{"id":1466,"date":"2024-04-08T11:58:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T23:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightfoot.org.nz\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T00:04:55","slug":"our-submission-to-government-policy-statement-on-transport-2024-2034","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightfoot.org.nz\/our-submission-to-government-policy-statement-on-transport-2024-2034\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Submission to Government Policy Statement on Transport 2024-2034"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
2 April 2024 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To Whom it May Concern,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are writing with regard to the draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024 – 2034 (GPS<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lightfoot Initiative Charitable Trust (Lightfoot) would like to raise the following points regarding the draft GPS 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Section 2 \u2013 System Reform<\/p>\n\n\n\n Section 3 \u2013 Strategic Priorities<\/p>\n\n\n\n Section 4 \u2013 Investment in land transport<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024-2034 does not take New Zealand far enough in reducing the climate impact of transport. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP1), states that transport emissions should fall 41% by 2035. The Ministry of Transport has indicated that, \u201cAchieving this will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and give us a more sustainable, inclusive, safe and accessible transport system that better supports economic activity and community life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The plan is supported by four specific transport targets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many of the proposed reforms in the GPS are antithetical to what is trying to be achieved in the ERP1, and will likely decrease New Zealand\u2019s resilience and economic growth longer term. Lightfoot urge Minister Brown to better consider the targets established in the ERP1 in the final development of the GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amanda Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n General Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lightfoot Initiative Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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