transport authority type council controlled organisation under the auckland regional council founded 2004 by act of parliament headquarters 21 pitt st auckland new zealand area served auckland region key people mark ford chair david warburton ceo services transport planning and public transport agency for the auckland region revenue 263 million in 2007 08 mainly capital and operating grants from the auckland regional council and nz transport agency owner auckland regional council number of employees 114 divisions 4 website www.arta.co.nz the auckland regional transport authority arta was the central co ordinating agency for transport especially but not only public transport in the auckland region of new zealand from 2004 to 2010 . in this role arta provided public transport services assigned funding and subsidies and organised and advised on many aspects of regionwide transport . arta was under the control of the auckland regional council arc and was replaced by auckland transport on 1 november 2010 . contents 1 functions 2 establishment and dissolution 3 planning and funding 4 rail projects 5 bus and ferry services 6 see also 7 references functions edit arta s roles included integrating transport planning in the auckland region with a goal of an efficient and sustainable network providing modal choice prioritising transport projects in auckland and making recommendations on funding especially since the new zealand transport agency related law changes of 2008 operating the passenger rail network in auckland in cooperation with kiwirail network and improving stations trains and maintenance facilities designing and operating bus and ferry services marketing passenger transport services under the maxx brand assisting auckland schools and workplaces in fostering sustainable transport such as by developing travel plans about half of the arc s rates went to fund public transport via arta . 1 establishment and dissolution edit arta was established through the local government auckland amendment act 2004 to take on the transport functions of the arc along with new roles in transport planning and the prioritisation of transport funding . the establishment of arta was one of a set of changes announced on 12 december 2003 in the investing for growth transport package . the package also announced significant new funding measures including a 900m crown contribution to auckland transport over 10 years . governance and funding of transport in auckland was complex . the royal commission on auckland governance set up in 2007 described then arrangements for transport in auckland as a number of entities are involved in transport infrastructure in auckland road rail public transport . central government agencies involved in planning and funding road and rail infrastructure include the ministry of transport transport policy land transport new zealand funding and safety management transit new zealand management and development of state highways and ontrack management and development of the rail network . land transport new zealand and transit will be replaced by the new zealand transport agency from 1 july 2008 . regional entities involved in transport planning and public transport include the arc the regional land transport committee and the auckland regional transport authority . in addition local councils own build and manage local roads all roads that are not state highways . 2 on 1 november 2010 arta was superseded by auckland transport a council controlled organisation established to focus on delivering transport projects and services for the newly formed auckland council . auckland transport is responsible for local authority transport delivery functions inherited from the eight auckland local authorities and arta including local roads and public transport . planning and funding edit the auckland regional land transport strategy 3 arlts prepared by the auckland regional council set out a vision for auckland s transport system and a 10 year framework for working towards this vision . arta was required to give effect to the arlts both through its own actions and by setting priorities for the funding of land transport activities in the region . 4 arta achieved this by preparing the auckland transport plan 5 and detailed implementation plans . each year arta prepared a land transport programme 6 setting out its recommendations for the funding of transport projects excluding below track rail infrastructure in the auckland region . rail projects edit arta subsidised auckland s ferry system including the ferry to west harbour . kiwirail network undertook project dart 7 developing auckland s rail transport network in association with arta now auckland transport to upgrade auckland s rail network signalling and train station platforms and buildings . the budget for the project was 600 million 8 and included double tracking the western line as far as swanson redeveloping newmarket station and the associated junction improving signalling on all routes to allow more frequent services building the manukau branch linking manukau city centre to the rail network reopening the onehunga branch line 9 bus and ferry services edit main article public transport in auckland arta aimed to grow public transport patronage in auckland by designing a simpler public transport network linking people to the places they want to go at times they want to travel delivering fast frequent reliable services that fit conveniently into people s busy lives implementing world class stops stations and route branding the northern busway in north shore city is an example of a flagship project . see also edit public transport in auckland transport in auckland list of auckland railway stations transdev auckland references edit public transport funding gap highlighted in arc draft ltccp . auckland regional council press release . 27 february 2005 . auckland s current governance arrangements . royal commission on auckland governance . archived from the original on 8 november 2010 . retrieved 6 november 2010 . auckland regional land transport strategy official arta website auckland transport plan auckland land transport programme project dart website rail newsletter issue 29 archived june 3 2007 at the wayback machine . from the arta website 2006 onehunga rail upgrade gets green light . the beehive . 13 march 2007 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title auckland regional transport authority & oldid 730870765 categories public transport in aucklandgovernment agencies disestablished in 20102004 establishments in new zealandlocal government in new zealandhidden categories articles with wayback machine linkspages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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