The Shared Path

The transport sector accounts for almost a quarter of our total climate emissions, and more than half of these come from private vehicles. New Zealand has committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but this won’t happen without a substantial reduction in private vehicle use. We’ve also committed to zero deaths on the road yet the more we drive, the more we crash – we simply won’t achieve our goal without reducing the number of trips taken by car.

Aotearoa needs low-traffic neighbourhoods and cities to reduce emissions, improve road safety, and to create the connected urban communities we need in a post-pandemic future. This report makes detailed recommendations about how to achieve this.

The Shared Path is the second report in the Post Pandemic Futures series, aimed at stimulating new ideas, new policies and new ways of doing things in a post-COVID-19 Aotearoa.

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Latest Media

• Newsroom: The case for car-lite neighbourhoods (March, 2021).
• Sunday Star Times: Reducing traffic volumes in New Zealand needs to become a priority (November, 2020).
• Newshub: Resident-only streets discouraging through-traffic the future (November, 2020).
• The Spinoff: Driving less saves lives, but low-traffic areas aren’t on NZ’s road safety agenda (November, 2020).
• NZ Herald: Many New Zealanders believe cars are speeding on their streets (November, 2020).
• Greater Auckland: Forming Policy on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (November, 2020).
• Stuff: To save lives and the climate, let's get out of our cars (November, 2020).