The reasons are many and varied: to mitigate climate change, pollution, traffic congestion and infrastructure costs, and to improve health and wellbeing.
But in New Zealand, despite efforts by governments, councils and individuals, sustained increases in the use of alternative modes of transportremain elusive.
Often this is a result of policies being implemented in isolation. The challenge, therefore, is to develop amore cohesive approach to transport planning, based on research, and applied appropriately depending on the context.
One recent example of how this can succeed is documented in afour-yearly surveyconducted by the سԹ to identify travel trends among staff and students.
Read the article by UC Human Geography Professor Simon Kingham and Sustainability Manager Matt Morris on The Conversation:
Disclosure statement
Simon Kingham is Chair of the سԹ Sustainable Transport Reference Group.
Matt Morris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
