Gonna nab the first comment just to say; an especially big Matariki greeting to Len Brown, the unified city’s first mayor and absolute father of the CRL.
Len is and will always be the single most important figure in the story of the CRL. An amazing legacy. A story we’ll have to tell in more detail soon.
“..In 2011, the proposal got new public support when Auckland Mayor Len Brown agreed that a [harbour bridge] walk- and cycleway was a desirable goal, and instructed Auckland Transport to add it to its strategic priorities. The walk- and cycleway is also to be included in the city centre masterplan…”
Even back in 2011 he was way ahead of following mayors in his vision.
Len is the only politician I’ve ever seen catching a train. There was an earlier ACC advocate for the CRL: Greg McKeown. He was a CityRat but an intelligent one and I recall him pushing for a feasibility study into the CRL in 2003 during Banks’ unfortunate mayorality. He even came down to Britomart one evening to see what it was all about and had the unedifying spectacle of watching a DMU break down in front of him. He didn’t catch a train.
The other video on your Youtube channel is a bit depressing. The AT clip of LRT going up and down the Queen St transit mall. What a missed opportunity.
Still, it shouldn’t stop us making it bus and emergency vehicles only, with a bi-directional cycleway
On a side note, Perth is replacing some of their old trains again. Maybe Chch, Waikato, Wairarapa or Manawatu could make use of them… as Auckland did a while back.
Perth really do fly through this stuff. Every week another extension or so. Incredible.
Yes it’s along motorways against terrible sprawl, but the new radial options, airport routes and the resulting inner frequencies are impressive. That whole stretch from Bayswater in should be hugely densified.
I digress, but much Auckland can learn, attitude and politics wise. Closest size-wise, if very different economic purposes and profiles.
I wonder if they’ll do a 3-day grand opening event: preview Thursday, public fanfare and special rides Friday, Saturday, Sunday, then new business as usual on Monday. Similar to the Waterview Tunnel opening there’s a lot of public interest and it’d be amazing to welcome Aucklanders with some exciting activation events at all the new stations.
for all across the network unless you live in the North West or Waitakeri where train service has been remove, so no your grand stations are of no benefit to us. Why is sprawl still happening in our areas, 4,000 consents issued since the 2023 floods in flood plains. why are you not building up in your leafy suburbs where you have infrastructure & good amenity, unlike us, where all our storm water goes into our water ways to flood us, our sewerage plant is in the flow path of a river that floods and your plan is to remove trees for bus lanes creating more flooding, which ‘ supporting growth’ minimizes like its nothing ?
We have seen no indication that Greater Auckland support trains to the North West, even though we have utilizable railway track that is hardly used by kiwirail. The area has 1000 more car movements than Transmission Gully & 16,000 more than Waikato express way on a single lane road. If GA supported us in our plight, it would be appreciated. It could be up in running in a relatively short time and we dont require AT as private funder is prepared to run service & supply trains for 5 years.
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Gonna nab the first comment just to say; an especially big Matariki greeting to Len Brown, the unified city’s first mayor and absolute father of the CRL.
Len is and will always be the single most important figure in the story of the CRL. An amazing legacy. A story we’ll have to tell in more detail soon.
Well said.
Im voting Len for Mayor next elections
“..In 2011, the proposal got new public support when Auckland Mayor Len Brown agreed that a [harbour bridge] walk- and cycleway was a desirable goal, and instructed Auckland Transport to add it to its strategic priorities. The walk- and cycleway is also to be included in the city centre masterplan…”
Even back in 2011 he was way ahead of following mayors in his vision.
Len is the only politician I’ve ever seen catching a train. There was an earlier ACC advocate for the CRL: Greg McKeown. He was a CityRat but an intelligent one and I recall him pushing for a feasibility study into the CRL in 2003 during Banks’ unfortunate mayorality. He even came down to Britomart one evening to see what it was all about and had the unedifying spectacle of watching a DMU break down in front of him. He didn’t catch a train.
I was hoping he’d get a statue, a platform, or perhaps a stretch of tunnel named after him.
Well you can check out the Len Brown Skatepark (https://maps.app.goo.gl/zx8ZR7zYxRW2qqyn9) or Len Brown Place (https://maps.app.goo.gl/A52pg1erHkqKFDE9A).
Yes, I saw Len on the train on my morning commute from Meadowbank
Do we know if Maungawhau/Mt Eden gets to open before the whole CRL?
The other video on your Youtube channel is a bit depressing. The AT clip of LRT going up and down the Queen St transit mall. What a missed opportunity.
Still, it shouldn’t stop us making it bus and emergency vehicles only, with a bi-directional cycleway
We can still do this. George is absolutely my model for Queen St.
On a side note, Perth is replacing some of their old trains again. Maybe Chch, Waikato, Wairarapa or Manawatu could make use of them… as Auckland did a while back.
well, the Transperth A class would only be able to be used under 25kV AC electrification, and there’s only 5 ADP/ADQs to go around…
Perth really do fly through this stuff. Every week another extension or so. Incredible.
Yes it’s along motorways against terrible sprawl, but the new radial options, airport routes and the resulting inner frequencies are impressive. That whole stretch from Bayswater in should be hugely densified.
I digress, but much Auckland can learn, attitude and politics wise. Closest size-wise, if very different economic purposes and profiles.
I wonder if they’ll do a 3-day grand opening event: preview Thursday, public fanfare and special rides Friday, Saturday, Sunday, then new business as usual on Monday. Similar to the Waterview Tunnel opening there’s a lot of public interest and it’d be amazing to welcome Aucklanders with some exciting activation events at all the new stations.
Do we get a walk through?
Good video.
for all across the network unless you live in the North West or Waitakeri where train service has been remove, so no your grand stations are of no benefit to us. Why is sprawl still happening in our areas, 4,000 consents issued since the 2023 floods in flood plains. why are you not building up in your leafy suburbs where you have infrastructure & good amenity, unlike us, where all our storm water goes into our water ways to flood us, our sewerage plant is in the flow path of a river that floods and your plan is to remove trees for bus lanes creating more flooding, which ‘ supporting growth’ minimizes like its nothing ?
I think you are directing this at the wrong “you”.
We have seen no indication that Greater Auckland support trains to the North West, even though we have utilizable railway track that is hardly used by kiwirail. The area has 1000 more car movements than Transmission Gully & 16,000 more than Waikato express way on a single lane road. If GA supported us in our plight, it would be appreciated. It could be up in running in a relatively short time and we dont require AT as private funder is prepared to run service & supply trains for 5 years.
Nice work on the video, team.