Guest Post: He aha te mea nui o te ao
This is a guest post from Bridget Burdett. She is a principal researcher at TDG (now part of Stantec). She has a Bachelor of Engineering and Masters of Engineering in Transportation, and is in the final stages of a PhD in the psychology of everyday driving.…
73 Comments Guest Post: Auckland’s Road Safety Crisis
This is a guest post by Pippa Coom, Chair, Waitematā Local Board. Pippa recently attended and presented at the the Local Government Road Safety Summit called by Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter.
It has been a sad week on Auckland roads.…
Improving Wellington’s Rail Network Part 3
This is part three of my series that looks at how we can improve Wellington’s rail network. In Part 1 I summarised the network and recent upgrades to it.
In Part 2 I looked at some of the upgrades likely to be progressed in the near future and the need to improve the Wairarapa line.…
The Maddest March yet
I always look forward to the latest ridership numbers from Auckland Transport but March holds a special place thanks to “March Madness”, the time of the year when the usage of buses and trains peak. I had been a little worried about the results for this March due to the combination of two fewer business days, train staff taking industrial action at the beginning of the month and there being a hugely popular series of Adele concerts last year.…
Upcoming submissions
Over the next week there are a couple of important submissions that you should make on key transport initiatives: The draft Government Policy Statement – submissions close on May 2nd.
The Regional Fuel Tax legislation – submissions close on April 20th.…
Electric buses in Auckland
This week will see the first two 100% battery powered electric buses for public transport hit the streets in Auckland on the City Link route. They’re not quite the first ones overall though as AUT launched one as a shuttle between their campuses last month.…
Flashback Sunday: Auckland Unbound
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Patrick was originally published in December 2014.
Last month I was asked to write an article for Metro Magazine on transport in Auckland, it ran in the December issue and now can be seen on Metro’s site here.…
Single Stage Business Cases
Over the past five years NZTA has developed their “Business Case Approach” to guide transport funding decisions. In many ways this is a good process – it requires a clear articulation of the problems you’re trying to solve, how significant they are, what the desired outcomes are (and why) and then an evaluation of possible options and alternatives.…
Apr-18 AT Board Meeting
Next Tuesday the Auckland Transport board meet again. As usual, I’ve had a look though the papers to find the things I think are interesting.
Closed Session
The closed session is where all of the interesting stuff happens. There are quite a few items but most look fairly boring.…
An Auckland City-State?
Recently Metro Magazine published an interesting, albeit it somewhat messy piece by former Waitakere City Mayor Bob Harvey asking if Auckland should become a city-state. The basis for it is similar to many of the conversations we’ve had, that Auckland’s population, growth and economy are almost completely different to what’s found elsewhere in New Zealand.…
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