Bus Lockout on Thursday
A couple of weeks ago we narrowly averted huge disruption to Auckland’s bus services, but unfortunately it looks like we won’t be quite so lucky this time around. Last time I reported on this matter I did kind of “sit on the fence” with regards to who was to blame for the strike/lock-out that never happened, but having listened to a few radio interview and done a bit more research into the matter, I have formed a bit more of an opinion this time.…
26 Comments Peter Newman on Peak Oil
A couple more excellent videos by Australian academic Peter Newman, on peak oil and its causes & effects.…
Another Transport Agency for Auckland
Today we’ve learned that a subsidiary group to KiwiRail will be established to own Auckland’s future electric trains, along with the trains that the government already owns in Wellington. I am guessing that over time the trains that the ARC owns may be transfered into this new agency (or phased out in the case of the ADKs and the ADLs).…
Grafton Bridge Reopens
After being closed for well over a year, the Grafton Bridge has finally reopened for buses between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday, and for all traffic at other times. It is a critical part of the Central Connector project, which is also now technically complete.…
The Auckland Transport Agency
I commented a few weeks back on the Auckland Transport Agency, when it was first announced – and I further explored the issue last week. This agency is effectively the answer to the question of ‘how is transport going to be dealt with under the super-city?’…
US Transport Videos
A great video about what Washington DC is doing to improve their transport system: And another one about New York City and transportation ethics. This one is particularly interesting in my opinion: It really does feel like we’re a long way behind the rest of the world doesn’t it?…
George Wood misses the point
A few days ago there was an interesting, if rather anti public transport opinion piece in the NZ Herald, by former North Shore City mayor George Wood – called ‘Upgrading metro rail system incurs huge cost’. Strangely enough, he actually spends the first half of it outlining in good detail the necessity of Auckland’s CBD rail tunnel project.…
Airport Rail
I must say I’m a tad surprised I haven’t dedicated a post to the topic of Airport Rail before, and it is certainly worth a bit of analysis and discussion. The Auckland Regional Transport Committee considers rail to the airport to be the equal sixth highest priority transport project in the region – which isn’t that high, but it’s certainly something that is likely to “go into the mix” some time in the near future.…
How to kill off a motorway
Courtesy of the excellent Streetfilms project, here’s a great video on the defeat of the Mt Hood Freeway in Portland, Oregon.
The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway (Portland, Oregon): In Oregon, a battle raged for nearly twenty years over the construction of a highway project known as the Mt.…
August 2009 Patronage – solid if unspectacular
ARTA have got around to publishing their August 2009 monthly business report a lot quicker than usual for some reason this time, which is really good actually as I get rather impatient wondering how patronage was in the last month and what other improvements to our public transport system we can hope for in the near future.…
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