What you've already told us

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We reached out to you during the development of this Strategy with other surveys. We wanted to understand the transport challenges faced by residents and businesses, better understand their needs, and explore how changes to the transport system would affect different parts of the community. Many people are keen to change their travel behaviour but see barriers or issues preventing this change.


You said: Cycling is currently so threatening - the frequent pinch points (bridges, intersections etc) are pretty off-putting.


Actions to improve transport in Lower Hutt

  • We need to develop better transport connections to and between key activity centres and services within Lower Hutt to make it easier for people to get to where they need to go
  • We need to target improvements within communities that currently have fewer transport options as these communities will benefit the most from future changes
  • We need to make sure that those who are transport disadvantaged (such as those without access to other modes) are not unduly penalised when implementing disincentives such as parking restrictions
  • We need to provide opportunities for our communities to positively experience alternatives to car travel through non-critical trips (such as leisure or recreation)
  • We need to think about how the transport system can be more flexible in providing choices that make it easier for households to travel in ways that better suit their needs.


Barriers to making a change

  • Trips using public transport are not viable for some people as its unaffordable, poorly coordinated or does not take people to where they need to go
  • People have greater hardship where there are no alternatives to a car
  • People that depend on travelling by car often have limited exposure or experience in travelling by other modes, making them more hesitant to trying other modes
  • The existing transport system does not meet the needs of people who take children to school or visit shops as part of their commute, making it more convenient to travel by car


Factors that would influence our community to travel differently

Our communities would travel by foot or by bikes for short trips if:

  • People felt safer when walking, scooting and biking for their journey
  • People had a good quality, pleasant environment to enjoy when travelling


Our communities would travel by bike or public transport for longer trips if:

  • Travelling by bike and public transport was more convenient
  • The transport network was better connected and easier to use


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