Author: Greater Auckland

Kia ora and welcome to another weekly roundup of stories about what makes cities great, including our own. Today’s header image shows plans for a refresh of the Devonport ferry terminal – see related story below. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we reposted Connor’s Sunday Star-Times column about the massive opportunity cost of the Government ploughing ahead with a PPP for one more RoNS On Wednesday, Matt reported on the opening of the first major piece of NW Busway infrastructure, Westgate Te Waiarohia station On Thursday, we had a guest post from Ross Inglis, looking at the state of Auckland’s progress along the Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway – and what we can do about it.…

August, already? Astonishing! Here’s our weekly roundup of stories from the realms of cities and transport. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Connor asked: what will the recently signed PPP for Warkworth to Te Hana cost us? On Wednesday, Patrick shared a reader’s suggestion for safe cycling around the isthmus, and readers chimed in with a lot of excellent supplementary thoughts, including this phenomenally detailed and thoughtful proposal from Grant for a Mt Wellington Greenpath.…

Goodness gracious, where did July go? The upside is that as of tomorrow, CRL opening day could well be “next month”. While we wait, enjoy the week’s most intriguing stories from the realms of cities and transport. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Connor reported on Auckland Transport’s estimate that it could take five years to restore safer speeds in Auckland’s neighbourhoods and elsewhere.…

It’s Friday again, and here we are with our roundup of the week’s most intriguing stories from the realms of cities and transport. Enjoy! This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a guest post from Pippa Coom about the power of Local Board Plans.…