It’s time to update parking fines
Parking enforcement, or the general lack of it in many parts of the city, has been a major issue for many years now. While I’m sure AT will be the first to say that enforcement is not intended as a revenue gathering source, in some places the lack of enforcement also impacts on how much parking revenue they collect as people have worked out it is often cheaper to get a parking fine once every few weeks rather than pay normal parking fees every day.…
49 Comments Perth’s Rail Journey – from (near) zero to hero
This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared here. Perth, population 2.1 million, sits on the Indian Ocean and is the capital city of the mineral-rich state of Western Australia which is literally bigger than Texas. Three times bigger in fact.…
Pick up the ball and run, AT!
This is a guest post by Heidi O’Callahan
Settle in for a long read. This post-and-a-half is too important to cut short.
At last month’s Auckland Transport (AT) Board meeting, one of the Board’s tasks was to check that AT is on track to deliver the Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway (“TERP”).…
Weekly Roundup 9-June-2023
It’s Friday again so here’s our latest roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday we ran a post from our friends at Bike Auckland on Liberating a lane on the Harbour Bridge.…
A Hobsonville Rd Cycleway
Auckland Transport have just launched consultation on a cycleway for a route fairly close to my heart as it’s part of my regular ride to work – Hobsonville Rd.
The corridor has seen a lot of growth in the last decade or so with all the development at Hobsonville Point and nearby Whenuapai, as well as a lot of commercial development along the northern side of the road.…
The Cost of Cars
This is a guest post from Cameron Pitches is the former Convenor for the Campaign for Better Transport. These days he’s the Technology Manager at PortConnect It should be a surprise to nobody that cars are expensive to own and operate.…
Liberate the Lane on the Auckland Harbour Bridge!
This is a cross post from our friends at Bike Auckland. You can see the original post here. An Auckland for Everybody
It’s 2024, and the Auckland Harbour Bridge is finally open and available to all modes of everyday transport.
Using a dedicated lane protected from traffic, people walk, scoot, and cycle across the Waitematā Harbour, saving time and money, and breathing in the stunning view of the city across the water.…
Weekly Roundup 2-June-2023
It’s Friday and we’ve got a long weekend ahead of us. Here’s our latest roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt reviewed National’s new housing policy.
On Tuesday Matt looked at some of the highlights from Auckland Transport’s latest board meeting.…
The future of the Medium Density Residential Standards
This is a cross post by Malcom McCracken at Better things are possible. It was from between when National signalled their change in housing policy but before they announced it but highlights why the Medium Density Residential Standards are important. Yesterday, the leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon, signalled that the National Party will seek to change the bipartisan housing policy the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) saying “I think we’ve got the MDRS wrong.”…
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