Priorities on display
Yesterday Auckland Transport removed a section of temporary cycleway on Tamaki Dr, despite only days earlier quoting a 91% increase in the number of bikes on their counters.
In a response to Waitemata Local Board member Graeme Gunthorp they said they removed it because of an increase in trucks and safety concerns and as such, cyclists would need to once again share the narrow shared path with pedestrians.…
37 Comments City Centre Masterplan now online
On Friday, the council published the newly refreshed City Centre Masterplan that was consulted on last year. That the council had already done so much work on it has also clearly had an impact on what they’ve been able to roll out on Queen St over the last week in response to COVID-19.…
Flashback Saturday: CBD Rail Tunnel Study Announced
(Almost) every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in October 2009.
Well after a lot of bad news relating to public transport recently, it’s very nice to see some good news emerging for once. ARTA and KiwiRail have announced a jointly funded study into Auckland’s CBD Rail Tunnel project, to determine the best route, the best station locations and an economic justification for the project.…
Weekly Roundup – 01-May-20
It’s Friday again so here’s another roundup of things that caught my attention this week. Skypath Feedback
At the end of March, Waka Kotahi NZTA kicked off a new consultation for Skypath and in particular the focusing on the landings. This included a new design for the landing at Northcote Point that would require them to take out the remaining few houses on the eastern side of the motorway.…
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