Photo of the day: Overlords
The visitors to Lumsden Green were watched over by their metal overlords…
17 Comments Read This: Transport for Suburbia – Beyond the Automobile Age
This is a guest post from reader Warren S
Back on 7 January Kent Lundberg posted a comprehensive review of Jeff Speck’s ‘Walkable City’ a most companionable book which manages to be highly informative and highly entertaining at the same time.…
The Mt Roskill train station
We’ve discussed the merits of a “Mt Roskill Spur Line” on a number of occasions in the past, the western half of the Avondale-Southdown Line that forms an important part of the Congestion Free Network. However we’ve recently had a few people questioning if the project is actually worth it and if the money we allocated for it should perhaps be used elsewhere.…
Great Transport Cartoons
Over the years there have been a few great cartoons about transport, here are a few of them. Most are from the Herald.
28 April 2014 – NZ Herald – the day the first electric trains started running. 9 March 2013 – NZ Herald – In response to the Auckland’s desire for more investment in public transport.…
More than a sign needed for traffic calming
When writing yesterday’s post about public spaces I went to see if the agenda for the development committee was available for more information on the QE2 Square proposal. (agenda there but report wasn’t available). While there I also noticed the latest agenda for my local board and so I had a quick look through it.…
Photo of the day – Free Parking
If it doesn’t have a car already on it then some people think it’s fair game for parking on. Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
Public spaces up for grabs
With two proposals in similar days it seems like our public spaces are up for grabs.
On Thursday we learned that the group who also own the Ferry Building want to build two low rise commercial buildings on Queens Wharf.
A company registered in the Cayman Islands wants permission to build two large commercial buildings on Queens Wharf in exchange for upgrading the downtown ferry terminal.…
Photo of the day – Mayoral Dr
If it had a business card it would read, Mayoral Drive – designed for cars. Photo is credited to oh.yes.melbourne…
Support Separated Cycle Lanes on K Road
Waitemata Local Board are currently consulting on an Area Plan for Karangahape Road. Overall it is a reasonable document, though of course it could do with some strengthening. It correctly highlights the importance of the Karangahape Road City Rail Link station for example.…
A Better Alternative for Puhoi to Warkworth (And How to Save Half a Billion Dollars)
This is the sixth in a series of posts based on the Campaign for Better Transport’s submission to the Puhoi to Warkworth Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is over at bettertransport.org.nz
In this post we take a look at what alternatives to the NZ Transport Agency’s $760m Puhoi to North Warkworth toll road have been considered.…
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