Kia ora! I'm Shane Ellison,
the Chief Executive at Auckland Transport.
Auckland is Australasia's fastest growing city.
An economic power house of New Zealand.
At Auckland Transport, we're keeping the region moving
and building a transport system for the future.
In this video, you'll learn about how Auckland Transport
works, how we relate to our partners,
and how we prioritise the work we do.
Nearly 2000 people work for Auckland Transport.
We're one of five Auckland council CCO's,
council controlled organisations.
But, we're a little different than the others because
we were created under statute.
We have our own board and governance structure and
get our funding from a number of sources including from
central government via the New Zealand Transport Agency,
from Auckland Council via rates, and from the Auckland
Regional Fuel Tax.
Transport is Auckland Council's largest area of investment
and the government's fourth largest area of investment.
This reflects the size and importance of maintaining
and developing the transport network in Auckland.
AT is accountable to the Auckland Council
and our own board of directors.
Building and maintaining Auckland's transport network
is a massive undertaking.
We manage 19.1 billion dollars of transport related assets,
on behalf of Auckland's rate payers and tax payers.
The network includes 7452 kilometers
of roads,
41 railway stations,
16 bus stations,
and 21 ferry facilities.
Also 7137
kilometers of footpaths
and 325 kilometers of cycle paths.
And of course we need to build, improve and maintain this
infrastructure providing Aucklanders with the choices they
need to move freely and with confidence.
We also manage traffic systems and on and off street
parking to help reduce congestion and keep the city moving.
Auckland Transport relies on
the help of our business partners, contracted operators,
and construction companies to get the work done and keep
the network running.
Planning and prioritising what we do is difficult.
And there are a number of longer and shorter term plans
to provide the framework and mandate for what we do.
Every year, Auckland Transport agrees to an SOI,
Statement of Intent, with Auckland Council.
The SOI prioritises our work for the year ahead.
And is reported against in our Annual Report.
The SOI sets us such things as targets for public transport
boardings, targets for cycle use, congestion reduction,
satisfaction levels with public transport, reliability of
service, and reduction of fatalities and
serious injuries on our roads.
Our key focus areas are safety, accelerated mode-shift, and
walking and cycling.
ATAP, the Auckland Transport Alignment Project was a
strategic exercise to align the transport priorities
of central government and Auckland Council.
ATAP has set out the strategic priorities for transport
infrastructure over the next thirty years, supporting the
Auckland Council's Long Term Plan, LTP.
ATAP sets out to enable growth of Auckland through
new projects and increased efficiency of existing
infrastructure.
By its very nature, this plan is constantly evolving.
The Government Policy Statement, GPS, sets out
how the New Zealand Transport Agency invests in
land based transport.
This is significant as it helps determine where some of
our funding will be directed.
The National Land Transport Program, NLTP, is the plan
that outlines these funding priorities.
The Auckland Plan is an Auckland Council plan produced
in response to growth and
the other challenges facing Auckland.
Having a clear plan of Council spend on infrastructure,
community facilities, transport, environmental, cultural,
economic and social programmes also enables the
Council to work with central government on how, when,
and what they will contribute to Auckland's development.
The Government Policy Statement on transport and
the Auckland Plan set the strategic direction for
the Regional Land Transport Plan.
The RLTP is a statute document that forms
Auckland Transport's contract with rate payers
and tax payers to contribute to the development of Auckland.
It was developed following extensive public consultation
and aligns the priorities of Auckland Council
and the government setting out a 10 year plan of
transport network development.
Under the current RLTP, we're planning to spend
28 billion dollars on transport projects and improvements
in the Auckland region.
Now that's a lot of plans,
and although it's important to have everything committed
to paper, the personal relationships we have with
our major partners and community stake holders are
even more important.
The New Zealand Transport Agency, Auckland Council,
and Kiwi Rail are the main planning and delivery agencies
that we work alongside to develop and improve
the Auckland Transport network.
We also work with the local boards, community groups, and
with mana whenua to ensure we follow kaitiakitanga
to preserve and protect our culture and environment
as we prepare Auckland for the future.
Auckland transport's full of passionate people
who want to make Auckland a great place
to live, work, and play.
We have a challenging but vital role to play
to enable Aucklanders and visitors to move around
our region safely and with confidence.
The plans we have for our region are fantastic,
but we have to do this in a way that builds relationships
with our communities, with our partners, and with
our funders.
Mā te wā.