Speed Tolerance gone
For a few years the police have been reducing the tolerance for people travelling over the speed limit during public holiday periods from 10km/h to 4km/h in a bid to reduce crashes. Now they plan to go further and remove the tolerance all together.…
133 Comments Time to give some feedback
There are a number of consultations which end soon that if you haven’t already, you may want to put a few minutes aside this weekend to have your say on
West Auckland New Network
Auckland Transport are consulting on the new network for West Auckland which will streamline the current spaghetti like group of bus routes into a more streamlined and legible network.…
AT seems to want people driving to the Santa Parade
The annual Farmers Santa Parade is tomorrow. A few weeks ago Luke put together a great post highlighting primarily the issue of AT and the police rushing to re-open Queen St to traffic – which has absolutely zero need to be there – straight after the parade, he also briefly touched on the transport arrangements from last year.…
Stuart’s 100 #60: The Humble Zebra
60: The Humble Zebra What if we had more and safer zebra crossings? And what if it wasn’t so hard to put one in?
For a while there, it was seeming that the humble zebra was something of an endangered species on the streets of Auckland.…
What if a technology revolution happened and nobody noticed?
A new NZIER research report, entitled “Disruption on the road ahead! How auto technology will change much more than just our commute to work“, makes the case that new technologies will upend urban transport systems:
Near autonomous cars followed by driverless vehicles (smart cars) will transform our commute to work and much more over the next two decades.…
Housing Accord first year results
The results for the first full year of the Housing Accord between the government and Auckland Council have just been released.
It’s a politically charged topic – witness the government talking it up (“First year Auckland Housing Accord target exceeded“), and Phil Twyford from Labour rather unfairly talking it down (“Fourth housing report confirms failure“).…
Stuart’s 100 #59: Missing from the City Centre Series: Street Kiosks
59: Missing from the City Centre Series: Street Kiosks What if there were flower sellers on Queen Street?
Our city centre is really starting to burgeon with pedestrian activity and public life through the day and well into the evening, seven days a week.…
Guest Post: Dear AT HOP
This is a guest post by reader Frith Stalker
Dear AT Hop
I have used Auckland buses for 30 years
I am very smart, very pedantic, very polite and very Rule Abiding
I am your perfect customer.
I always thank the driver.…
AT Beating Patronage Targets
Auckland’s public transport patronage has been on a tear as of late and patronage is not only at its highest point in over 50 years but is currently up 7% on the same time last year. Included in that figure is the Rapid Transit Network (RTN) – which comprised of the rail network and the Northern Express – is up a massive 17%.…
Ports of Auckland Moving More Freight By Rail
Ports of Auckland did a press release back in September that didn’t really get picked up on:
Working with KiwiRail, Ports of Auckland has doubled the rail services between its Waitematā seaport and Wiri Intermodal Freight Hub.
The increased service starts this week and will bring the port to the doorstep of importers and exporters in South Auckland, potentially reducing the number of trucks coming into the seaport and opening up more space to handle growing volumes.…
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