Weekly Roundup 14-October-2022

Kia ora. While much of the country is settling in to new mayors and councils, Weekly Roundup is here as always to deliver the interesting transport stories. Header image via modacitylife. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we delivered a letter to Auckland’s new mayor, spelling out the big transport and urban issues we think he should take a look at.…
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The Upper Harbour Options

One particularly good programme Auckland Transport has underway right now is adding protection to 60km of existing painted cycleways to make them safer. Our new mayor should love it as it’s a cheap and effective way to expand the network of safe cycleways.…
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Staying on track during railway closures

This is a guest post by accessibility and sustainable transport advocate Tim Adriaansen. Recently I shared a LinkedIn post describing how Auckland’s rail shutdown omnishambles could leave a superb legacy—if Auckland Transport rises to the occasion. There’s a silver lining to the rail network rebuild which boils down to two things: It provides a mandate for bold and decisive transport planning decisions; It’s a practical test of Auckland Transport’s Executive Leadership Team and their ability to respond to a crisis If we were to make the best of a bad thing, here is how I’d like to think it might play out.…
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Dear Wayne

Dear Wayne, Congratulations on becoming the third Mayor of Auckland. You have some big footsteps to follow. While voter turnout was unacceptably low – and you really need to work with government to change how local government elections work – there’s no doubt your call to “fix Auckland” struck a chord with many Aucklanders.…
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2022 Council Election Results

After months of campaigning, debates, the elections are finally over. Here are the preliminary results some may change when the final results come in. Apparently today’s votes will be added in tomorrow and special votes on Thursday. Mayor Wayne Brown wins the mayoralty with 144k votes to Efeso Collins’ 90k.…
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Flashback Saturday: Better cities mean a wealthier New Zealand

Most Saturdays we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in September 2014. Last week I took a look at whether government policy to support regional economies could divert growth away from Auckland. Based on the historical evidence, the answer seems to be no – people want to live in Auckland and start businesses here, and it’s senseless to try and stop that.…
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Weekly Roundup 07-October-2022

Tēnā koutou, he rāmere anō. Friday’s weekly roundup here again. Heater image: not in fact Te Wai Pounamu during this week’s cold snap, but a train in Jura, Switzerland, from The Guardian. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt wrote about AT’s new (and yet old) plans for a cycleway along Rathgar Road in Henderson. …
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