In come the Lawyers
TVNZ is reporting that the lawyers have been called in by Auckland Transport regarding the whole Snapper/HOP debacle as it is becoming more and more clear that NZ Bus and Snapper will not make the November 30 deadline. There isn’t really anything new for regular readers of the blog with the exception of the lawyer angle and that indicates that things are escalating. …
69 Comments Hopping to a train station near you
Some machines have been starting to appear on platforms across the rail network. They are HOP ticket machines and will be used to top up HOP cards as well as issue paper tickets and this is what each of the various parts of it are for.…
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Now I’m sure many of you will assume that this post is going to be about the old thing on rails in the middle of this picture but that isn’t what interests me the most about this beautifully framed shot – I just love the separation of the dark shaded foliage on the left from the brightly lit trees on the other side by that narrow stream of sky.…
London Underground Videos
After a link to this series of videos was posted on the CBT forums, I’ve spent much of the last few days enjoying this detailed insight into the operation and improvements being made to the London Underground. The series is from 2012, so right up to date too:…
Why Cameron Brewer is wrong
NB: Upon reflection I have modified my original post in response to critical feedback, which you can read about in the comment thread below. Most of this feedback suggested that the message of the post was obscured by my personal frustration with Cameron Brewer, which I have accepted.…
Auckland’s New Trains: A Missed Opportunity?
Auckland Transport are driving three huge projects at the moment, as Matt describes here, that together amount to nothing short of a total revolution in the delivery of Public Transport in Auckland and therefore in the very shape and experience of the place.…
What Next
By almost any measure, Aucklands public transport system leaves a lot to be desired. Among other things it is often seen as slow, expensive, difficult to use and pretty unreliable but thankfully things are starting to improve and that is already starting to show through in our patronage stats.…
New Chair for Auckland Transport
An important announcement made today by Mayor Len Brown – that Lester Levy will be taking over as Chair of Auckland Transport from Mark Ford, from November onwards:
The Mayor has named Lester Levy as the new chair of council controlled organisation, Auckland Transport (AT).…
HOP implementation slipping again?
You really do have to read the Auckland Transport board papers quite carefully to pick up on the important things – including a lot of “reading between the lines”. Here’s a classic example, from the business report to Monday’s meeting, in relation to the rollout of integrated ticketing:
Go-Live date prior to 30th November was confirmed for Rail and Ferry services, the Bus services will follow
This is almost the worst sentence I have ever read in the history of anything, because it is completely unclear.…
AT improves access to Sunnynook Busway station
The other day I wrote a post about improving access to Greenlane Station, while there is no news about that particular post it is pleasing to see something similar has happened on the North Shore at the Sunnynook busway station. Here is what AT has said.…
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