Drew Divehall
Subject:
FW: Transport Planning Meeting - Winter 2020 Planning
Jessica Simpson
ibby OBrien <[email address]>; Sabrina Seeler
Drew Divehall <[email address]>; Mere Mokoraka
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Transport Planning Meeting - Winter 2020 Planning
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HI Everyone
Thank you all for attending the meeting last week. Please see notes attached. I have summarised actions FYI
Actions
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Warren and Connie to work to finalise ToR.
Warren to finalise pilot this winter and submit to the RLTP for funding 2021-31
Warren to advise funding decision from MBIE when this is advised.
Doc to manage all communication for this winter's operations.
Doc to communicate with SKI FM in real time on 0800 475436 as road conditions change.
Warren to progress Transport APP and seek to introduce the APP this winter with shuttle operators when the time is
right.
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Cheers
Warren
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Demand Management Team Meeting
Thursday, 18 June 2020
2:45 pm
Meeting held in
RAL Office Roberts Street Taupo
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Apologies, Aiden, Steve Hirini, Stephen Fletcher, Wayne Wallace, Shaun Harvey
Introductions
Grant Smith,, warren Furner Carey Morris,, Steve Manunui, Connie Norgate, Laura and Russel, Andrea, Jono, Mere,
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Lyndsay
Welcome
Warren welcomed attendees and offered a brief revision of background and actions from the March meeting. Today's
meeting is about implementing the proposed Transport Management System by July 2020.
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Previous Minutes
These were discussed and used as the basis for the meeting agenda. The minutes were discussed and items updated as
follows.
Terms of Reference
No progress has been made and 'Warren and Connie will progress to finalise these by next meeting.
Action
Warren and Connie to work to finalise ToR.
Funding request
Many projects were put forward to government for Covid 19 CIP funding consideration and at this stage the transport
related projects that include TOM infrastructure, Whakapapa and Turoa carpark surfacing have been referred to the
POU for further processing. There is little expectation that these funding decisions will be completed for this winter.
Action
Proposa I to extend pilot into the first year of three year term of the new RLTP
Warren to advise funding decision from MBIE.
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Parking Strategy and management plan
• Doc is implementing the park bylaw to manage demand on park infrastructure and is being asked by lwi as
• partners to implement change.
Discussion about implementing parking demand management (car park booking APP) at Whakapapa and Turoa ski
area's and to introduce three hour parking at Whakapapa Village. This has been designed around existing vehicle
• occupancy however we still need better occupancy data from car counts.
RDC and DoC to underwrite the costs of staffing check points to implement the booking app for carparks. Costs
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• the be reimbursed by RAL over the season 2020.
Ski area access will close when car parks are full and NZTA, VMS digital and broadcast radio to be used as comms
• channels.
Shuttles will be used but no services from Whakapapa Village other than from Hotels with conces:sioned
• operators.
Customers will be directed to use other forms of transport from
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Communications
Regional communication for change management was discussed and it was agreed that Doc manage all
communications on road restrictions with direct real time communications to stakeholders, this includes NZTA Network
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control centre.
Warren advised that road safety advertising on Ski FM has been increased and would like to see direct communications
from DoC to Ski FM enable travel planning for listeners while driving to the mountain, all digital channels and normal
media used by NZTA, RAL and DoC .
OFFICIAL
Action
Doc to manage all communication for this winter's operations.
DoC to communicate with SKI FM in real time on 0800 475436 as road conditions change.
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Transport App
Warren gave an update on the app trial for this winter
Action
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Warren to progress Transport APP and seek to introduce the APP this winter with shuttle operators when the time is
right.
Next Meeting October 2020
Doc to communicate with SKI FM in real time on 0800 475436 as road conditions change.
Transport App
Warren gave an update on the app trial for this winter
Action
Warren to progress Transport APP and seek to introduce the APP this winter with shuttle operators when the time is
right.
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Warren Furner
Ruapehu Tourism Development Manager
Ruapehu Tourism Development Manager
Ruapehu District Council
Ruapehu District Council
Phone:
email
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