Agenda of Public Transport Committee Workshop


Informal Workshop Paper
To:	Public Transport Committee Workshop
	24 May 2023
From:	Bron Healey, Principal Advisor, Transport
	Mike Seabourne, Director, Public Transport

Public Transport Committee Strategic Issues Workshop

1. Purpose

To seek guidance from the Committee on public transport priorities, emerging issues and the strategic shifts required to implement the direction in our Regional Public Transport Plan.

2. Guidance Sought from Councillors

Direction on the following matters (including overall approach, priority and programming of responses/interventions):

· Public transport service levels/infrastructure delivery (mode shift)

· Zero emission public transport

· On demand public transport

· Rapid transit

· Passenger rail/ferries

· Public transport and land use integration

· Fare policy

· Special events policy

· Network refreshes

· School services (Tauranga)

· Regional services

· Community Services

· Direct service provision/ownership of assets

3. Discussion

3.1 The workshop will be held as an in-person discussion (with an online option) structured around the content contained in the workshop pack (Attachment 1).

A summary of the operative Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Plan 2022-32 (adopted September 2022) is included as Attachment 2. This provides the strategic policy framework and direction for our workshop.

The workshop will conclude with an interactive, in-room prioritisation and programming exercise so attendance at the venue is the recommended option (online attendees will have the option of recording their preferences).

4. Next Steps

Guidance from the Committee will help to shape our roadmap to deliver the Regional Council’s public transport programme in the next Long Term Plan.

Attachments

Attachment 1 - Public Transport Committee Strategic Issues Workshop Pack ⇩

Attachment 2 - Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Plan 2022-2032 Summary ⇩

Public Transport Committee Workshop 24 May 2023