CBD Rail Loop

Well following on from my last blog post, about Auckland’s transportation, I got a comment on this blog by Joel Cayford from the ARC. I was going to post a reply, but it became rather long so I think I’ll just write a whole post in response.…
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Transportation

I think in the future when I look back at this year and the long-term effects of the Europe holiday in particular, the thing that will stick in my mind the most might be the enormous influence riding the train, metro and tram systems of Europe had on my attitudes towards transportation in general.…
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The Public Transport User

I have found myself catching the bus or train a reasonable number of times recently. Whether’s it’s a trip to Newmarket for a movie, or going into town for a small part of my job recently, it has felt – in some ways – quite liberating to rid myself of the car and get back in touch with public transport.…
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Trains

So it’s now about three and a half weeks since we got back in New Zealand. Life feels like it’s returned back to normal, although obviously we’re still talking obsessively to anyone who’ll listen about how cool Europe was. The utter normality of life back in NZ has been a little depressing I suppose, although it does feel that over time that has settled down a bit.…
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The beginning

Note: this post was written somewhat later than May 1st, 2008. However, it’s probably worthwhile having an obvious first post for the blog so that it makes a bit more sense. Since 2001 I have had an online blog of some sort, generally just a personal blog but also over time commenting on various other matters that interested me.…
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