Ciclovia on Quay St
Five months ago I wrote a post calling for the council to implement a regular Ciclovia event – or Sunday Streets as it’s known in the US. At the time local board member Pippa Coom said the the local board had already been working with the council on the idea and that there was a good chance one would happen.…
26 Comments St Lukes Rd interchange to get bigger
The NZTA have awarded the contract for the “upgrading” of the St Lukes interchange and the widening of the motorway between there and Waterview. Here’s the press release:
The contract to construct the next stage of Auckland’s Western Ring Route – upgrading the Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16) between the St Lukes Road and Great North Road interchanges – has been awarded to the Australian-based infrastructure company, Leighton Contractors.…
Photo of the day – Devonport
Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
Cycling, Liveability, and the ‘Culture of Fear’
Here’s a really thought provoking and very funny talk by Mikael Colville-Andersen, who tweets as @copenhagenize. It looks initially at how cycling has a potentially very significant role in achieving improved liveability – which after all is the vision of the Auckland Plan – before going on to analyse how a ‘culture of fear’ undermines trying to achieve these goals:
http://youtu.be/8AwLg32ZMqA…
Why we like heritage areas, and how this could help the rest of Auckland
This is a guest post from reader Liz
I have to start by saying that I grew up in Ponsonby/Grey Lynn, a ‘heritage’ area, and count myself as very lucky to have had this chance. I have stayed involved in the area even since moving to other, less expensive, parts of Auckland.…
Photo of the day – Reflective
Once the CRL is built the Aotea station will be right under where this photo is taken from Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
New Auckland Transport Website
Auckland Transport today unveiled it’s new website which will consolidate the various different websites the organisation currently has.
I am pleased to advise Auckland Transport (AT) is launching an updated website which is easier for customers to use and has more features.…
Newmarket Station Square
Four years ago the wonderfully upgraded Newmarket train station was reopened after being transformed from a run down and sorry excuse for a station to gleaming masterpiece that’s worthy of being our second busiest train station. Before and after photos below thanks to Craig:
However there has always been one big disappointment and that is the ongoing saga that is Station Square – the barren and soulless attachment to the station.…
Photo of the day – Civic
The Civic Theatre lit up at night Photo is credited to Craig…
Household spending on transport
Every three years, Statistics New Zealand carries out the Household Economic Survey (HES).This is a major survey of households across the country – collecting information on their incomes, how much they spend on various goods and services, and various other attributes.…
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