AT’s PT plan needs an injection of aspiration
The Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) is an important statutory document that lays out how public transport will develop and operate in the region. It includes Auckland Transport’s vision, goals, policies, plans for PT as well as a description for all services they intend to run and the frequencies they will run at, over a 10-year period.…
35 Comments Unpause the Inner West
Today the Waitemata Local Board are being asked by Auckland Transport to endorse starting construction on two of the three inner west improvement projects that were due to start construction last year, but that Auckland Transport paused following the council elections despite strong community support – with the exception of some very vocal opponents.…
Reducing the costs of PT projects
Over the last decade or so we’ve seen our governments far more to build (or at least talk about building) a proper rapid transit network for Auckland. Yet over the same time we’ve also seen the costs to deliver such a network dramatically increase to become some of the most expensive projects per km in the world, for example, as we’ve covered before, even the Auckland light rail team’s surface option was 2-6 times more expensive per km that is achieved in most cities overseas.…
Weekly Roundup 17-February-2023
Kia ora, everyone: it’s been a tough week for the whole country, with the massive devastation and loss of lives, livelihoods, and neighbourhoods caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Our hearts go out to everyone affected. The Week in Greater Auckland
On Monday Matt wrote about how we need Auckland Transport and Kiwirail to do a better job in managing the reliability of our public transport network.…
Expressways and Resilience
It’s been devastating to see the destruction all around the country caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and the floods in Auckland a few weeks ago and our thoughts go out to all those impacted by them.
One of the narratives already emerging from these events is the question of whether this is finally what it will take for us as a country to get serious about climate change.…
An AT PT update and ATAP by another name
Tomorrow the Auckland Council’s Transport Committee meets and there are a few notable items on the agenda.
The meeting will have presentations about the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project and an interim Update Auckland Floods and Infrastructure Impacts but there are no reports yet for either of those. …
We need to stop the PT network from slipping
Auckland has had a tough few weeks, first with flooding and now Cyclone Gabrielle bearing down. Hopefully everyone is safe and any damage is limited.
At the time of writing this the wind is starting to pick up but we’re yet to really see the full effects but some impacts starting to be seen, such as Waka Kotahi closing the Harbour Bridge and Kiwirail shutting the rail network across the top of the North Island.…
Weekly Roundup 10-February-2023
Kia ora! Based on the forecasts, Monsoon Season appears to be what we’ve been dealt this summer.
Header image: a painting of green-tracked light rail down Dominion Road, by Chris Dews. The Week in Greater Auckland
On Tuesday, we shared a guest post with writing by both Ed Clayton and GA reader Anna, responding to the Anniversary Weekend flooding.…
My very first e-bike
You never forget your first e-bike ride. Mine was a test ride with Big Street Bikers at the Viaduct Harbour, sometime around 2017. I started slow, along the calm streets. When I cranked up the battery assist I was almost flying along – it felt scarily fast so I backed off quickly.…
Waterproofing the City
As the planet continues to cook, extreme weather events like those we experienced over the last two weeks are set to become more frequent. How we plan our cities to mitigate the risks of climate change will inevitably be more salient going forward, and that will only increase over time.…
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