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Research Report 524 Development of a public transport investment model
Published: May 2013This research was the first stage in developing an investment model aimed at assisting regional authorities and the NZ Transport Agency to make public transport investment decisions. The approach assumed that public transport (PT) subsidies should be invested to maximise allocative efficiency – ie in a way that ensures society gains the greatest overall net benefit from PT.
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Research Report 518 Econometric models for public transport forecasting
Published: Mar 2013This paper presents the findings from an econometric analysis of public transport patronage growth for a selection of New Zealand cities: Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Tauranga. The primary objective of the econometric analysis was to provide an explanation of historic growth patterns and, in doing so, provide up-to-date public transport elasticities for use by transport planners and...
Research Report 511 Value capture mechanisms to fund transport infrastructure
Published: Feb 2013Throughout the world, transport infrastructure is increasingly being funded by charges that more closely target the direct beneficiaries of the infrastructure. One form these charges can take is a levy on land owners or developers – ie value capture mechanisms. In New Zealand there are a number of mechanisms that can be defined as value capture mechanisms: development contributions,...
Research report 507 The implications of road investment
Published: Nov 2012The objective of this research (undertaken in 2010–12) was to provide improved evidence (potentially leading to improved modelling, monitoring and evaluation methods) on the implications of major road investments in New Zealand on significant factors including travel demand, operational performance, environmental effects, emissions, road safety, development patterns and economic effects....
Research Report 495 Transport's proportion of total costs for New Zealand businesses
Published: Sep 2012An efficient transport system is crucial for the New Zealand economy. It facilitates businesses delivering goods to consumers, retail stores and ports for export, and maintaining business competitiveness. The objective of this research was to understand the importance of transport costs as a proportion of total business costs, and examine the opportunities to reduce these costs for New Zealand...
Research Report 492 Scoping approach and measuring the impact of indexing unit cost parameters in cost-benefit analysis
Published: Aug 2012This study assessed the feasibility and materiality of allowing for real-price changes in economic appraisals over the course of a transport project's appraisal period. The research found that time indexing unit cost parameters in transport CBA is feasible, and that benefit-cost ratios (BCRs) increase materially for the majority of project categories, but not for all. The report considers...
Research Report 490 - National mapping of integrated transport and land use
Published: Jul 2012The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is charged with taking an integrated approach to land transport planning. Our Integrated Planning Strategy sets out how we can invest in land transport activities that support appropriate land-use patterns and connect major cities and ports. We aim to achieve the lowest possible long-term transport costs for firms and households through effective planning and...
Research report 482 Fleet management commitment to fuel efficiency
Published: Apr 2012The aim of this research, undertaken in 2009-2011, was to identify ways of overcoming the barriers faced by managers of New Zealand's light and heavy vehicle fleets in attempting to implement fuel efficiency as part of their normal way of doing business. It included a review of best practice documents, interviews and meetings with fleet managers and key stakeholders, and case...
Research Report 479 The economic and land use impacts of transformational transport investment
Published: Mar 2012The purpose of this research, which was undertaken between July 2010 and June 2011, was to develop, test and recommend additional methodologies that could be used to quantify the economic productivity and land use impacts when assessing transformational or structural transport investments over time. Currently there is a knowledge gap in this area and the intention was to develop a more strategic...
Research report 472 New Zealand Bus Policy Model
Published: Feb 2012A methodology and computer-based model was developed to analyse the performance of urban bus services in terms of their operations, market indicators and financial performance.
The main input to the methodology and model is a database of existing bus services, disaggregated by route and time period, and including operating statistics, patronage, fare revenues and unit costs.
Research report 471 The benefits of public transport - option values and non-use values
Published: Jan 2012This research was undertaken in New Zealand in 2010-11 to investigate the economic concepts of option values and non-use values as applied to public transport services, and to undertake primary market research in New Zealand to estimate approximate valuations.
The primary market research involved telephone-based surveys of a random sample of households in four peri-urban/semi-rural...
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