Flashback Sunday: Does building roads harm the economy?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in January 2014.
Most proposals to build new roads or widen existing ones seem to boil down to an ultimate belief that it will “help the economy”.…
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As of today, I am resigning from all roles at Greater Auckland.
I am delighted, and humbled, to advise that my application for a directorship on the NZTA board has been accepted. I am looking forward to working with my fellow board members and all the staff at the agency and its partners, to help deliver this important work for the whole nation.…
Book Review: The Design of Childhood
This is a ‘guest post’ book review, by Alexendra Bonham. Alex is doing a PhD on Playful Cities at the University of Auckland and is a candidate for the Waitemata Local Board.
The full name of this book is “The Design of Childhood: how the material world shapes independent kids”, by Alexandra Lange.…
What’s at stake in the upcoming Council election
Last week Bernard Orsman wrote a long article looking at the upcoming Auckland Council elections. The article is behind a paywall, but I have pulled out a few important parts of it. As per usual, Orsman plays up the “A team”, “B team” narrative that he’s been pushing for the past few years – giving the impression that there are two quite separate voting blocs.…
Puhinui & Aotea stations start construction
Better public transport is a step closer after two important milestones towards improving Auckland’s were reached yesterday as two train stations, one new and one upgraded got underway.
Puhinui Station
Preparation work has been going on for a while now but yesterday morning marked the official start to the $60 million rebuild of the Puhinui station.…
Going round in circles at Royal Oak
This is a cross post from our friends at Bike Auckland. The original post is here.
Auckland Transport is consulting on an “upgrade” to the Royal Oak roundabout, which sits at the heart of what we in Bike Auckland call the “Bike Bermuda Triangle”: the central isthmus, woefully bereft of bikeways.…
City Centre Masterplan refresh consultation
Over the last year we’ve learnt about the council’s plans to refresh the City Centre Masterplan (CCMP), including some great new initiatives to make the city centre even better and more people-focused. The refresh is needed as the current version was adopted back in 2012 and a lot has changed over seven years.…
Flashback Saturday: In Praise of City Trees
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Patrick was first published in October 2012.
It’s Spring! And in many places the city is looking its best, especially some of the recently upgraded places. Also some of our old friends are coming back to life too.…
Doubts on Redoubt – Delusions and Solutions
Traffic in Auckland – no one loves it. Every objective we have for transport is hindered by the one common problem: we have too much traffic. It’s taking a toll on our health, and it’s keeping people stuck in congestion without transport options.…
Investment Pipelines and the CRL
There has been a lot of noise recently about concerns there’s no ‘pipeline’ of future transport projects coming online within the next few years, especially after the government moved away from a few very large roading projects while still struggling to get light-rail up and running.…
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