Why roads should help pay for rail
In the ongoing process that is the development of the Auckland CBD rail tunnel project, there’s a giant “elephant in the room” that nobody seems particularly willing to touch – I’m guessing because nobody really has much of a clue about what the answer would be.…
13 Comments What’s up with Waterview?
Buried within a rather triumphant “OMG we’re spending masses of money on this roading project” media release from NZTA on the Waterview Connection are a few rather interesting nuggets. For a start, here’s the media release:
NZTA to call tenders for NZ’s biggest ever roading project
The NZ Transport Agency today announced that it is to call tenders to build the Waterview Connection, the biggest and most complex roading project ever in New Zealand.…
May 2010 Patronage – further good growth
ARTA’s May 2010 Monthly Business Report has been released and as always it makes for interesting reading (I hope that the Auckland Transport CCO will continue to publish something like these reports). Here’s a brief summary of the report: The long-term patronage graph shows that May 2010 was the third or fourth highest month, patronage wise, over the time tracked.…
Farebox recoveries & transport emissions
An interesting question time today in parliament discussing the implication of farebox recovery ratios, the emissions trading scheme and so forth.
The transcript is available to read here. Did Joyce really say that forcing people from public transport into their cars will decrease transport emissions?…
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