Interesting Submissions on the CRL designation
A couple of weeks ago I reported on the notice of requirement hearing report that had been prepared for the commissioners hearing the the designation applications but one think I was keen to see was the details of the individual submissions.…
92 Comments Getting the Real Time System Fixed
One of the biggest frustrations we frequently hear about is the real time system for both trains and buses. At some times it’s like the system has a mind of its own with buses or trains appearing and disappearing at random, not turning up when they say they will and generally just being wrong.…
May 2013 PT Patronage
The Board Reports ahead of tomorrow’s Auckland Transport board meeting are online, although the normal statistics report seems to not yet have been updated. Helpfully (although in a strangely semi-duplicative way) there’s another report that looks at patronage. Total patronage for May was slightly down on May last year, while rail patronage bucked its downward trend in recent months and actually jumped by almost 10% on the same month last year:
As you can see from the graph above, while rail patronage was up on May last year, it was still significantly below the monthly target that Auckland Transport expected to see happen this year – contributing to the fairly giant gap between actual patronage totals this year and what was in Auckland Transport’s Statement of Intent.…
Accustomed to Customs Street
Having recently returned from exile in Brisbane, I’ve been enjoying spending some more time loitering around Auckland’s rapidly rejuvenating city centre. One of the areas I’ve particularly enjoyed reconnecting with is Customs Street.
I’ve always liked Customs Street. It feels like Auckland’s forgotten “centroid”.…
Ugly By Law
Last week we tweeted a link to a really interesting article about minimum requirements, but didn’t follow it up with a post – until now.
Two parking spaces per unit in the Mixed Housing zone is a recipe for “Dingbat” developments: http://t.co/2c1weu4q2r…
AT Hop starts rolling out to buses today
Sorry for the lack of posting the last few days. I have been in the South Island with limited time and internet coverage for blogging.
The next stage in our journey towards Integrated Ticketing – and eventually integrated fares – starts today.…
“Holiday Highway” likely to have consent fast-tracked
The NZ Herald reported yesterday that the Puhoi-Warkworth section of the Puhoi-Wellsford Road of National Significance is likely to have its consent fast-tracked through the same Board of Inquiry process to that used by NZTA for the Waterview Connection project. This is of course no surprise as all the Roads of National Significance are going through the same process.…
Dr Paul Mees 1961 – 2013
It was with great sadness that we learned today that prominent Australian transport academic and public transport advocate Paul Mees has died following a 15 month battle with cancer.
Paul was an intelligent and passionate man, an accomplished academic, a remarkable public figure and a bloody good bloke.…
Next steps for the Unitary Plan
Yesterday the first of many next steps for the Unitary Plan was taken as councillors discussed the issue of height in centres. Here’s a brief summary of what went on during the discussions:
Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse said the workshop brought together local board Chairs and the Auckland Plan Committee members to talk through the principles governing heights in centres and give interim direction on how changes will be made to the draft plan.…
New Network Southern consultation formally begins
Like I mentioned the other day, the new network consultation formally started today. If you haven’t seen the video yet make sure you watch it. Along with the overall map for the area (below), every single route and major interchange has its own map to make it easier to understand what is proposed.…
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