NZTA to help fund PT interchanges
Some more good news that the NZTA has agreed to help fund both the Manukau and Otahuhu interchanges.
Two keys projects linked to the upgrade of bus and rail services in Auckland south have received $1.6m in funding from the NZ Transport Agency
The Transport Agency will fund $780,000 for the design of a bus station at the Manukau transport interchange, and $831,000 for the design of the bus/rail interchange at Otahuhu.…
11 Comments Cycle Safety Panel announced
In November last year after a coronial review of 13 cycling deaths Coroner Gordon Matenga said
“The best recommendation I can make to improve cycling safety in this country and to prevent further cycling deaths, is to recommend that an expert panel, drawn from stakeholders with a unique interest and expertise in cycling and road safety, be established to consider the available evidence and together, recommend the way forward for safer cycling in New Zealand,”
He also said it is something that should be done by the NZTA to ensure that central government agencies were involved.…
Transportblog Unitary Plan Submission
Today is the last day, if you haven’t already, please make a submission before 5pm
Submissions for the Unitary Plan close at 5pm this afternoon so if you have been thinking about making a submission then you need to get on with it.…
Bill English on Intensification vs Sprawl
Bill English has provided a fairly blunt but accurate explanation of the issues with urban development in Auckland. Interest.co.nz reports
With respect to so-called urban sprawl, I think that’s a nonsense. If you’re against urban sprawl and that means lower to middle income Kiwis can’t buy a house and you can’t build an apartment in the middle of Auckland for less than NZ$600,000, then that’s too high a price to pay.…
Walking on Arterial Roads
Why is the CEO of Auckland Transport saying this? (comment was made to local board members).
David Warburton of @AklTransport just told us that arterial roads are not walking environments. Aren’t most town centres arterials?
— Vernon Tava (@vernontava) February 26, 2014
He either means that they aren’t currently up to scratch as walking routes or more likely based on the tone of the tweet above (and from others who were there) he was meaning that they shouldn’t be walking environments. …
Is High St a lost cause?
Over the last few years there’s been a lot of teeth gnashing over what to do with High St. The success of Britomart, the shared spaces and the emergence of Wynyard have started to drain it’s prestige (and high profile retailers).…
TransportBlog Movie Night: Her
We are pleased to announce the second TransportBlog movie night. This year Capitol Cinema has been kind to arrange a special screening of the new movie Her on 12 March at 8PM (doors).
Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, “Her” follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people.…
Unitary Plan and Public Transport
As outlined in my post yesterday the Unitary Plan submission period closes this Friday 5pm, so I am writing posts that discuss major points from the Generation Zero submission to help readers make an informed submission.
Over the next decade we are likely to see a major revolution in public transport in Auckland with new EMU’s, the frequent bus network, City Rail Link, and more busways in the various parts of town.…
The history of “Jaywalking”
Images like the one below used to be common not just in Auckland but in many cities all around the world.
Of course the laws of physics still applied so pedestrians needed to watch our for cars and trams or even horses however there was nothing really to stop them from crossing the road or using it when they wanted. …
CFN presentation to the AT Board
In my post yesterday about the AT board meeting I omitted discussing one crucial agenda item – although I’m sure some of you picked up on it. It was
Presentation by Cycle Action, Generation Zero and Transport Blog on cycling Auckland
Both we and Cycle Action Auckland were invited late last year by the board to present to them on the Congestion Free Network and on Cycling.…
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