak oil, employment patterns and the wider economy.
Development of the Horowhenua Integrated Transport Strategy will be undertaken alongside the NZ Transport Agency’s work on the Ōtaki to North Levin project and is expected to inform planning work for the expressway.
NZTA will continue to provide updates to stakeholders and the community on the expressway project, and council will continue to collaborate with NZTA on critical elements of the project that are important for the district and community.
Growth response manager Daniel Haigh says the aim is to develop an integrated, multi-modal transport strategy for the district.
“We need help from the public to create a safe, responsive, resilient and sustainable transport system that is affordable and integrated with the national and regional context for rail and state highways,” Haigh says.
Principal policy advisor Cynthia Ward says ten strategic focus areas have been identified including safety, public transport, cycling, walking, influencing travel choice, freight, Levin town centre, resilience, network management and integrated land use planning.
“Now we need to hear from the public, iwi and stakeholders about their thoughts. To help, we’ve created a survey that covers off parking, safety, public transport, cycling, walking and much more.”
Contact Cynthia Ward by emailing growth@horowhenua.govt.nz to take part in a focus group.
Feedback is open on the Horowhenua Integrated Transport Strategy by taking part in an online survey, available on the council’s Facebook page and the Have Your Say page on council’s website, horowhenua.govt.nz/HITS.
The engagement period closes on May 10, 2019.
