Have your say the St Lukes Pohutukawa Trees
The NZTA is advising there’s only two days left to have a say on the fate of the Pohutakawa trees on Gt North Rd which they and the NZTA want to wipe out to widen Gt North Rd.
The NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport remind people that submissions on improvements at the St Lukes Road Bridge, as part of the SH16 St Lukes to Great North Road Interchanges upgrade, close this Thursday, 3 July.…
35 Comments Improving the alternatives to the AT shuttle
Auckland Transport has been in the news all week over its spending of $122,000 on a shuttle between its CBD and Henderson offices for a six month period. For its part AT has argued that the shuttles serve two primary purposes.…
Government announce regional road spend up
The Government yesterday announced it plans to spend over $200 million on a series of regional roading projects. This is clearly a result of trying to keep the regions happy from a potential backlash after they announced a motorway splurge in Auckland last year.…
AT’s secret shuttle plans
According to a document sent to us anonymously Auckland Transport are planing all sorts of ways to move its staff around. One in particular stood out.
The document says because: congestion delays can occur at any time on the road network
public transport is too slow and infrequent
senior executive time is so valuable Only real solution is to be able to rise above all of this by AT leasing a corporate Helicopter!…
Postcard from New York
As far as cities go, New York is *the* superlative. At once soaringly vertical and unfathomably broad. Dense and constrained, yet with an expansive commuter belt spread over three states. A place where local neighborhood hangouts sit a block away from global institutions.…
Photo of the day – Changing Conditions
The NZTA posted this series of images from one of their webcams on twitter yesterday showing how quickly the driving conditions can change.…
Can Cameras reduce fare evasion?
Transdev have announced they are going to trial body mounted cameras in a bid to further lower fare evasion.
Fare evasion is an ongoing issue for public transport throughout the world – and Auckland is no different. Transdev has a team of around 50 Ticket Inspectors checking train customers at stations and on trains to ensure they are travelling with the correct ticket and, as part of their revenue protection efforts, Transdev is committed to a programme of ongoing improvement.…
Bledisloe Lane being upgraded
The Council have announced a long needed upgrade to Bledisloe Lane is about to start. The lane runs between Welleslety St and Aotea Square and often feels dark, dingy and cramped due to the really low roof and lack of natural light.…
Photo of the day: of Sharks and Shuttles
Some consider it a kitschy symbol of everything that is great about Auckland. Others consider it a kitschy symbol of everything that is wrong with Auckland. But, love it or hate it, no one can gaze upon the Kelly Tarlton’s shark bus and remain unmoved.…
Guide to economic evaluation of transport projects: Part 1 – Principles of cost-benefit analysis
Debates over major transport investments often get caught up in arguments over benefit-cost ratios, or BCRs. In recent years, projects such as the Transmission Gully and Puhoi to Warkworth motorways and the City Rail Link have been criticised for their low BCRs.…
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