Flashback Saturday: Electrification and EMU update to Transport Committee
This post by Matt L was first published in September 2013. It feels like we’ve had electric trains forever but this is a good reminder that they were only fairly recently introduced.
At the transport committee meeting on Wednesday Kiwirail provided an update on electrification progress while Auckland Transport had an update on what is happening with the EMUs.…
13 Comments Nelson St Phase 3 Consultation
The Nelson St Cycleway has been a fantastic addition to the city and phase two, from Victoria St to Market Place is currently under construction. Auckland Transport are now consulting on the third and final stage which will see the cycleway extended to link in to the Quay St cycleway.…
Economics of the East West Link Part 2
The East West Link Board of Inquiry is now in its eleventh week. While the Hearing is scheduled to wind up on 15th September, we won’t see a decision until the 22nd December this year.
A post back in June covered the economic evidence so far for the East West Link Board of Inquiry.…
July-2017 Ridership
Auckland Transport have now (finally) published the ridership numbers for July, the start of a new financial year. Of course we already know that in August, rail usage hit 20 million trips but it’s good to be able to see the other results as well as some of the ancillary information around ridership.…
Cycleway “Quality of Service” tool
Here is something exciting that appeared on Auckland Transport’s website last week. Evaluating Quality of Service for Auckland Cycle Facilities: A Practitioner’s Guide is a planning and design guide that establishes the requirement for “high quality” cycleways as the default design approach.…
A Green Light
Auckland Law Revue have come up with a fantastic cover of Lorde’s Green Light, looking at transport in Auckland.
Just like Lorde, we’re waiting for that green light but Auckland Transport still won’t let us move! Watch the Auckland Law Revue lament the sad state of the New Zealand public transport system and roading in our first video for 2017.…
Wynyard Quarter transport troubles – Part 2
This is a guest post from reader Shan L.
In part one of this series I looked at PT commutes for people who use the Dominion Rd bus route, transferring to Wynyard Quarter. Here I’ll do the same, but for the Mt Eden road buses.…
Otahuhu needs bike love too! Add your voice by 6 September
This is a guest post from our friends at Bike Auckland
The quick version: Otahuhu Town Centre is getting a makeover – but there’s not much in it for people on bikes, and it could be a lot better for pedestrians.…
The next AT chief executive has a big job ahead
It is expected that in the next few weeks the Board of Auckland Transport will make one of their most important decisions – who they appoint as the next Chief Executive. David Warburton is retiring from the role he has held since formation of the Super City in 2010.…
Submit to save Takapuna’s new urban area
This is a Guest Post from Generation Zero Auckland Director Leroy Beckett There is an urgent opportunity to quickly feedback on a new Council-lead proposal in Takapuna on the North Shore- whether to build a sustainable new example of “ urban density done well’ OR (as some angry locals want) retain a wasteland of a car park.…
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