Southland District Council (SDC) commissioned a financial model that compared the differences between various land use sectors and their contribution to road transport costs. The real and existing costs were initially compared over six land use sectors: dairy, forestry, farming, industrial, commercial and residential. GHD Limited was commissioned by SDC to further investigate the quality of input data and its relevance to specific Southland conditions. Further work was carried out to account for the variance identified between high and low trip-generating land uses. Consequently thirteen land use sectors were identified for quantification rather than the original six. Improved knowledge about the traffic generated effects of each land use sector enable decisions that reflect a fairer contribution towards transport infrastructure. This real world project has assisted SDC to understand what specific land use sectors create the most road transport related effects. This project has specific relevance to local authorities that may be under significant pressure to increase rates; especially if those increases are due to transport related projects. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215377.
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