September 2013 Patronage
Patronage results for September are out and the news is mixed with rail doing much better and starting to achieve strong growth once again while on the other side of the coin, the bus network (which carries the most people) appears to be flailing around a bit.…
32 Comments How the CFN fixes Council’s budget problems
Before last week’s distractions, there was an NZ Herald article which discussed key issues with Len Brown over the coming three years. Perhaps the most interesting part of that article was the focus that Len put on looking again at the Council’s budget.…
Photo of the day – Te Wero Bridge
Wynyard is a pretty popular place, especially when an event is on. Photo is copyright to Sydney.…
More and more new apartments
Wow the apartment market is really heating up, it seems like every couple of weeks more developments are getting added to the list. Below is a list of developments we have covered in the past, some are under construction already.
City Fringe: Urba – Apartment building replacing a low rise office
New Lynn: Merchant Quarter Condominiums – 10 levels of apartments above a new car parking building and medical clinic development right next to the train station.…
Photo of the day – Victoria St
This image highlights so beautifully show just how much space there is on the street for vehicles currently and once the linear park goes in, just how big it will be (it will leave one lane each way). Photo is copyright to Craig.…
Titirangi and Green Bay bus network changes
The new bus network is great and should really help revolutionise public transport in Auckland. However if there is one problem with it, it is that it is going to be taking around three years to roll out across the entire city.…
Photo of the Day – St Patricks Square
I find the square a wonderful space since it was upgraded a few years ago and it has a nice mix of green, paving and water. An excellent place to eat lunch or relax on a sunny day. Photos are copyright to Sydney.…
The real surprise from the census data
Maurice Williamson was right. The census data does contain a surprise “bigger than Ben Hur”. But the real surprise isn’t in the half-baked comments about total population growth. To find it, you need to look at the new “usually resident population” counts for local areas as at 5th March 2013, and see where they have have diverged from what was expected (based on the latest population estimates, which were for 30th June 2012).…
Queens Wharf is people’s space – yeah right
Back in 2009, the former Auckland Regional Council and the Government bought Queens Wharf off the Ports of Auckland for a sum of something like $40 million with the intention of the wharf adding to the public space in the city.…
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