Development update: March 2015
Another month, another update to the RCG Development Tracker – there are 32 new projects in there this month (bringing us to 349), and a number have been updated as well. Some of the newly added developments are: Lakewood Plaza in Manukau
Aria Apartments in Ponsonby (part of the Vinegar Lane development)
SKHY apartments in Grafton
Residence du Lac in Queenstown … with all of the above being apartment projects in the pre-sales stage.…
22 Comments One million, five months
I highlighted this yesterday and now Auckland Transport have officially announced that rail patronage has passed 13 million trips which is up from 11 million in March last year. By my calculation that puts patronage for Feb at about 1.2 million trips although unfortunately AT say they don’t have the exact numbers yet as are validating data from the likes of event travel suggesting the results could go even higher.…
Photo of the Day: Street Opened
The truly great Lyttelton Market:…
The disruption that the CRL will cause
In another sign the City Rail Link is getting ever closer, Auckland Transport have also produced this information highlighting the impacts the construction will have on the surrounding area for users. There are a couple of significant impacts with the two biggest being: Rail users understandably won’t be able to use the front entrance to Britomart while it is being dug up.…
Comicially wrong op-ed about the CRL
Brian Leyland has written an op-ed in the herald that is so comically wrong it’s hard not to ignore. Every single one of the 13 paragraphs contains (often basic) factual errors or opinion masquerading as fact. So I thought I’d highlight some of them.…
An Essential Transport Budget for Auckland
Guest Post by Ryan Mearns, Generation Zero
As we outlined yesterday Auckland Council’s transport budget options in the Long Term Plan offered a false choice. Build everything in the Auckland Plan Network at the cost of finding an extra $300 million a year in alternative funding, or delay important public transport improvements and the city cycling network in the Basic Network Plan.…
Reader views: Who’s talking about cities?
The other week, I reposted Melissa Bruntlett’s great reflection about gender and urban activism, and asked: Can Transportblog facilitate a broader conversation about urban issues that allows more voices to be heard?
Judging by the diversity of views and perspectives that came out in the comments, Aucklanders from all different walks of life are clearly passionate about the future of their city.…
Auckland Transport Flattery
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so we were extremely flattered to see Auckland Transport today start using the images below to advertise some of the benefits of the City Rail Link. I guess my biggest criticism is I think the colours are too washed out and dull, they could do with being brighter.…
Why we need an Essential Budget
Guest Post from Ryan Mearns, Generation Zero Auckland
For nearly 50 years from the early 1950’s Auckland invested solely in roads, and especially motorways, with all other transport modes being totally ignored. This one sided level of investment was not seen in Australian cities, who invested in mass transit alongside new motorways.…
Are we ready for March Madness
We’re now in March and for public transport that means one thing – March Madness. It’s called that because a number of factors combine to see usage of buses, trains surge. Those factors include but are not limited to: It’s a 31 day month with normally no public holidays – next year will be a big exception with Easter falling entirely within March.…
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