The Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) is an important statutory document that lays out how public transport will develop and operate in the region. Some of this has obviously been outside of AT’s control, thanks to the pandemic and more recently issues like driver shortages and rail network meltdowns. The improvements the CATR fund is meant to provide, which are now in jeopardy, cover routes across most of the PT network. There will be some early public engagement in March, followed by full public consultation in June, with the final plan to be approved and released in September. I hope that by the time it gets to public consultation that AT is a bit more aspirational for how PT could develop.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 23, 2023 05:41 UTC