Freyberg Place to become a pedestrian mall
Some good news yesterday with Auckland Transport announcing that Freyberg Square will be changed to a pedestrian mall following their consultation a few months ago. It’s a simple but important change that will see the retractable bollards defaulted to being raised and to only lowered be lowered for emergencies or for a special exception.…
42 Comments Council add expectations to Auckland Transport
Every year Auckland Transport publishes a Statement of Intent (SOI) which sets out what they plan to achieve for the next three years, how they’ll monitor their performance and how they will contribute to the longer-term outcomes Auckland Council aims to achieve.…
Vienna Re-visited – A PT Model for Auckland?
This is a guest post from Taka-ite
Introduction
A couple of months ago Matt wrote of the extraordinary public transport system of Vienna. What Vienna has been able to achieve, and is continuing to achieve is so remarkable that, in my view, it deserves another look.…
Putney Way impression vs reality
This is a quick post highlighting a recent example of how the finished product for a project can often be quite different to what was promised in the artist’s impressions and press releases.
Back in February, Auckland Transport on behalf of Panuku Development Auckland started an upgrade to Putney Way in Manukau which runs alongside the new bus station.…
Cycleway costs and safety comms
Thisis a few follow-up’s to some recent posts we’ve published.
Earlier in the week I commented on how cycling projects are now often much more than just bike lanes and the budget should perhaps instead be called the “safety-and-streetscape-upgrade-and-stormwater-fix-and-traffic-calming-and-pedestrian-improvements-and-retaining-parking-and-cycling budget“. Yesterday Auckland Transport got in touch and provided the below information on cycleway costs.…
Quay St Cycleway extension officially open
If you were to listen to some of the media, you might get the impression that cycleways are popping up all over Auckland. In reality it had been over a year since the last one opened, the Waterview Shared Path back in July 2017.…
Induced Demand 101
CityLab have put together an excellent summary on the concept of induced travel demand, that we have discussed many times over the years. It’s a really good piece because it pulls together a lot of different points on induced demand into one place.…
Express not always best for Airport
Whether to run express services or not is an age-old debate when it comes to public transport. Speed and coverage/accessibility are some of the many variables that need to be traded off against each other when designing a network.
In Auckland, the most notable place this debate is currently occurring is in regard to the airport.…
More automated bus lane enforcement
We’ve seen from AT’s board reports in recent months that they’re starting to use CCTV for a wide array of purposes. This includes analysis such as counting pedestrians, vehicles in bike lanes / blocking intersections / stopped on level crossings / red light running and to measure speeds.…
Does the “cycling budget” have the wrong name?
As we learned a few months back, it can be challenging to improve cycling infrastructure in existing parts of the city – especially when you have so many competing uses for the same space. It requires strong design and, ultimately, a lot of investment.…
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