Flashback Saturday – Is less congestion actually a good thing?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in July 2014.
It almost goes without saying that congestion is a terrible thing, so bad that it justifies the spending of massive amounts of public money as well as the impact on our cities from widening and building new transport infrastructure to rid ourselves – or at least reduce the level of – this terrible thing that is congestion.…
23 Comments Flashback Saturday – Express vs all stops trains
Over the holiday break we’ll dig into the archives a bit. This post by Matt was originally published in July 2014.
There has been a bit of comment on the blog recently questioning how Auckland runs it’s rail system. In particular around the whether the city should be running express trains or not.…
Reinventing transport podcast – Greater Auckland
Over the holiday season we’re doing fewer and shorter posts.
Matt and Patrick were recently interviewed by Paul Barter for his “Reinventing Transport” podcast. The episode can be played below, or wherever you normally find your podcasts. A description of the episode is below:
I recently interviewed Patrick Reynolds and Matt Lowrie who are two of the bloggers on the Greater Auckland blog in New Zealand’s largest city. …
Flashback Wednesday – The Grafton Gully Multiway Boulevard
Over the holiday break we’ll dig into the archives a bit. This post by Matt was originally published in July 2014.
On Wednesday Kent presented a plan to the Waitemata Local Board for dramatically improving one of the worst corridors in the central city – Stanley St and The Strand.…
Flashback Saturday – Now connect them
Over the holiday break we’ll dig into the archives a bit. This post by Peter was originally published in February 2015.
The other week, the NZ Herald printed a good article on seven secret cycleways in Auckland. We covered it in last week’s Sunday reading post, but I thought it was worth adding a few more words on the topic.…
Flashback Thursday – The mystery of the Wellsford-Whangarei business case
Over the summer break we’re digging into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in August 2017 and is particularly relevant to some current debate.
It’s been a crazy few weeks, and the last week especially since the launch of our Regional Rapid Rail, which has been quickly adopted by both Labour and the Greens.…
Flashback Wednesday – Auckland’s population to continue to grow strongly
Over the holiday break we’ll dig into the archives a bit. This post by Matt was originally published in February 2015.
Late last week Statistics NZ released their latest regional population projections from 2013 through to 2043. It once again highlights just how much growth is expected to occur in Auckland with them projecting roughly an extra 500,000 to 900,000 people in the region within 30 years – that’s a 36-63% increase on what we have today.…
Flashback Saturday: Amsterdam is “bad ass”
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Stu was first published in September 2015.
Greetings from Amsterdam. As some of you may know, I’ve recently moved here from Brisbane to begin a PhD in Economics. Fun times.
In this post I want to briefly touch on some reasons why Amsterdam is such a “bad ass” city and possibly glean some information that may be relevant to Auckland.…
Flashback Saturday: How important is public transport for reducing congestion?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was first published in September 2015.
In July, I started taking a look at the economics of public transport fare policies. In the first part of the series, I took a look at how traffic congestion can be a rationale for public transport fare subsidies.…
Flashback Saturday: Notes from Sydney City Centre
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Patrick was originally published in September 2015.
The Sydney city centre is fantastic. It’s vibrant, varied, exciting: And, like all successful cities, full of people. So how do they all get there?…
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