Transport

Transport is the largest contributor to Auckland’s carbon emissions. Reaching our goal of halving Auckland’s emissions by 2030 requires a transformation in the way we get around our city.

Significant investment in the coverage, safety and reliability of public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure and services is needed to help Aucklanders have better ways to get around.

The benefits of transport investments extend well beyond emissions reduction. It’s safer, improves disadvantaged communities, is more affordable for households, and makes our neighbourhoods nicer.

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Our Commitment

Auckland Council is already committed to a range of climate-friendly transport projects, including:

• Building the City Rail Link route to move 54,000 Aucklanders an hour. This is the equivalent of an additional 16 lanes of road or three Auckland Harbour Bridges.
• Procuring only zero-emissions buses
• Making public transport more affordable for lower-income Aucklanders
• Expanding Auckland’s Rapid Bus network, with the Eastern Busway to Botany and the North-West bus improvements to open in coming years.

Although we’ve made a start, we know we need to do more, so Auckland Council is proposing a climate action targeted rate that will invest over a billion dollars in public transport, walking and cycling. This will

• Improve almost half of Auckland's bus routes, and create 10 new frequent routes
• Bring 170,000 more Aucklanders within 500m of a frequent bus route
• Progress the decarbonisation of our ferry fleet which are around 20 percent of Auckland’s public transport emissions.
• Upgrade walking and cycling infrastructure by $228 million.

Find out more from Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan