“Wellington City is widely

recognised for its high quality

of life and stunning natural setting

It also has the country’s highest

proportion of people walking,

cycling and using public transport

for journeys to and from work.

This plan aims to continue

improving these features.”

Wellington Urban Growth Plan 2015

• Catering for population growth

• Maintain the city’s high quality of life and the city’s

character

• Urban development in the right places

• Keep the city compact, walkable and supported by

an efficient transport network

• Protect the city’s natural setting

• Make the city more resilient

Urban Development Strategy

Good Urban Form Restore Natural Environment

Carbon sinks Let’s Get Welly moving

Invest in rail, bus priority Cycleway development

Pedestrian environment Parking policy

Pricing mechanisms Car ownership v income

Car Share inc EVs Electric vehicles

Transport and Urban Form opportunities

Journey to work

or education

Non car users per 100 car trips

0

20

40

60

80

100

WgtnCity

WgtnRegn

Chch Akld NZ

2001

2013

• CEMARS info base

• Consulted and to be

approved this week

• Transport & stationary

energy = 90% of Wgtn

emissions

• Includes landfill &

airport, & most of the region’s economic activity

Low Carbon Capital Plan

• Switched on bikes /smart energy

challenge

• Cycleways – helps E bikes

• City Council advocacy for eBuses

• GWRC agreement to trial electric

buses last week & PTOM process

Bikes and Buses

• Support car sharing in all its forms including ridesharing and

carpooling

• Allocate 100 car parks across the city, based on demand, for car

sharing or electric vehicle charging stations.

• Participate in regional partnerships to support electric vehicle

charging deployment

• Include electric vehicles in our vehicle fleet

Key Transport initiatives in Low Carbon Plan

• Investigate bike sharing as the cycleway network is completed.

• Continue investments in the cycleway network and public

transport

• Advocate for lower public transport fares.

• Advocate for biofuels to replace liquid fossil fuels.

• Phase out the minimum parking requirement where data

justifies

Key Transport initiatives in Low Carbon Plan

• Very early in a journey

• Only 30% of journeys are at peak time

• 1st MIEV in 2010 – Council kept 1 of 5 brought in

• Charging infrastructure to date – slow charge at Z

Harbour City. Fast charge at Z Vivian.

Council’s role to date in EVs

• Opportunity to dramatically reduce vehicle fleet

• Potential for car share scheme membership to

accommodate peak use

• Aim for 1/3rd of fleet to be EVs

• Currently no electric option in Govt package – want

EV in the package.

Council’s vehicle fleet

• Work with private sector

on charging infrastructure

• Energy Companies, Spark,

Charge Net

• Recognise loss of parking

• revenue in Annual Plan

• Sensor meters

• Zealandia, Zoo, Rec Centres

Charging Infrastructure

• 1820 – 1 billion

• Today – 7 billion

• 2050 – 10 billion