As part of the restructuring process for the Regional Transport Committee (RTC), following changes made to government legislation in 2008, the new RTC took the opportunity to review the role and make-up of the working groups that report to it on specific issues.
 
The Active and Passenger Transport Working Group (formerly the Active Transport Working Group) was re-established by the Canterbury Regional Transport Committee (RTC) to help facilitate regional coordination and monitoring of active and passenger transport outcomes that encourage greater use of walking and cycling (known as “active transport”) and passenger transport in Canterbury, in line with the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding (GPS) and the targets of the Regional Land Transport Strategy (RLTS), and the New Zealand Transport Strategy (NZTS).

Functions

The functions of the Active and Passenger Transport Working Group are to:

• Provide technical advice and recommendations to the RTC on active and passenger transport issues and matters in Canterbury
• Provide advice and input to the Regional Land Transport Strategy (RLTS) (and its constituent documents), the Regional Land Transport Programme (RLTP) as it relates to active and public transport, and the Regional Passenger Transport Plan (RPTP)
• Identify groups with an involvement in Active and Passenger Transport
• Identify means of implementing Active and Passenger Transport initiatives
• Provide a coordinated approach to other Active and Passenger Transport sub-groups and organisations involved in active and passenger transport programmes, including the Canterbury Active Transport Forum and the Passenger Transport Advisory Group
• Monitor the delivery of active and passenger transport activities in Canterbury
• Provide a report to the RTC updating the committee on the groups activities and request where appropriate the RTC to commission further active and passenger transport investigations. 

Membership

Membership of the group is made up of the Public Health representative of the RTC (as the chair), with other members representing walking, cycling and the public passenger transport sector as well as the New Zealand Transport Agency, Ministry of Transport, NZ Police and Territorial Local Authorities.

Investigations and research

The Active and Passenger Transport Working Group commissions investigations and research projects that will enable them to carry out their role of facilitating regional coordination and monitoring of active and passenger transport outcomes more effectively. Links to relevant reports will appear here as they are published.

Submissions

The Active and Passenger Transport Working Group prepare submissions on proposed policy initiatives, guidelines and specific projects. Submissions will be posted here once they have been made.

Contacts

To contact the Group on any Active Transport matter or for Public Passenger Transport matters, please contact Customer Services.  

Useful links

The following links contain information on national and regional policy documents, strategies and guidelines as well as information on various initiatives as national and international examples of best practice in Active Transport and Passenger Transport.

Raising the Profile of Walking and Cycling in New Zealand: A Guide for Decision-makers -
http://www.transport.govt.nz/ourwork/Land/Raisingtheprofileofwalkingandcycling/

Examples of best practice
Velocity Conference 2009 - http://www.velo-city2009.com/index-en.html