Transport Choices programme Transport Choices programme

As part of the Transport Choices package, and under the Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Waka Kotahi planned to invest $350 million to provide for greater transport choice for people across Aotearoa New Zealand.

November 2024 update

In 2023, all future CERF construction commitments and funding approvals were paused. Waka Kotahi put the Transport Choices programme on hold. They needed to wait for the new government to decide their transport investment priorities.

Since then, Auckland Transport (AT) has sourced alternate funding. This means we can progress some of these projects.

About the Transport Choices programme 

Rapid lifestyle changes and Auckland's ongoing growth mean we need to better plan and help shape our cities. 

It’s about making small, quick, and visible changes to our streets and the way people use them and helping people embrace cycling or walking as a means of travel. We're building a transport system that's sustainable for the next generation.

Transport is also a significant source of carbon emissions. Transport Choices will help reduce these emissions from transport and create fairer, safer, and healthier environments for people to live, work and play across the country. It’s just one initiative within the Waka Kotahi Climate Emergency Response Programme that will enable people across the country to directly fight climate change.

Auckland Transport’s programme of work

The funding Auckland Transport has received as part of the Transport Choices programme will help grow a number of proposed community projects. It will support initiatives such as safe schools' projects, walking and cycling initiatives, along with improvements to bus routes and priority to help make the switch to public transport more desirable.

Some of AT’s projects have already been fully consulted with communities, while some have been proposed by local boards. Other will be subject to further community discussions and local boards as they progress.

Some projects have changed or reduced in scope due to recent Government policy changes.

Completed projects

Projects	Local Board
East Coast Road (bus priority)	Hibiscus and Bays
Hendry Avenue 800m cycleway	Puketāpapa
Raleigh Road (bus priority)	Kaipātiki
Newton Road bus priority	Waitematā
Hobson Street bus priority	Waitematā
Viscount Primary School	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
St Mary MacKillop School	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Mangere Central School	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Mangere College	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu
Wiri Central School	Manurewa

CERF-funded projects underway and continuing as planned

Northwest feeder package

Projects	Local Board
Te Atatu South bus priority	Henderson-Massey
Te Atatu Peninsula bus priority	Henderson-Massey
Newton Road bus priority	Waitematā
Hobson Street bus priority	Waitematā
Triangle Road bus priority	Henderson-Massey
Northwest bus stops	Various local boards

Projects now being funded by alternate funding sources

Mangere cycleway package

Projects	Local Board
Shared-use path (Section 3 through Mangere Centre Park)	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

Northwest feeder package

Projects	Local Board
Westgate/Fred Taylor Drive bus priority	Henderson-Massey

Projects on hold until an alternate funding source is found

Northwest feeder package

Projects	Local Board
Westgate/Fred Taylor Drive walking and cycling improvements	Henderson-Massey
CX components	Various local boards

Manurewa package

Projects	Local Board
RTN improvements and public transport infrastructure	Manurewa
New footpaths and footpath widening and accessibility improvements	Manurewa
New pedestrian crossings and facilities	Manurewa
Pop-up cycleways and intersections	Manurewa

Karanga-a-Hape Station neighbourhood package 

Projects	Local Board
Karangahape cycleway and bus priority lane	Waitematā

Mangere cycleway Package

Projects	Local Board
Shared-use path (sections 1 and 2 – Moyle Park and motorway sections)	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

Transport choices programmes in Auckland