Request for the GWRC Average cost of driving Calculation

Tony Randle made this Official Information request to Wellington Regional Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Tony Randle

Dear Wellington Regional Council,

In a recent OIA Response (https://fyi.org.nz/request/6651-fare-rev...), the Average Cost of Driving was calculated at $4.69.

1) Can I please have a copy of the calculation used to provide this estimate of the average cost of driving for the Wellington Region used in Fare Review ?

2) Can I please have an estimate of the cost of parking if included into the average cost of driving for the Wellington Region used in Fare Review ?

3) Can I please have a copy of the cost per kilometer used in the estimate for the average cost of driving for the Wellington Region used in Fare Review ?

4) Can I please have a copy of the average distance used in the estimate for the average cost of driving for the Wellington Region used in Fare Review ?

5) Can I please have a copy of the source document used to provide the driving cost elements used in the estimate for the average cost of driving for the Wellington Region used in Fare Review ?

If this information is held in electronic form, I would prefer it was provided in its complete and original electronic format.

Yours faithfully,

Tony Randle

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From: Darrell Young
Wellington Regional Council

Dear Tony,

Acknowledgement of Request for Information

 

Thank you for your email dated 27 October 2017 requesting information
regarding GWRC average cost of driving calculation.

 

Your request is being followed-up and a reply will be sent to you shortly.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Darrell Young

 

 

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Luke Troy

General Manager

Strategy

Greater Wellington Regional Council

 

 

 

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From: Helen Plant
Wellington Regional Council


Attachment Response to OIA 2017 135.pdf
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Attachment Attachment to OIA 2017 135 Fare Review 2016 Analysis fares compared to car costs.xlsx
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Dear Mr Randle

Attached is our response to your recent OIA 2017-135 plus an attachment.

 

Yours sincerely

Helen Plant

 

Helen Plant | Executive Assistant to Chair and General Manager Public
Transport
GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL
Te Pane Matua Taiao
Shed 39, 2 Fryatt Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011:  PO Box 11646, Manners
St, Wellington 6142
T:  04 830 4246     M:  027 201 2478
www.gw.govt.nz

 

 

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From: Tony Randle

Dear Helen Plant,

Thank you for the Fare Review 2016 Analysis fares compared to car costs. Unfortunately, while this spreadsheet does provide the calculations of the car costs, the equivalent average fare cost calculations are not included. In particular, on worksheet "PT vs car costs", Cell G71 holds the "Average PT fare (2014/15)" of 3.12450624211862 but this value is obviously sourced from another spreadsheet as are cells G57:G70 above this key value.

Can the GWRC please also provide the calculations used to provide the value of 3.12450624211862 as the "Average PT fare (2014/15)" as well as calculations that provided the average PT fare values for each zone in cells G57:G70 ?

Again, I would prefer the rest of this PT vs Car calculation information to be provided in it's complete and original electronic format.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Randle

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From: Tony Randle

Dear Helen Plant,

Three weeks ago I responded to the GWRC substantive reply of 23rd November 2017 outlining that there was still some requested information missing from the response provided. More specifically, my FYI reply back the GWRC on 23rd November 2017 stated:

"In particular, on worksheet "PT vs car costs", Cell G71 holds the "Average PT fare (2014/15)" of 3.12450624211862 but this value is obviously sourced from another spreadsheet as are cells G57:G70 above this key value.

Can the GWRC please also provide the calculations used to provide the value of 3.12450624211862 as the "Average PT fare (2014/15)" as well as calculations that provided the average PT fare values for each zone in cells G57:G70 ?"

This response now asks:

Can the GWRC please confirm they have received my FYI reply of 23rd November 2017 ?

Can the GWRC please outline when they will provide the rest of the requested information originally requested via FYI on the 23rd of October 2017 and described in detail in my FYI response of 23rd November 2017 ?

Yours sincerely,

Tony Randle

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From: Wayne Hastie
Wellington Regional Council

Dear Mr Randle

 

Thank you for your recent email.  I can confirm that GWRC received your
reply on 23 November 2017.  The average fares are calculated by dividing
total revenue by boarding for each zone.  The information used in these
calculations was provided to GWRC on a confidential basis by transport
operators in the Region.

 

This information is therefore withheld in accordance with section
7(2)(c)(i) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
1987 (the Act) on the ground that withholding the information is necessary
to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence. 
Releasing this information would be likely to prejudice the supply of
similar information, or information from the same source, and it is in the
public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

 

We have considered whether the public interest in the requested
information outweighs GWRC’s need to withhold the calculations.  As a
result, we do not consider that the public interest outweighs GWRC’s
reason for withholding the calculations under the ground identified above.

 

If you have any concerns with the decision(s) referred to in this letter,
you have the right to request an investigation and review by the Ombudsman
under section 27(3) of the Act.

 

 

Regards

 

Wayne Hastie

General Manager, Public Transport

 

 

Wayne Hastie | General Manager Public Transport
GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL
Te Pane Matua Taiao
Level 2, 15 Walter Street, Te Aro, Wellington :  PO Box 11646, Manners St,
Wellington 6142
T:  04 830 4246     M:  027 278 4548201 2478
www.gw.govt.nz

 

 

ATTENTION: This correspondence is confidential and intended for the named
recipient(s) only. If you are not the named recipient and receive this
correspondence in error, you must not copy, distribute or take any action
in reliance on it and you should delete it from your system and notify the
sender immediately. Unless otherwise stated, any views or opinions
expressed are solely those of the author, and do not represent those of
the organisation.

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From: Tony Randle

Dear Wayne Hastie,

Thank you for your response today.

You outlined in your response that "The average fares are calculated by dividing total revenue by boarding for each zone."

I accept that the details of the above calculation may be subject to commerical confidentiality agreements.

However, can the GWRC provide a summary of this information as follows:

1) The total fare revenue for each zone used in the average fare calculation

2) The total boardings for each zone used in the average fare calculation

I ask for this information as it is likely to not be so commercially sensitive given than the totals will be a mixture from different operators while still providing the information I requested.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Randle

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From: Wayne Hastie
Wellington Regional Council

Dear Mr Randle

Thank you for your email. The summary information you seek is available in spreadsheets that were previously provided to you in response to your request OIA 2017-104. The Summary worksheets to spreadsheets 28(a), 28(b), 29(a) and 29(b) provides this information.

Regards

Wayne Hastie
General Manager, Public Transport

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