The development of a regional travel demand management (TDM) Strategy for the Waikato State Highway Network needs to be responsive and seek to manage network optimisation and demand for transport through a package of measures. Currently economic development and social change are placing unmanageable demands on the transport system in many areas, and there is a need to ensure the region has a well-connected and integrated strategic transport network, ready to cater for anticipated population and freight demands over the next 20 plus years. Understanding the performance of the strategic road network through its users, their mode of travel and movement is essential to the planning, function and operation of the transport network. The state highways in New Zealand serve multiple often conflicting functions, including residential and commuter movements, heavy vehicle movements, tourism, passenger transport networks and other road network users (i.e. cyclists, pedestrians). With twenty three state highway networks (SHN) in the Waikato region this paper does not set out why or where all TDM measures were considered appropriate for further development and/or implementation but rather provides guidance on how specific measures were selected for different urban and rural locations. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.
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