Flashback Saturday: ATAP interim report
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in June 2016.
Yesterday, the second Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) report was released, with the third and final report due in August. ATAP is the council and government working together to come up with an agreed transport plan for Auckland, one that ultimately performs better than what is currently planned.…
3 Comments Flashback Saturday: Alternative Transport Funding Report Released
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in October 2014.
The latest report on alternative transport funding for Auckland, prepared by the Independent Advisory Board (formerly the Consensus Building Group), has just been released.…
Flashback Saturday – Build bridges, not walls: How to make Auckland a more equitable city
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in July 2017.
This piece was originally written for Fightback magazine and published online in March.
As an economist specialising in urban issues, I spend most of my time analysing and debating how transport and housing policy can make society wealthier, healthier, and happier.…
Flashback Saturday: Are our business cases founded on a lie?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Harriet was originally published in May 2018.
Last year Matt wrote a post about NZTA’s Post-implementation reviews. These reviews are undertaken a few years after a project is completed and perform three functions: To see how the outcomes compare what was expected before the project was built
To explain any variation in those measures
To identify lessons that can be learned to improve other projects.…
Flashback Saturday: How should we pursue good urban design?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in November 2016.
I’m not an urban designer or an architect – economists are famously bad at that sort of thing – but I do pay attention to the way places are built.…
Flashback Saturday: Funding strategic transport
Every weekend we dig into the archives. Today’s post by Matt was originally published in November 2016.
With the release of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) it once again got me thinking about a funding anomaly in our transport system, the Rapid Transit Network (RTN), or the Proposed Future Strategic Public Transport Network as ATAP calls it.…
Flashback Saturday: Auckland’s stupidly complex bus system
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in May 2011.
Over the past week I’ve sat at the bus stop outside the hospital waiting for a fair few buses – either to head into town or to catch the Link bus back to Ponsonby.…
Flashback Saturday: Auckland’s Improving CBD
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in May 2011.
One of the pitfalls of looking at transport and urban planning matters on a daily basis is that you can sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture.…
Flashback Saturday: The City Centre Master Plan
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in May 2011.
It’s certainly a busy time at the moment for big long term planning documents in Auckland. As well as the much talked about “Auckland Spatial Plan”, Auckland Council has now released a discussion document on a “City Centre Master Plan.”
I have talked a bit about the Master Plan in the past – when it was in its earlier stages of formulation.…
Flashback Saturday: A Congestion Free Network
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Patrick was originally published in July 2013.
In this recent post we highlighted how, despite $60 billion or more of transport spending over the next 30 years, congestion is due to get significantly worse.…
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