If you would like to be part of the change, send us a direct message or email our chair. Background:
Tauranga City holds the record for the highest use of private cars in Australasia, and traffic flows are increasing by 8 percent each year. The 2015/2016 Tauranga City Community Carbon Footprint found Transport makes up 61% of the City’s carbon footprint, 97% of which comes from road transport. Mod
elling completed in 2018 suggests that if Tauranga was to achieve a similar mode share to Wellington, there would be around 50 fewer premature deaths per year associated with changes in air quality, road safety and levels of physical activity. Further to carbon and environmental footprint and public health implications, traffic congestion is a significant concern to residents and business owners alike. Travel Pledge Aims:
● Reducing environmental/carbon footprint created by our travel choices
● Enhancing accessibility by making it easier to move around the greater Tauranga area
● Improving public health and wellbeing by choosing active and low emission modes of transport
Pledge:
The pledged organisations aim to understand and manage their current approach to travel and transport, to enable us to deliver the commitments required to address the climate emergency and meet the aims of this pledge. They commit to:
● Investigate and implement flexible working arrangements where practicable for their organisation
● Support and enable active forms of transport for both staff commute and work-related travel
● Investigate and implement other opportunities to reduce environmental / carbon footprint relating to how their teams travel for and to work.
