Electric transport among Auckland options

First-and-final leg solutions to access a reworked Auckland public transport network, including using electric bikes, e-scooters and ride-share services, are being investigated by Auckland Transport (AT).

AT is developing an On-Demand Rideshare roadmap to expand AT Local services to complement or replace Local scheduled feeder bus services.

Other options to get people to public transport include bike, e-bike, e-scooter, and ride-share – services likely to be delivered by the private sector.

A complete re-working of Auckland’s public transport network has delivered more services and strong growth in passenger numbers, AT says.

Auckland Transport’s New Network saw an 11% increase in trips in February. There were close to 98 million trips for the year, the highest number of passenger trips since the 1950s.

“The number of people now using public transport has reached record levels, not seen since the days when trams ruled Auckland’s streets,” mayor Phil Goff says. “While the distance travelled by Auckland buses has increased 32% each year, running costs have been held to just 7%.

“Our services have become more regular and built up around taking people where they want to go.”

The new services have arrived at the same time as electric trains, newer buses, double decker buses, new stations and integrated ticketing allowing passengers to pay for their entire journey rather than each part of it.