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Focus area 2: Target new transport investment to the most significant challenges

​Rohe arotahinga 2: Me arotahi ngā haumi ikiiki ki ngā wero whai tikanga

​While it's not possible to solely build our way out of our transport challenges, population growth means we need to continue to expand and upgrade our transport networks. An increase in funding from recent levels will be required to make genuine progress.

The very large scale of investment required across the whole network means that funding needs to be targeted, strategic and effective. Fixing all of Auckland’s transport challenges at once is unaffordable, which means we need to focus first on the most severe and important challenges.

Joint strategic planning and integrated priority setting are essential for deciding when, where and how investment in new infrastructure should be made.

Working together, regionally and nationally, will help to ensure that new investments deliver best value for money, focus on the most appropriate travel mode and are made at the right time and the right scale.

The future is uncertain, so it's important to trial small-scale interventions and test decisions against a variety of futures.

Our Future Development Strategy has detail on key transport investments that will be needed to support development across Auckland.

For the latest network map, visit Future Connect – Auckland Transport's Network Plan.

How this can be done

Investment in new infrastructure and services must:

  • ensure that investment prioritises actions that will reduce transport emissions
  • upgrade and expand rail and other public transport networks to ensure they operate effectively and efficiently as the population grows
  • use the most suitable travel mode to address the problem and ensure the different parts of our transport network operate as an integrated whole
  • move to a "scenarios-based" approach to planning and decision-making, where strategies and major investments are assessed against a range of potential futures
  • address disparities in access to opportunities, particularly where this exacerbates existing inequities of travel choice and cost - visit the Equitable transport access across Auckland page for more information.

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