Flashback Saturday: Demographia fails Urban Economics 101
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in March 2015.
Every year since 2005, pro-sprawl think-tank Demographia has published a new edition of its “International Housing Affordability Survey“. They report a “median multiple” measure of housing affordability that compares median house prices to median household incomes within a number of cities, mostly in the English-speaking world.…
16 Comments Transport Growth Networks – South
Just over a month ago we highlighted the consultation for the transport corridors supporting the major greenfield development areas in Warkworth and around Dairy Flat. It built on work done by Auckland Transport a few years ago and was the first public part of a process that will see major transport corridors designated well in advance of any development.…
Oct-18 AT Board Meeting
On Tuesday the Auckland Transport board met again and as I always do, I’ve had a look at the board papers and pulled out what I found the most interesting.
Closed Session
The closed session is where the most interesting papers get discussed.…
Electric City: What Academic Research Tells Us About the Future of E-bikes
This is a cross post from our friends over at Bike Auckland.
Electric bikes are not only heaps of fun to ride, they have the potential to transform how we commute. Understanding that potential is the job of The Future of the Bike, a collaborative research project that examines how innovations in bicycle technology and city planning can support urban sustainability in New Zealand.…
Constellation Station falls over
Yesterday was the first true test of the new bus network for the North Shore. Things seemed to go fairly smoothly in the morning peak, but in the afternoon peak a huge bus bottleneck at Constellation Station created all sorts of chaos:
https://twitter.com/TimMothLayt/status/1046634803179610113…
Next steps for the new network
Yesterday Auckland Transport rolled out the new bus network on the North Shore, the final major implementation of their New Network project which began (publicly at least) back in 2012. It has seen the bus network for the entire region redesigned based around principles of frequency, connectivity and simplicity.…
Flashback Saturday: the transport benefits of street trees in cities
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Nick was originally published in March 2015.
A while ago Kent and I made a proposal for a tree lined boulevard in Auckland. Curiously, the biggest theme of the comments section was about the perceived lack of value that trees bring to the street corridor.…
New CRL videos including K Rd now with Beresford Square Entrance
Just over a month ago, City Rail Link released series of new videos showing what the new stations would look like. Over the last week they’ve released a few more.
Karanga-a-hape
The video released previously gave the best visual yet as to how the station would look and feel but it only included the Mercury Lane entrance, which is notable given that less than a month earlier it was finally agreed that the station would be future proofed for longer trains and a Beresford Square entrance.…
A 30km/h City Centre
Queen St has had a 30km/h speed limit for over a decade and the rest of the city centre is set to join it.
Auckland Transport is planning to introduce a speed limit of 30km/h in the city centre to make the streets safer for growing numbers of pedestrians, cyclists and residents.…
ATs Student Travel Survey
While browsing the Auckland Transport website recently looking for some information, I stumbled across the results of a survey by Gravitas Research and Strategy on how students travel to and from university campuses It consists of a report (2.6MB) and a giant 81-page presentation (3.8MB) of the results.…
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