June-15 Patronage
We learned the other day the patronage results for rail in June, now we have them for all modes and once again they are extremely good – helped a little bit by there being an extra business day compared to June last year.…
55 Comments Swanson Developments
I rode out to Swanson on the weekend to have a look at the two developments that have been happening out there.
The first was to see what $2.5 million of Auckland Transport and NZTA money buys us. The answer, a new park n ride facility with 136 carparks.…
The equity implications of minimum parking requirements
Transportblog’s written at length about the economic harm caused by minimum parking requirements (MPRs). By requiring every new development to adopt a “one size fits all” to parking provision, MPRs consume expensive land, drive up costs for businesses and households, and encouraging more congestion and less use of public transport, walking, and cycling.…
Settling for Suburbia
We get frustrated today at the amount of auto-dependant development that continues to happen in Auckland (and other places around NZ). This is especially as we know the impacts this form if development has on communities and individuals. Many might think that we’re only now realising the impacts however that’s not the case.…
Changes to CBD Parking costs
Auckland Transport have announced that the price of parking in their city centre carparks will be changing. Currently their Downtown, Civic and Victoria Street car parking buildings have an hourly cost of $3 which is capped at $17 for the day.…
Getting to an all electric network
Today marks the first time in Auckland that all train services on a normal weekday will be run by electric trains. While I’m sure there are bound to be more teething issues as a result, it represents a significant milestone in the progress towards a better and more balanced transport system for Auckland.…
Sunday reading 19 July 2015
Yonah Freemark, “For rail services, downtown sometimes isn’t the right place for a terminus“, The Transport Politic:
There’s a romantic notion of the downtown rail terminal in the American popular culture, often expressed in movies and books. It’s a scene that is easy to conjure up in one’s mind: The steaming locomotive comes slowly to a halt at the end of a track, passengers stream out into a giant waiting room, and from there they exit into the bustling metropolis.…
You won’t solve housing market issues without being constructive
A week ago today Labour’s spokesperson for housing, Phil Twyford, released some data which apparently showed that Chinese buyers are currently snapping up 40% of all homes on the market in Auckland, although Chinese residents in Auckland are just 9% of the population.…
Waterview Connection June update
The latest time-lapse and images from the huge Waterview Connection project. There is also a project update here. Once again the images really highlight the vast scale of the new interchange being built at Waterview. The tunnel portal at the southern end And these are of the old Wiri Quarry which is being filled in with the muck from the tunnels is sent…
Blanket Heritage Check to be Removed?
Some fairly important news about the Unitary Plan has emerged in relation to the Pre-1944 demolition control the council wanted to implement. The control prevented all houses built before 1944 – that weren’t already covered under normal heritage provisions – from being demolished without any assessment of whether it needs heritage protection.…
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