AT looking to change speed limits on 700km of roads
Auckland transport are today launching consultation about changing speed limits on 700km of roads around the Auckland Region. That’s about 10% of all local roads in Auckland and of those that AT are looking to make changes to, about 90% are rural roads.…
73 Comments Melbourne’s 30 km/hr Speed Limit Trial
The Automobile Association supports 40 km/hr on most roads in Auckland’s city centre, and rejects Auckland Transport’s proposed 30 km/hr speed limits, on the basis that 40 has been successful in Melbourne. In response to this, I thought I’d do some research into Melbourne’s speeds.…
Lime Scooters banned (for now)
Last Friday Auckland Council temporarily revoked Lime Scooter’s licence, due to a series of mechanical faults that caused some scooters’ wheels to lock up – leading to a few pretty nasty crashes and injuries. Auckland Council bosses have today suspended Lime scooters’ license temporarily and warned the company to rectify a safety defect or risk permanently losing access to the city.…
Growing a cycling city from our neighbourhoods
This is a guest post from Nicholas Lee
I began commuting by e-bike, from Onehunga to Wiri, last year, around the time my 8 year daughter started cycling or scooting, to school with a group of neighbourhood friends, children aged 8 to 10, without adult supervision.…
CRL should have been mostly built by now
City Rail Link is probably Auckland’s oldest transport project. Versions of it first planned on plans in the 1920s and various iterations have appeared over the subsequent decades. But the most recent investigations, that ultimately led to the tunnels currently under construction kicked off in 2004 with a Feasibility Study following the opening of Britomart in 2003..…
Flashback Saturday: Large Intersections
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in June 2015.
Last week, I took a high-level look at the opportunity cost associated with Auckland’s car-centric transport system. Simply put, cars use up lots of land, and public transport, walking, and cycling don’t.…
Remove the FBT from public transport
Yesterday the government’s Tax Working Group released their final report of recommendations for changing our tax system. While the media have fixated on the prospect of Capital Gains Tax, a quick skim through the report threw up something quite relevant to many of the discussions we have and is something we’ve suggested before too.…
Complaint causes discomfort for engineers
This is a guest post from Bevan Woodward
Recently I lodged a complaint with Engineering NZ relating to the common practice of road engineers who trade-off the safety of pedestrians to avoid minor inconvenience for motorists. I believe that such practice contravenes the Engineering NZ’s Code of Ethical Conduct which requires all members to “take reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of people.”…
Malaysian Regional Rapid Rail
This is a Guest Post by Nick R.
The Malaysian rail network is remarkably similar to New Zealand’s. So similar in fact they actually run some old New Zealand Rail carriages on a tourist train the length of the country. Much like New Zealand, Malaysian rail was developed by the British in the colonial era using the cheap and cheerful approach to linking the main population, industrial centres and ports together.…
Jan-19 Ridership
Just over a week after we saw the results for December. Now the high level ridership numbers for January are out and they are looking good. January is typically the quietest month of the year thanks to a number of factors such as: school holidays, people being away on leave, the rail network shutdowns and traffic being lighter so driving is easier, but this year it seems many more people jumped on board buses, trains and particularly ferries.…
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