Use stadium to fix Auckland’s scar?
It seems every few years the “Auckland needs a city centre stadium” debate rears it’s head again. Most recently this was a few weeks ago after it was revealed the Mayor had pre-feasibility report commissioned by PWC who had identified six potential locations.…
126 Comments Raining on the Purple
Last week, in the closed session of the AT board meeting there was an item about running pattern of the rail network after completion of the City Rail Link. It sparked a bit of debate about the merits of the purple line.…
Can Albany and Westgate ever be proper “nodes”?
The final version of the Auckland Plan will be adopted by the Council’s Planning Committee tomorrow. The draft version of the plan was consulted on earlier this year, although it didn’t quite get the attention it perhaps deserved because so much of the focus has been on the 10 year budget and the Regional Fuel Tax.…
Flashback Saturday: What if a technology revolution happened and nobody noticed?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in November 2014.
A new NZIER research report, entitled “Disruption on the road ahead! How auto technology will change much more than just our commute to work“, makes the case that new technologies will upend urban transport systems:
Near autonomous cars followed by driverless vehicles (smart cars) will transform our commute to work and much more over the next two decades.…
Crossing Hobson to get easier
Hobson St runs through what is probably not only the densest residential neighbourhoods in Auckland, but probably all of New Zealand. Yet despite the huge numbers of people in the area, nothing has been done there to improve things for thousands who live there.…
Regional Fuel Tax Approved
Yesterday the Council made a fairly momentous decision to proceed with the Regional Fuel Tax, after a long and pretty good debate on the issue. Here’s what RNZ reported on the decision:
Councillors voted 13 to 7 in favour of the tax.…
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