Bus access to SH16 to improve
We have been fairly critical of the NZTA for choosing to close the bus lanes along SH16, slowing buses considerably which not only makes the bus services less attractive but results in increased operational costs due to needing to run more buses to maintain the same level of service.…
20 Comments Spotted in Auckland: Bollard Art
Readers submitted these photos of interesting art pieces along Quay Street. Perhaps it is related to the Art Week? Four down and only 116 more bollards to go.…
The new Auckland Councillors and their transport views
The first three years of the Auckland council were always going to be dominated by the need to address some fairly hefty pieces of work – the types of things that wouldn’t normally come up in a single electoral cycle. In particular there has been the need to set a long term vision which came in the form of the Auckland Plan.…
Waterview Connection Open Day
The NZTA has been holding an open day on the Waterview Connection to give the public a chance to view the works that have been going on and see Alice – the massive tunnel boring machine that will soon start digging the tunnels.…
Council Election Results
This post will be updated throughout the afternoon as the Council election results come in. Key areas of interest include: Obviously the mayoral result. Seems very unlikely that Len Brown won’t win but after the America’s Cup I’m hesitant to ever count chickens before they hatch.…
The counterintuitive science of traffic
An interesting talk by the author of a book called Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us). A few of the things I found really interesting.
3:00 Signs put up encouraging people to merge early on the road due to road works create more congestion, driver frustration and safety issues than if everyone merged at the point of the restriction.…
Highlighting Auckland
We know that Auckland has some amazing natural beauty with the harbours, volcanoes and ranges but the one area that really lets it down is the urban environment. Things are slowly starting to improve – although there is still a long way to go. …
Even the Herald says census data has little impact on CRL
Wow who is this and what have they done with the real Herald. The editorial this morning nails the issues surrounding Maurice Williamson’s statements following the early release of the census data.
According to a phrase usually attributed to Mark Twain, there are “lies, damned lies and statistics”.…
Learning from Calgary
As Auckland develops I find it’s always useful to compare how Auckland performs in relation to other similar cities around the world. It allows us to see what they do well and what they don’t and use that information to guide us in making our city better.…
New HOP roll-out confirmed
We mentioned this briefly the other day but Auckland Transport has finally announced that the roll out of AT HOP to buses will begin again this Sunday. The disappointing news is that the roll out to all buses now won’t be completed until March next year.…
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