Should we build a bridge or tunnel across Cook Strait?
This post by Nicolas Reid was originally published on Linked in. It is republished here with permission. The idea of a bridge or tunnel between the North and South islands gets raised any time there are problems with the Cook Strait ferries, and the recent uncertainty about the ongoing plans to upgrade the boats and their terminals is no exception.…
130 Comments Weekly Roundup 1-March-2024
Welcome to Friday, and to March, traditionally the busiest month for people trying to get into and around our city. The Northwestern Cycleway has been going gangbusters this week. How’s it looking out there for you, around the rest of the isthmus?…
Weekly Roundup 23-February-2024
It’s Friday and here are some of the things that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland
On Monday. Matt asked if the upcoming Regional Land Transport Programme will be another debacle.
On Wednesday. we ran a guest post from Nick Reid on why the CRL will fail immediately – in a good way.…
Auckland’s City Rail Link will fail immediately… in the best possible way
This post was originally published on Linked In by Nicolas Reid. It is republished here with permission. Here’s the thing: the City Rail Link is almost certainly going to be overcapacity from day one, with crowding on the trains at peak times.…
Weekly Roundup 16-February-2024
It’s Friday so once again here”s our roundup of some of the articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt looked at the Government’s war on Auckland.
On Tuesday Matt covered the ongoing issues with the rail network.…
Weekly Roundup 9-February-2024
It’s Friday again and so here’s some articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland
With Waitangi Day this week we only ran one post this week On Tuesday, Matt looked at the briefing Transport Minister Simeon Brown had from the Ministry of Transport as he came into the role.…
Weekly Roundup 2-February-2024
It’s Friday again and here’s a roundup of some of the articles that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday we highlighted why AT should aim high on raised crossings
Yesterday, Matt asked what should be next for public transport in Auckland.…
Why AT should aim high on raised crossings
Raised crossings have been in the news recently and we’re hearing that, in response, Auckland Transport is considering reviewing its whole programme. The idea seems to be to review all current and planned raised crossings for aspects like costs and community support.…
Weekly Roundup 26-January-2024
It’s Friday and we’ve got a long weekend ahead of us so here’s a few things that caught our attention this week to enjoy for some weekend reading. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt looked at the latest versions of Auckland Transport’s Rapid Transit Network maps
On Wednesday Matt covered the completion of the the summer rail shutdown – though we do have another rail shutdown this weekend.…
Weekly Roundup 22-December-2023
It’s Friday again and Christmas is just around the corner. Here’s our final weekly roundup of the year. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran a guest post about the existential threat for NZs rail network – yet again
On Tuesday Matt wrote about how we need better enforcement if AT wants to stop “bad parking cards” CRL Cash Grab
The Herald wrote about how the YMCA are trying to get $18 million out of the Auckland Council for the CRL passing under their property on the corner of Pitt St and Greys Ave
YMCA North Inc wanted $18 million compensation for Auckland Council compulsorily acquiring land under its valuable city site for the $5.5 billion City Rail Link but the council only offered it $262,000.…
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