Transport in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is defined by factors that include the shape of the Auckland isthmus (with its harbours[1] creating chokepoints and long distances for land transport), the suburban character of much of the urban area, a history (since World War II) of focusing investment on roading projects rather than public transport,[2] and high car-ownership rates.
These factors have contributed to a transport system that is highly dependent on private motor vehicles. Several motorways radiating to the north, northwest, southwest and south act as the backbone of the city's road network, with the busiest section of motorway carrying over 200,000 vehicles a day.[3] The use of public transport in Auckland was high until the 1950s but subsequently declined during the second half of the 20th century,[4] before experiencing a strong resurgence from the early 2000s.[5] With the motorway network now largely completed,[6] major efforts are underway to increase public transport use to address Auckland's congestion.[7] Recent efforts have also focused on making cycling a safer and more attractive transport option.[8][9][10]
Auckland has New Zealand's largest commercial port (mostly used for international commerce) and the country's largest international airport. It also has the Southern Hemisphere's largest marina.
^Record number of roading projects on the go in Auckland in 2007/08 – Jackson, Bryan; Acting Chairman Transit New Zealand, article / public service announcement in The New Zealand Herald, Saturday 30 June 2007, Page C6
^Backtracking Auckland: Bureaucratic rationality and public preferences in transport planning Archived 13 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Mees, Paul; Dodson, Jago; Urban Research Program Issues Paper 5, Griffith University, April 2006
^Agency, NZ Transport. "State highway frequently asked questions | NZ Transport Agency". nzta.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^Mode of Transport, Figure for New Zealand Regions Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (from the Travel Survey Highlights 1997–98, New Zealand Ministry of Transport)
^Rudman, Brian (1 April 2011). "Standing room only as Aucklanders embrace a transport revolution". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^"Waterview Tunnel Opens, Motorway Network Completed – Greater Auckland". Greater Auckland. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^Savage, Jared (29 July 2007). "Welcome to our traffic nightmare". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^Orsman, Bernard (24 October 2008). "Big steps to change City of Cars". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^Mees, Paul; Dodson, Jago (1 February 2001). "The American Heresy: Half a century of transport planning in Auckland". Presentation to joint conference of New Zealand Geographical Society / Australian Institute of Geographers conference, University of Otago, Dunedin. Urban Planning Program, Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, University of Melbourne. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
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