Guidelines for the development of

Regional public transport plans

Print version: Regional public transport plans (PDF, 681 KB, 71 pages)

Contents

Foreword

1.  Introduction

• 1.1   Public Transport Management Act 2008 (PTMA)
• 1.2   The role of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)
• 1.3   Purpose of this document
• 1.4   Using these guidelines
• 1.5   Document layout

2.  What type of plan?

• 2.1   Is a regional public transport plan (RPTP) required?
• 2.2   Choosing the best type of plan

3.  Purpose, responsibility and context

• 3.1   Purpose of the RPTP
• 3.2   Responsibility for RPTP preparation and adoption
• 3.3   When to prepare the RPTP
• 3.4   Transitional procedures for existing regional passenger transport plans
• 3.5   Relationship with the long term council community plan (LTCCP)
• 3.6   Relationship with the regional land transport strategy (RLTS)
• 3.7   Relationship with the Regional Land Transport Programme (RLTP)

4.  Core requirements

• 4.1   Description of services
• 4.2   Assisting the transport disadvantaged
• 4.3   Giving effect to the RLTS
• 4.4   Public transport service policies
• 4.5   Policy on significance
• 4.6   Contracting requirements or controls
• 4.7   Matters that must be taken into account in preparing RPTPs
  • 4.7.1   Contribution to objectives
  • 4.7.2   Government policy statement (GPS)
  • 4.7.3   National Land Transport Strategy (NZTS)
  • 4.7.4   National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NEECS)
  • 4.7.5   Guidelines issued by the NZTA
  • 4.7.6   Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) policy statements and plans
  • 4.7.7   Available funding
  • 4.7.8   Value for money
  • 4.7.9   Views of operators

5.  Other matters to consider

• 5.1   Notice periods
• 5.2   Contracting requirements and controls
• 5.3   Flexibility to include other matters
• 5.4   Delegation of actions
• 5.5   Provision of information
• 5.6   Efficiency and effectiveness
• 5.7   Incorporation of documents by reference
• 5.8   Public transport assets and supporting policies

6.  Contracting requirements

• 6.1   What is a contracting requirement?
• 6.2   Tests that must be satisfied for contracting requirements
  • 6.2.1   Purpose consistency test
  • 6.2.2   Policy contribution test
  • 6.2.3   Service replacement test
  • 6.2.4   Transitional arrangements test
• 6.3   RPTP content requirements for contracting requirements
• 6.4   Other considerations
  • 6.4.1   Exclusions
  • 6.4.2   Implementation
  • 6.4.3   Appeals

7.  Controls over commercial services

• 7.1   Types of control permitted
  • 7.1.1   Operating period controls
  • 7.1.2   Service bundling controls
  • 7.1.3   Service level and quality controls
  • 7.1.4   Integration controls
  • 7.1.5   Controls: other matters
• 7.2   Tests that must be satisfied for controls
  • 7.2.1   Purpose consistency test
  • 7.2.2   Policy contribution test
  • 7.2.3   Policy effectiveness test
  • 7.2.4   Service impact test
  • 7.2.5   No more onerous test
  • 7.2.6   Replacement services test
• 7.3   RPTP content requirements for controls
• 7.4   Other considerations
  • 7.4.1   Exclusions
  • 7.4.2   Implementation
  • 7.4.3   Appeals

8.  Consultation

• 8.1   Early consultation with key stakeholders
• 8.2   Formal consultation procedures
• 8.3   Joint consultation
• 8.4   Commercially sensitive information

9.  Monitoring and review

• 9.1   Monitoring the RPTP
• 9.2   Review of the RPTP

Glossary

Abbreviations

Appendix A: Background and legislative context

• Background to the PTMA
• Other legislative requirements

Appendix B: Suggested process for developing RPTPs

Appendix C: Issues, objectives, policies and methods

Appendix D: Energywise transport targets

Appendix E: Procedures for incorporation by reference

Page created: 29 January 2009