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This report presents visions of children on the future of transport, gathered in workshops in classrooms across Auckland, as a vital contribution to creating a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible transport system.

Four key themes are supported by photos, quotes and artwork from young participants, as well as key data and insights. Overall, the findings illuminate the direction of change that is desired and indeed anticipated by this up-and coming generation, in their neighbourhoods and across the city.

A key hope for this report is that the adults in charge of the strategies and plans that are shaping our city will be encouraged and empowered to action by the voices of the youngest residents of Tāmaki Makaurau. After all, they will be the ones who inherit it. Children have a major stake in the move to a sustainable transport future, so this work should be seen as contributing to a wider, ongoing conversation on the subject. ...

Crank Communications, Auckland Council, July 2023 

A Vision of Kids for Transport was produced to help shape Auckland Council’s Vehicle Kilometres Travelled Reduction Programme (VKT-RP) by including a youth perspective that is typically underrepresented in the development of such plans. The report is the result of workshops in 12 schools across Tāmaki Makaurau, with 181 student participants aged 6 to 11 showcasing their values, vision and aspirations for the future of our city’s transport.

The VKT-RP was endorsed by the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on 4 April 2024 to inform Auckland Council and Auckland Transport in their transport, land-use and communications planning and programme development. 

Read the VKT-RP reports

See also

Auckland Council website

Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway, TERP