Skypath consent publicly notified
On Friday one of Auckland’s most significant projects reached an important milestone – the resource consent for Skypath was publicly notified. Given the sheer number and size of them I haven’t read through all the documents yet – the Transportation Assessment Report alone is over 200 pages long – however you can find all of the documents related to it here.…
129 Comments Need to build missing modes to avoid congestion
Yesterday large parts of Auckland’s Motorway network was brought to its knees by a single crash.
A serious crash brought Auckland’s motorway network to its knees with motorists stuck in grid-locked traffic for up to four hours.
Three motorbikes and a truck collided on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge about 12pm yesterday, leaving two motorcyclists with critical injuries and a third with serious injuries.…
It’s not the 1970s
A great video on how Pittsburgh is trying to become one of the best cycling cities in the US. I love the quote by the mayor on why the investment in cycling is needed with him saying “It isn’t the way it was in 1970, not everyone’s dream is to have their own car”.…
City Rail Link delayed?
The CRL is going to be delayed after Audit NZ’s review of the council’s draft Long Term Plan.
Mayor proposes amendment to CRL timing in draft LTP
Following discussions with Audit NZ, the Mayor is proposing an amendment in Council’s draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 on the timing for construction of Auckland’s number one transport priority – the City Rail Link (CRL).…
More about Taxis on Grafton Bridge
Last week I highlighted some of the interesting points from the last AT board meeting. One of those garnered quite a bit of discussion and also raised a number of questions in my head. Here are the answers from Auckland Transport to some of those questions.…
Shopping Adventures by Train
Next week Auckland Transport’s new train timetables launch which as well as improving services on the network also improve legibility which is great for us, the users. It will also see all trains on the Eastern line be run using electric trains and those combined with improved reliability of the network and the old diesel fleet means AT are starting to realise that they have a service they can sell.…
Wellington’s Transport round-up
Wellington is a great city and for many decades has been the county’s premier city for public transport as well as other urban issues however I wonder how long that title will last. The regions transport committee – made up of the regions mayors, the Greater Wellington Regional Council, the police and the NZTA – are looking to focus transport investment over the next six years around roads.…
How Auckland will soon become one of the best cities in the world
Matt’s posts last month on the changes Auckland’s experienced over the last ten years and what might happen over the next ten years got me thinking. Here’s where I think the city could be in ten years:
Auckland will have the best transit system in Australasia.…
Stuart’s 100 #61: A Truly Great Tower
61: A Truly Great Tower What if we could have a truly great tower?
Auckland’s city centre has been progressively developed as a dense core of high-rise office towers in the mid twentieth-century model of an American Central Business District since the 1960s and 70s.…
Flyover Fund: Wellington Auction Tonight
The Architectural Centre’s Auction for the Anti- Basin Flyover Fund takes place tonight at 7:30pm St Joseph’s Church, 42 Ellice St, Mt Victoria, Wellington.
The auction is happening because NZTA are still trying to force this pointless and expensively hideous structure on little Wellington despite losing the case for it at the Board of Inquriry.…
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