Zero Parking Developments
For good reason there has been a lot written recently about the influence of parking policy on good urban outcomes. Parking policy strongly affects trip generation, mode choice, urban form, and housing affordability. While parking reform may seem radical today in Auckland, it is already being widely implemented across North America.…
26 Comments It’s the parking (minimums) stupid!
My quest to rid the world of minimum parking requirements got another boost this week, with The Atlantic Cities reporting a study in London which showed how removing minimum parking requirements had made a massive difference to the amount of parking supplied.…
Using the new AT HOP card
In just a few short weeks the real HOP card card rolls out to the rail network. At platforms people may have seen the ticket machines which can be used to purchase single tickets and also will be used to top up HOP cards and they may have also seen the the tag posts at the various entry points.…
P2W timesavings just don’t stack up
From time to time I like to check on the written questions asked by MPs to ministers, these questions are important as the ministers are required to answer them and the results are stored on record so they can be a great way of finding out information.…
One less obnoxious pedestrian crossing
There are plenty of obnoxious pedestrian crossings out there but thankfully we can cross one off the list. The train station at Henderson always seems to be a fairly busy place these days, even off peak there always seems to be people waiting to get on a train (e.g.…
Fair Fares For Families
With all the excitement of the AT Hop card implementation on 28th October, it seems the Family Pass has been forgotten about.
Sure, the Maxx website is still advertising the $24 daily pass:
Unlimited train travel. Available after 9.00am on weekdays and anytime on the weekends and public holidays.…
NZ Bus and Union issues drag on
One thing that came out on the weekend was that the bus drivers once again rejected the latest offer from NZ Bus. Here is the recent press release issued today by the company. Mediation Confirms Final Offer
NZ Bus has been involved in negotiations with Tramways and First Union since May this year to agree a new Collective Agreement.…
Improving our Farebox Recovery
Whether you support improved public transport or not, one thing that everyone probably agrees on is that we need to improve the efficiency of our PT services, particularly in regards to the level of subsidies required. Long time readers of the blog may remember a policy change the NZTA made a while ago called the Farebox Recovery Policy which set an arbitrary limit as to the amount of operating costs that need to be paid for by passengers.…
The “North Harbour Strategic Study”
Another giant document that Matt L got in an OIA request to NZTA and passed onto me is all about what’s called the “North Harbour Strategic Study”. Basically it just seems like NZTA trying to find a way to justify spending a huge chunk of money on building more motorways, but before we get onto that let’s take a look more broadly.…
The NZTA steps up its game with pedestrian bridges
If there is one thing I feel that we should be praising the NZTA for in recent years it is that they have really upped their game when it comes to the design of infrastructure and probably the most noticeable of these has been in the various foot bridges they have erected on some of the motorway projects.…
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