New ideas for Franklin Rd
The discussion over the future design of Franklin Rd has be going on for some time now and has taken a number of twists and turns along the way. The most recent of these was a few months ago when Auckland Transport suddenly dropped the two of the four options they were considering – the two with any kind of cycle infrastructure included.…
55 Comments Auckland’s Great Rides
Auckland Transport have come up with what they are calling great rides which are 10 of the best recreational rides that can be ridden by people of all ages and abilities. The top ten most scenic bike rides in the Auckland region have been revealed today.…
AT Trialing New Platform Markings
Starting from next week Auckland Transport are trialling new markings at a few train stations in a bid to make it easier for those with disabilities, pushing prams or with bikes. They say “concerns have been raised about how difficult it is to know where to stand on the platform to be in the best position to locate the doors (visually impaired passengers) or the ramps (mobility impaired) and be able to board the trains before they depart.”…
Lincoln Rd to Westgate widening steaming ahead
If you live in the North West and were looking forward to the end of what has now been over five years of constant road works along the Northwestern Motorway – which started with Lincoln Rd back in October 2010 – then don’t get your hopes up for the disruption ending any time soon.…
Mt Albert Town Centre Upgrade
With the projects that Auckland Transport has planned the Mt Albert town centre will be one the best connected in all of Auckland for public transport. With the CRL the train station will only be 10-15 minutes from the centre of town.…
Is Auckland full?
Can cities fill up? Has Auckland simply become too populated to accommodate any more people, as some have argued? Do we need to put up the “closed” signs?
In a word, no. There is plenty of room to accommodate more people within the existing urban footprint, although doing so would require us to do things a bit differently.…
Christchurch striving to be a more accessible city
Some videos from Christchurch’s Central City Development Unit on the transport changes taking place.
https://vimeo.com/143842809
And a timelapse of the construction of their new bus interchange
https://vimeo.com/143830188…
First H&E Double Decker now on the streets
Some good news today with the first Howick & Eastern double decker operating from today. East Aucklanders are the first to get the benefit of a new fleet of double decker buses, being rolled out from today.
Until now their use has been restricted to the Northern Busway, but this morning the first double decker bus has gone into service in the Botany area.…
What next for HOP
Change is afoot for Auckland Transport’s HOP card with them increasing the price of it but also looking to expand the use of the card.
On the first point, they will increase the cost of buying a card from $5 back to $10 on December 17.…
AT let down for All Blacks Celebration
I and I’m sure many others were surprised to see that the All Blacks celebrations in Auckland are taking place in Victoria Park. Why there instead of a parade down Queen St and/or some kind of event on Queens Wharf.
There are expected to be tens of thousands of Aucklanders wanting to see and congratulate the team.…
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