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The Greater Wellington Regional Council is working with the government for a trial of half-price public transport fares for community service card holders in Wellington.
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The regional council welcomes news of an Auckland trial which will see around 200,000 community services card holders receive half price fares on public transport.
Auckland’s Community Connect concession pilot was announced by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff today as a key weapon against climate change and rising emissions. It’s hoped that the move would result in around 2.7 million more public transport trips in Auckland in its first year, helping to ease congestion and reduce emissions.
The plan, which is largely a continuation of the ATAP 2018-28 programme, was announced by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and Transport Minister Michael Wood on Friday. At $31 billion this is the largest capital programme ever allocated for Auckland transport infrastructure and services, Goff said. We have a huge backlog from years of underinvestment to make up and this is a step in the right direction.
The plan will be funded by both the Government and the council.
A total of $16.3 billion will come from the Government s National Land Transportation Fund, while a further $4.9 billion has been allocated to Auckland from the New Zealand Upgrade Programme, the COVID Response and Recovery Fund and the Government s share of the City Rail Link.
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