Election Debate on Transport
The Campaign for Better Transport, in association with TransportBlog and Generation Zero, is counting down to Auckland’s Transport Election Debate, on the 27th August.
The meeting will be a chance for the public to find out from each party in the coming general election what they are promising to do for Auckland’s transport problems and options.…
36 Comments Electric Trains from Manukau from tomorrow
Electric trains start rolling out on the Manukau line from tomorrow however unlike the Onehugna Line not all services will switch over at once with them only starting on off peak services before being introduced over the course of a month to peak services too.…
New Zealand’s population growth highest in a decade
New estimates from Statistics NZ based show New Zealand’s population is growing at the fastest rate for over a decade
New Zealand’s population is growing at its fastest rate for over a decade, according to new estimates released by Statistics New Zealand today.…
Find out more about the new Otahuhu interchange
AT are holding an open day tomorrow about the new Otahuhu Bus/Train interchange they plan to implement as part of the new network for South Auckland. Detail of it are below.
A new bus-train interchange sited at the existing Otahuhu Train Station is on track to begin construction later this year with completion targeted for the middle of next year.…
Precinct Properties update
Precinct Properties have just released their annual results, and there are some interesting updates on the Downtown Shopping Centre and other projects.
Downtown Shopping Centre
According to Precinct, they’ve completed the master plan for the development, although this hasn’t been publicly released as far as I’m aware.…
City Rail Link is key to Auckland’s future
A few weeks ago I wrote a brief post talking about how the CBD employment targets the government has set for the City Rail Link and how they will be basically impossible to achieve due to a shortage of office space.…
Convention Centre Design released
Yesterday SkyCity released some new details and new images of the approved concept design for the controversial New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC). The new details are in the form of a new 300 bed hotel along with a new pedestrian laneway between Hobson St and Nelson St but first details about the convention centre itself.…
Census 2013: Auckland Travel Patterns
The Ministry of Transport has released a detailed and interesting look into some of the results coming out of the 2013 Census Journey to Work question. Both the executive summary and the full report are worth a read. As we’ve noted before, the 2013 census results confirm a shift in the way Aucklanders are travelling, with much stronger growth in public transport than in driving (especially in percentage terms).…
Stuart’s 100 #12: Auckland’s “Missing” Urban Neighbourhoods
12: Auckland’s “Missing” Urban Neighbourhoods What if Auckland’s “missing” urban neighbourhoods re-emerged as real places?
Auckland is growing up fast. In central Auckland, this can be seen in the emerging new destinations (Britomart, Wynyard Quarter for example) and many smaller changes all over the place that are contributing to a city centre and fringe neighbourhoods that are much richer and interesting places to live, work and visit.…
Questions about Helensville SHA
We have had concerns about a number of the Special Housing Areas that have been announced. A month ago I looked in depth into the locations and types of SHA’s. I found nearly 10,000 dwellings have been announced outside the urban limits, which will put huge pressure on infrastructure and council budgets.…
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