Travel habits need to change!
The Greater Christchurch Travel Demand Management Strategy (GC TDMS) has been developed to manage increasing traffic growth, by encouraging people to make the most of the existing transport network and increase the use of walking, cycling, public transport and car pooling.
Traffic growth is forecast to increase by 27% by 2026 leading to more congestion, longer travel times, greater travel costs and more pollution.
Travel demand management (TDM) is about encouraging people to travel differently, by walking, cycling, using public transport and car pooling. TDM does not require people to completely stop using their cars. If every household in Greater Christchurch made one fewer trip by car each week this would stop traffic growth.
The Urban Development Strategy (UDS) partners, (Christchurch City Council, Waimakariri and Selwyn District Council, Environment Canterbury and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)) have jointly developed the strategy and action plan.
The Strategy and Action plan was accepted by the UDS Implementation Committee (UDSIC) in June 2009. To ensure consistency amongst the partners the UDSIC recommended that each council adopt the Strategy and Action Plan. The Christchurch City Council did this in July 2009.
Changing the way preople travel will take time, and the actions in the strategy will coincide with infrastructure improvements, including public transport, cycling and walking facilities. Walking and cycling are easy forms of exercise that can be part of everyday life - and can help keep people healthy.
To find out more read these documents
- GCTDM Strategy [PDF 1.2MB]
- GCTDM Action Plan [PDF 400KB]
To talk to someone call 0800 872 338.
What's New
Have your say about how public transport should be improved in the future.
Urban Development Strategy 2009 Demographic Update Report [PDF 132KB]
Greater Christchurch residents are a step closer to the future they asked for in the Urban Development Strategy (UDS) as Environment Canterbury makes changes to the Regional Policy Statement.
For more information go to www.ecan.govt.nz/RPS.
Bringing alive a 35-year vision: UDS exhibition, Our City O-Tautahi, cnr Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace, 22 September-21 November 2009.
Smart travel choices key to a sustainable future by Bill Wasley.
The Greater Christchurch Travel Demand Management Strategy was accepted by the UDS Implementation Committee in June 2009. The strategy looks at ways people can change travel behaviour to make more sustainable choices.
