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Working With Others
Who we work with and how we work together.
Introduction
Transit works closely with others in a number of key areas. Achieving our planned levels of activity requires an extraordinary level of collaboration and coordination with our transport partners.
Road Controlling Authority Forum
The RCA is a group of representatives from the territorial local authorities, Department of Conservation, Land Transport New Zealand, and Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), led by Transit. The purpose of the RCA is to exchange information and provide updates on working groups, legislation, standards and guidelines, highway and procurement strategies and other issues relevant to road controlling authorities and the other member organisations. More
Land Use and Transport Planning
To integrate growth, development and land use planning with multi-modal transport planning, Transit works with local authorities all over New Zealand, seeking integrated solutions in both land development and transport through interactive planning processes.
Auckland
To succeed in delivering on plans for Auckland, Transit must secure a high level of co-operation from key partners. In particular, the advancement of key projects through borrowing will require full co-operation and agreement by relevant Auckland local authorities to provide:
- Adequate resources for their input to the development of the projects
- Early commitment to the scope for each project
- Timely and active support for processing planning applications.
Safety
Transit is a major contributor to improving road safety, notably with the Ministry of Transport, New Zealand Police and Land Transport New Zealand, including the activities of the National Road Safety Committee. More
Travel Demand Management
Travel demand management is a required component of the New Zealand Transport Strategy, the Local Government Act, and the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA). Transit recognises that delivery of this requires an integrated approach, which will be achieved through collaboration with Auckland Regional Transport Authority, regional councils and territorial authorities. More
Tolling
Transit's Toll Systems Project - which will provide a national toll management and administration system - is being jointly managed with Land Transport New Zealand and the Ministry of Transport. More
Contribution to Sector-Wide Strategic Planning
Transit is an active member of the Ministry of Transport-led Planning Task Force (PTF), which was formally launched by the then Minister of Transport in March 2005. The PTF is assisted by a Board Reference Group and is preparing the first Transport Sector Strategic Direction document, which will identify priority topics and actions that need joint, sector-wide work. The Strategic Direction will be an annual, rolling three-year strategy, which when adopted by the Minister and boards, will be a key input into individual agency accountability documents from 2006/07 onwards.
Other Examples of Collaboration
- Our close relationship with Land Transport New Zealand recognises Transit's major impact on the National Land Transport Programme and the need for alignment in the way we assign priorities.
- Our close relationship with, and impact on, the contracting industry recognises the volume and size of state highway contracts and the consequent impact on the financial viability of the industry and local employment opportunities. We work closely with them to ensure projects are tendered in a way that gives the industry confidence to continue to increase capacity.
- Transit collaborates extensively with other transport sector agencies, including strategic planning across the transport sector as a whole.
- Transit works closely with the Road Controlling Authorities Forum (convened jointly by Transit and Local Government NZ) in sharing knowledge and making joint progress on road-related issues across the country.
- Our strategic alliances with local authorities achieve economies of scale in managing our respective road networks.
- Transit participates in a number of international transport organisations. This assists the development of our staff, brings worldwide knowledge to New Zealand, and showcases New Zealand achievements. We are an active member of Austroads - the Association of Australian and New Zealand Road Transport and Traffic Authorities.
Feedback from stakeholders and road users is regularly monitored through surveys and key aspects are included in Transit's performance measures - an example is road user satisfaction with state highways, where 73% rate state highways as good, very good or excellent.