NZ Herald: “Urban planners are bad… but motorway planners are good”
Yesterday, the NZ Herald chose to celebrate Auckland’s 175th anniversary with an editorial celebrating the city’s motorways. It’s an extremely odd piece to read in the wake of a string of good editorials discussing shared spaces, new cycleways, and the light rail proposals.…
RLTP: Investment in the Rail Network
The announcement that AT is looking at Light Rail has understandably received a lot of attention – and will continue to for some time – however there is a lot of other fascinating information in the draft Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) that is worth covering.…
How Light Rail could transform Queen St
I’ll be looking more into Auckland Transport’s announcement that it’s considering installing Light Rail down some of the central isthmus streets during the week. In the meantime the suggestion that trams could be back on Queen St reminded me of these images.…
Why the “Pohutukawa 6” has got people so passionate
Patrick’s post last week on the Western Springs Pohutukawas has easily been our most read post of the year so far and highlighted what seems to be a deeply held sense of outrage over Auckland Transport’s plans to remove these trees.…
Sunday reading 25 January 2015
Every week we read more than we can write about on the blog. To avoid letting good commentary and research fall by the wayside, we’re going to publish weekly excerpts from what we’ve been reading.
Bob Dey, “UP1: The PAUP, the MUL, the RUB, the RPS & the LRP – the what-the?“:…
Auckland’s 175th Birthday
This weekend is Auckland’s 175th birthday and there’s a lot on (click image for a larger version) As you can see Lower Queen St outside Britomart has been closed and it appears that already people are flocking to use it.
Yes please Queen St.…
Last Chance to submit on Skypath
If you haven’t already, you’re running out of time to put a submission in for Skypath with submissions closing today. If you want the full details of the proposal you can find all of the details here.
Submitting is really important as some of the locals (but not all) on either side of the bridge are opposed to the project as highlighted in this piece from One News a few days ago.…
Light rail to fill the void
Trams – well modern light rail – could be making a comeback to Auckland after an absence of 60 years if Auckland Transport get their way. That’s the major surprise hidden in the draft Regional Land Transport Plan that has been released today.…
Photo of the Day – Shared Space instructions
From reader Isabella Cawthorn in Wellington, some instructions on using shared spaces.…
We need more choice in transport markets
Via economist Donal Curtin, I ran across the draft report that the Australian Competition Policy Review issued last September. It’s a long and fairly technical document, but the introduction made some good points in accessible language:
Competition policy sits well with the values Australians express in their everyday interactions.…
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