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30 Mar 2024 00:29:31

Auckland Council's proposed Transport Emissions Reduction Plan

Posted: 15 Aug 2022

On Monday afternoon, Auckland Council released its proposed Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway, which sets out what is required to achieve a 64 percent reduction of the city's transport emissions by 2030.

 

If adopted, the document will be used to guide council planners during the development of future transport plans, helping to ensure they meet the objectives outlined in te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan.

 

The plan released today lays out the road map to fewer gas guzzling cars including:

- Converting 30 percent of the city's vehicles to electric - especially commercial ones
- A ten-fold increase in so called active travel - walking and cycling
- Reducing traffic in neighbourhoods
- Aiming for a five-fold increase in the number of public transport trips taken

 

Read more on RNZ News.