Mt Eden Mess
It often ends up that what should be the smallest and simplest improvements end up as the biggest battles and that’s proving true again in Mt Eden.
Last month, Auckland Transport consulted on a number of changes to bus infrastructure on Mt Eden Rd to make buses work better.…
98 Comments Smarter Buses Series – Pt 7 – Shoulder Lanes, Lane Widths and Ghost Lanes
This is part six of my series looking into how we can make big improvements to bus journeys through relatively small changes. In part one I looked at Khyber Pass and the need for us to be more flexible in providing better bus lanes.…
The Regional Fuel Tax
We’re approaching halfway through the consultation period for the Council’s 10 year budget and already 4,300 Aucklanders have provided feedback. This budget, technically known as the “Long Term Plan”, outlines where billions of dollars of Council investment will go over the next decade.…
Improving Wellington’s Rail Network Part 1
I thought I might do a little series giving an update on the upgrades Wellington has submitted budget bids for, the more recent upgrades and how their network could be run more efficiently.
In this post, we will look at the current network and the more recent upgrades.…
Takapuna Carpark
You’re a council that wants to create a better city, one that has quality urban environments, enough housing and that is easy to get around by public transport or by walking and cycling. But, you currently have a housing crisis, a congestion crisis and it’s hard to solve any of it because you have a funding crisis.…
Smarter Buses Series – Pt 6 Dwells and Bus Management
This is part six of my series looking into how we can make big improvements to bus journeys through relatively small changes. In part one I looked at Khyber Pass and the need for us to be more flexible in providing better bus lanes.…
Kiwibuild: the good, the vague and the ugly
Labour’s Kiwibuild policy was first announced in 2012, and is now a flagship housing policy of the new Labour-led government. The key points haven’t changed much since 2012, although the detail has been fleshed out a bit since then. Those key points are: The government wants to build or facilitate 100,000 new homes over 10 years
At least half the new homes will be in Auckland
All Kiwibuild homes will be “affordable”
All Kiwibuild homes will be for first home buyers only The good
There’s a lot to like about the Kiwibuild program; I like the aspiration behind it, and I like the focus on affordable homes.…
Flashback – EMU production photos
This post was originally published 5 years ago, in March 2013.
The first of what I’m sure will be our superb new electric trains is under construction in Spain. The body shell for the first of the carriages has been completed and have already taken a trip to the paint shop to get its colours with details like logo added later in the process.…
The Marsden Point Rail Link
A few months ago I outlined the opportunities for Northland rail upgrades. After doing some more research I have found some more interesting information that backs up the case. For this post, I will focus on the Marsden Point line and log traffic.…
Mar-18 AT Board Meeting
Yesterday was the latest AT board meeting. Here are the items from the reports that caught my attention.
Closed Agenda
There’s only one item that is of interest, Downtown Works Package. I assume it relates to this comment in the main business report
Within the city centre work is focussing on the optimal staging programme for various overlapping projects in the Downtown area ahead of the America’s Cup as well as the commencement of the procurement to develop a more detailed business case for the Wellesley Street bus improvements project.…
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