Government finally debunks Auckland funding myth
People in many parts of the country love to make claims that Auckland sucks up the majority of government spending to the detriment of their own regions. It is false and probably always has been but in the past details have been hard to come by to say with certainty.…
26 Comments First Special Housing Areas announced.
Yesterday the council and government announced the first batch of special housing areas (SHAs). For those that don’t remember the special housing areas came about as part of the housing accord the government agreed with the council a few months back.…
Wynyard Temporary Bus Shelter
This has just been installed in recently and is surely one of the most unique bus stops around the city, even if it is only temporary.
Thanks to Craig for the pics Nice work Waterfront Auckland.…
PT Network Design Course
Are you interested in how to design public transport networks? Then this course may be for you.
You can also see more about it here.…
No new bus lanes for 3 years
One area that we have been particularly unimpressed on over the last three years has been the complete lack of any new bus lanes – or even just bus priority measures – over the last three years. In fact bus lanes have actually been removed as the Remuera Rd bus lane was downgraded to a T3 lane.…
Cycle cage trial now underway
We learned a few months ago that AT were about to trial some cycle cages at a few rail stations and if successful roll out the scheme to the rest of the rail network. Now the first cages at Papakura, Papatoetoe and also at the Birkenhead Ferry Terminal have gone into operation and if you live in the area, you can register to use them here.…
First Census results released
Yesterday Statistics NZ released the first results from the census earlier this year and the information and response to it has already been fairly interesting. This first set of data is intended to be used by the representation commission (didn’t even know such a thing existed) to set the electorate boundaries for the next election and the numbers say we will be getting an additional seat.…
Western Line weekend frequencies finally improved
It’s been a long time coming but Auckland Transport has finally announced that they will improve the abysmal weekend frequencies on the Western Line. Currently trains only run out west hourly on weekends and on Sundays don’t go past Henderson meaning people like myself who live further out have had no options.…
Great Scott! Intelligent Transport Systems Debate
Sorry for the late notice but if you don’t have anything on tomorrow evening the IPENZ Transportation Group are holding their annual debate. This year the topic is whether Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are a gift or gimmick.
It should be interesting and both Stu and I are taking part in the debate (on opposite teams).…
The financial impacts of the CRL – At the margin
“At the margin” is one of my favourite economic expressions.
Recently I’ve been thinking about how the City Rail Link (CRL) affects the financial performance of Auckland’s rail network “at the margin”.
Specifically: What is the impact of the CRL on patronage?…
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