Pro Transit Liberals sweep to power in Canada
It has been encouraging to witness the change of PM in Australia to the pro-city and Transit using Malcolm Turnbull following significant elections at state level in both Queensland and Victoria going quite dramatically the same way. Now the Liberals have been returned to power in Canada what does this mean for city policy and transportation policy in particular?…
37 Comments Closing the 18 month gap
Despite enabling works for the City Rail Link being on the cusp of starting we still don’t know just when the rest of the project will get the green light. Here’s the latest on the issue.
While they are yet to budge on the start date in recent months we’ve seen a noticeable change in the way the government talks about the project.…
Urban policies, economists, and anchoring bias
(Warning: this is a bit meta.)
As an economist, my job often boils down to helping people think clearly about issues. For example, the essence of good cost benefit analysis is being able to categorise stuff correctly – i.e. separating costs from benefits – and making sure that things aren’t being counted twice.…
Gabe Klein: Talks Start-Up City
A good interview from Streetfilms with Gabe Klein who is a former transport commissioner from Washington DC and Chicago about his new book “Start Up City”. The content will be familiar to those that heard Gabe talk at an Auckland Conversations event earlier this year alongside Jeff Tumlin.…
Waterview breakthrough
Congratulations to the NZTA and the team building the Waterview connection after Alice the tunnel boring machine broke through for the second tunnel this morning. There is still a lot of work to do to finish the tunnels such as digging the cross passages and building the actual roads but it is an important milestone.…
It’s bus change day
Two major changes occurred to the bus network yesterday – although most will be only have started to experience them today.
The first and most important change over the long term – although the one with the lesser impact – is the launch of the new bus network for the Hibiscus Coast.…
Sunday reading 18 October 2015
John Greenfield. “Ghost Parcels Show How Urban Highways Squandered Valuable Land“, StreetsBlog Chicago. Captivating images and interesting discussion about the ghost parcels that remain after the motorways wiped away neighbourhoods.
Alissa Walker. “How a Former Video Game Designer Created the Best Intersection For Bikes“, GIZMODO.…
Photo of the Day: Our Beautifully Constrained City
Sometimes something as simple as looking at things from a fresh angle can help clarify an issue. Here is a wonderful image from the International Space Station that really should help people understand the profoundly real geographical constraints that bind Auckland.…
Guest Post: How about a Mangere inlet boardwalk
This is a guest post from reader Jeff following on from his first post which you can read here.
Did you know that the Mangere inlet has a fantastic cycle and walkway connecting Onehunga with Hugo Johnson Drive in Penrose? (pictured below, in Green)
If your first reaction is that you’ve never walked or cycled the Mangere inlet, then please do so on the next fine day!…
Time for Vision Zero
Sadly there has been increasing carnage on our roads in recent times which has kept the road toll steadily rising. As of yesterday morning, for the year to date we’ve had 35 more deaths compared to the same time last year.…
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