Northern Busway – Post Implementation Review
Two weeks ago I did a post on the original business case for the Northern Busway which showed it had a benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 1.2 and I also pointed out that things like patronage had greatly exceeded what was expected so the BCR was likely well under estimated.…
18 Comments Getting over our obsession with congestion – a necessary paradigm shift
A really thought-provoking article in the Atlantic Cities looks at whether we need to fundamentally change our approach to congestion:
With a few notable exceptions, transportation planning practice in the United States is focused on managing or eliminating traffic congestion. Regardless of whether planners are advocating for highway infrastructure to improve level-of-service, or transit projects intended to “get cars off the road,” the underlying assumption is that congestion relief is an unmitigated good.…
The Upcoming NLTP: trying and failing to put lipstick on a pig
There will be a lot of discussion over the coming weeks and months about transport funding – how much is going to be spent on what types of transport projects over the next three years. This is because NZTA’s “National Land Transport Programme” (NLTP) is in the final phases of being put together, and it is the NLTP which guides how NZTA spends your petrol tax and road user charges over the next three years.…
PT Funding Announcement Full of Spin
The NZTA is out busily spinning stories about how much money it is going to be spending on PT in the next three years but as usual the the reality isn’t quite as good as they make it out to be.…
$59 million error in Wellington Transport Plan?
Well this is an interesting media release from Generation Zero, an advocacy group looking to raise awareness about climate change:
A mistake to the tune of $59 million was revealed today in youth organisation Generation Zero’s submission at the hearings on the Wellington Regional Land Transport Programme (RLTP).…
Further development at Wynyard
Another piece of news, (well actually two pieces of news) that came out yesterday was around Wynyard Quarter. The first piece is in relation to what is known as the The Wynyard Quarter Transport Management Association (TMA) which is promoting alternatives to individual car travel.…
How many stations for the CRL?
Well it seems as though the mainstream media has finally caught on to something that we’ve been discussing on this blog for quite a while now – whether some stations on the City Rail Link might be built at a later date.…
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