THE NZ RIDESHARING INSTITUTE

MAKING AUCKLAND’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THE MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE WORLD

On August 15, 2011 The New Zealand Ridesharing Institute presented to the Auckland Council Transport Committee, proposing partnership in an applied research programme targeted at improving the effectiveness of Auckland’s transportation system. The following are the slides, and the speaker notes were the content of the presentation.

ANDY SMITH (LIVING STREETS AOTEAROA, PRESIDENT)

BRIAN NELSON (PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, PRIVATE CITIZEN)

KEVIN FREE (CARPOOL VETERAN)

MARK ROBERTS (SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK, GREENFLEET MANAGER)

PAUL MINETT (TRIP CONVERGENCE LTD, MANAGING DIRECTOR)

TOM MORTON (PULSE TRAFFIC, CONSULTANT)

VICTORIA CARTER (CITYHOP, FOUNDER)

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THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY

WE JUST NEED TO USE IT BETTER

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2,000

WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF

A LANE OF ROAD?

IF IT IS 2,000 CARS PER HOUR, IS IT 2,000

PEOPLE PER HOUR?

CAPA

CITY

IN P

EOPL

E PE

R LA

NE

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SOV HOV3

2,000

6,000WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF

A LANE OF ROAD?

IS IT 6,000 PEOPLE

PER HOUR?

CAPA

CITY

IN P

EOPL

E PE

R LA

NE

HOU

R

SOV HOV3 30%SOV +MIX

2,000

6,000

12,000

WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF

A LANE OF ROAD?

IS IT 12,000 PEOPLE

PER HOUR?

CAPA

CITY

IN P

EOPL

E PE

R LA

NE

HOU

R

SOV HOV3 30%SOV +MIX

100%45 pax

BUS

75,000

2,000

6,000

12,000 ARE WE CURRENTLY USING

ONLY 4% OF CAPACITY?(3,000/75,000)

IS IT 75,000 PEOPLE

PER HOUR?3,000

BEST

400,000 DRIVE ALONE

TRIPS TO WORK

THE CURRENT SITUATION:

1,200,000 EMPTY SEATS

ALONG FOR THE RIDE

RIDESHARING IS ABOUTDRIVERS BECOMING PASSENGERSSOME OF THE TIME

AUCKLAND’S PROBLEM IS NOT

THE SINGLE OCCUPANT

CAR.

AUCKLAND’S PROBLEM IS NOT

THE SINGLE OCCUPANT

CAR.AUCKLAND’S

PROBLEM IS THE PEAK PERIOD

VOLUME OF SINGLE OCCUPANT CARS.

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ROAD-BASED COMMUTER DEMAND IN AUCKLAND

CURRENT DRIVE ALONE COMMUTERS

CURRENT HOV DRIVERS AND RIDERSCURRENT BUS RIDERS + 4.5% p.a.

ADDITIONAL COMMUTERS OVER 2011 NOT ON BUSES

RESULT: 100,000 FEWER CARS.

DRIVERS BECOME PASSENGERS ONE TRIP IN FOUR.

A WORTHWHILE TARGET:

AUCKLAND’S BILLION DOLLAR

COST OF CONGESTION

WOULD BE RESET TO

ZERO

“HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE TO MAKE

BETTER USE OF EXISTING TRANSPORT

CAPACITY?”

THE NZ RIDESHARING INSTITUTE

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLANDTRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTRE

RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

LEADING THINKERS

RESEARCH PROGRAMMEBEST PRACTISE AND

AUCKLAND PROPOSALS

IMPLEMENT AUCKLAND TRIALS

REPLICATE SUCCESS

STAGE 1

STAGE 2

STAGE 3

RESEARCH STAGE 1:THE OPTIMAL

COMBINATION OFENABLING SOLUTIONSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

FACTORS FOR AUCKLAND, AND

PROPOSALS

FACTORS EXPANDING RIDESHARE: #1

ENABLING SOLUTIONS• Express Carpooling• Ride Matching

• HOV Lanes and HOV Parking

• Circulator Buses• Car Share• Bike Share

FACTORS EXPANDING RIDESHARE: #2

POLICY ENVIRONMENT• Regulations• Incentives• Tolls

• Legislation• Land Use/Urban Form• Parking Pricing• Cordons

FACTORS EXPANDING RIDESHARE: #3

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT• Attitudes• Preferences• Accountability• Stewardship• Marketing

EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY

CHANGE PROGRAMMES

LESS WASTE GOING TO LANDFILL

RECYCLE LANDFILL

LESS ENERGY USED FOR LIGHTING

FEWER PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS

LESS SECOND HAND SMOKE

WHAT THESE ALL HAVE IN COMMON:

ENABLING SOLUTIONS

BELIEF

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

“THE RIGHT THING TO DO.”

INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITYRESEARCH RESOURCES

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

BRINGS

PROGRAMME GOVERNANCE

AUCKLAND COUNCIL

TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

MEMBER

AUCKLAND TRANSPORT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

NZTA NORTHERN DIRECTOR

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

CENTRE

THE RIDESHARING

INSTITUTE (3 MEMBERS)

OTHER FUNDING PARTNERS

(1 MEMBER EACH)

STEERING COMMITTEE

PROGRAMME BUDGETBEST PRACTISE AND

AUCKLAND PROPOSALS

IMPLEMENT AUCKLAND TRIALS

REPLICATE SUCCESS

$100,000

CALCULATE IN STAGE 1

CALCULATE IN STAGE 2

STAGE 1

STAGE 2

STAGE 3

Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, EECA, MFE, MED, NZTE, NZTA, Treasury, MOT, MSI,

NZBCSD, Chamber Of Commerce, Heart Of The City, Corporate Entities (Couriers, Freight

Companies, Carmakers, Etc.), Professional And Cause Related Orgs (SBN, IPENZ, Etc.)

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PLEASE SHARE THE RIDE WITH US AS A PARTNER:

PUT A COMMITTEE MEMBER ON OUR STEERING COMMITTEE$20,000 TOWARDS THE $100,000 STAGE 1 BUDGET

THE NZ RIDESHARING INSTITUTE

“TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE; IT IS PRECISELY THE UNTHINKABLE THAT MUST BE THOUGHT”

– Tom Robbins

QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION