More thoughts on new City Bus Interchanges
We learnt last week about the council’s updated vision for the city centre. From the Linear Park, though to a better waterfront there’s certainly a lot to like about it. But there a few aspects of the plans that really concern me and they mainly relate to how public transport is being handled in the city centre.…
101 Comments Sunday reading 3 September 2017
Welcome back to Sunday Reading.
First, a quick follow-up story. A few weeks ago I posted a funny/tragic story about how the leaders of a Florida transit agency don’t use their own service. It seems Stuff picked up on the idea and did a local version of it- “How do Auckland Transport’s leaders get to work?“. …
Rethinking the East-West Link
Alongside adopting the Congestion Free Network as a cornerstone for their Auckland transport policy, Labour’s recent announcement was encouraging because they vowed to fundamentally reconsider the East West Link project:
Some lower-value projects would be also delayed and the cost of the East-West Link would be reduced by adopting an option with a better benefit-to-cost ratio, saving $1.2bn.…
Council’s updated vision for the city centre
Auckland’s city centre has improved remarkably in recent years. The likes of Wynyard, Britomart and our shared spaces have showed that Auckland is capable of making significant and world class urban improvements.
Now, the details have emerged of the council’s refresh of the City Centre Masterplan and the Waterfront Plan.…
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