2014 – A Year in Review Part 4 – Everything else
In this fourth post reviewing the 2014 I’ll look at the topics not already covered.
Central Government Election
2014 was dominated – either directly or indirectly by the central government elections which is not surprising considering how much impact the government has on transport and urban policy.…
8 Comments 2014 – A Year in Review Part 3 – Roads
In the third in my series of posts wrapping up the year I will look at what’s happened with roads this year.
Roads of National Significance
The RoNS have continued as they did last year with one notable exception.
Western Ring Route
The Western Ring Route works are in full flight now as will be evidenced to anyone who drives along SH16 with roadworks in place from east of Western Springs all the way through Northwest of Lincoln Rd from 5 separate projects.…
2014 – A Year in Review Part 2 – Walking and Cycling
In the second in my series of posts wrapping up the year I will look at Walking and Cycling
There have been a couple of major projects but in many ways not that much seems to have been done with most of progress being on proposed projects that have yet to start construction.…
2014 – A Year in Review Part 1 – PT
With the year fast coming to a close this is the first in a series of posts wrapping up what happened this year. In this post I’m just going to look at the changes we’ve seen with Public Transport.
While 2013 was very much a lull year while many projects ticked on in the background, 2014 has arguably been one of the biggest years for PT in Auckland for some time.…
Photo of the Day: Summer Cruising
Posts have been a little slow the last few days as I’m away – although I am slowly working on some. In the mean time here are a few photo’s.…
Prince Charles’ 10 Principles for Urban Planning
In a 2,000-word essay in the latest issue of The Architectural Review, Prince Charles has come up with 10 “important geometric principles” for urban masterplanning. He says we need to “reconnect with traditional approaches” and said “It is time to take a more mature view” as he lays out his vision for the future of architecture and planning.…
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone. From everyone hear at TransportBlog I hope you have a great day with friends and family.
I’d also like to say thanks to all the men and women who help to keep our PT system working, especially those bus drivers working today.…
Grafton Gully Cycleway gets more useful
The Grafton Gully cycleway just got a bit more useful today with the NZTA opening the new bridge connection to Whittaker Place
The final section of Auckland’s Grafton Gully cycleway, the link connecting the cycleway with the two Universities between Grafton Gully and Symonds Street near Whittaker Place, will be opened tomorrow (24 December).…
Holiday Travelling
With Christmas upon us tomorrow this is just a few reminders
Public Transport
From tomorrow through to 4 January (and till 11 January for the Northern Express and Western Line trains) a holiday timetable is in effect that will see fewer services available to use.…
The electric car revolution….
Electric cars are often touted as the next big thing in transport, removing one of the major effects of vehicle use – emissions. This is especially the case in NZ where we have such a large amount of our electricity generated from renewable sources.…
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