The New Zealand Trips and Parking Database Bureau (NZTPDB) formed in 2002 and was expanded in 2008 to include both New Zealand and Australian members when it adopted it's present name, the Trips Database Bureau (TDB). It was formed as a Focus Group of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) Transportation Group and became an Incorporated Society in 2004.

TDB formed following the commission of two research reports by Transfund New Zealand in 2001.   These reports formed the basis of the TDB database and since 2002 the database has been added and updated with new survey information.  The reports are :

• Transfund New Zealand Research Report No. 209. Trips and Parking Related to Land Use. Volume 1: Report, a review of surveyed information in New Zealand relating to trip generation and parking demand by individual land uses

TDB are governed by a Board comprising of eight elected members and two appointed members.  The Board members for 2009 are:

Role	Name	Location
Chairman	Dave Gamble	Dunedin
Deputy Chairman	Chris Freke	Manukau
	Bob Gibson  (NZTA)	Wellington
	Bruce Conaghan (IPENZ)	Dunedin
	David Gennard	Wellington
	Donald Veal	Perth
	Ian Clark	Auckland
	Mark Appeldoorn	Tauranga
	Steve Spence	Wellington
	Tony Brennand	Wellington

Stuart Woods from MWH is the Executive Officer of TDB and provides administration services to the Board. Malcolm Douglass manages all aspects of membership.  Research is undertaken by contract researchers including Don McKenzie, Tim Kelly from Tim Kelly Transportation Planning Ltd, Ian Clark from Flow Transportation Specialists Ltd, Steve Abley of Abley Transportation Engineers and Andy Carr from Traffic Design Group.

Our members include local and regional councils, institutional organisations, consultancies and individual practitioners with an involvement in traffic and land use planning.  Click here to view a recent member list.

To join TDB download the application form and return to our office. The annual membership fee is structured to reflect the type and size of the organisation joining:

 

Organisation Type and Size	Fee ($NZ)
Constitution, reciprocal and special affiliated members	Nil
Government agencies, ministries, departments or SOE's	$2,720
Regional, district & city councils - Population over 100,000	$2,720
Regional, district & city councils - Population between 20,000 - 99,999	$1,380
Regional, district & city councils - Population under 20,000	$710
Consultancies & companies - 3 or more NZ offices	$2,720
Consultancies & companies - 2 NZ offices	$1,380
Consultancies & companies - 1 NZ office & 2 or more partners/directors	$710
Sole operator consultancies or single director companies	$380
Voluntary professional bodies or incorporated societies	$380
Any real person as an individual or body corporate	$380

All prices are exclusive of GST, membership fees are subject to change. International sales do not incur GST but are subject to postage and courier charges.