Flashback Saturday: Are Free Fares the white knight for transport in Auckland?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in July 2013.
The topic of free public transport is one that comes up every now and again and it has recently been raised by Mayoral Hopeful John Minto.…
5 Comments Flashback Saturday: the death of parking minimums
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in July 2013.
A week or so ago the Council considered feedback on the Unitary Plan’s approach to parking and made a few recommendations around potential changes:
Rules on parking requirements for residential dwellings, and retail and business locations were considered by councillors and local board chairs at the Auckland Plan Committee workshop on the draft unitary plan today.…
Flashback Saturday: Accept that Auckland will continue to grow
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in July 2013.
NZ Herald business columnist Brian Gaynor has a good extensive article yesterday about the need to accept that Auckland will continue to grow in size and to ensure that its growth is adequately planned for.…
Flashback Sunday: Peds Rule
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Kent was originally published in July 2013. Changing the road rules to favor pedestrians at intersections is something that will transform city life. It will allow people to move around more freely, access services and conduct everyday activities with less intimidation and inconvenience from marauding drivers.…
Flashback Saturday: Benefits of Rail Transit
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was originally published back in October 2009.
In my searching for interesting academic studies into transportation issues I came across an excellent analysis of the benefits of rail transportation by Todd Litman, a Canadian transport academic.…
NZ Super Fund to take over CRL
The NZ Herald reports:
In a surprise move, Transport Minister Phil Twyford yesterday announced that the New Zealand Superannuation Fund – often referred to as the “Cullen Fund” after former Finance Minister Michael Cullen – would take over the financing and delivery of the City Rail Link project under downtown Auckland.…
Flashback Saturday: Highway widening and CO2 emissions
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was originally published back in September 2009.
Today, I got sent a link to a study on the relationship between highway widening and CO2 emissions. It is based on American data, but generally the conclusions found could be easily applied to Auckland.…
Flashback Saturday: What if we hadn’t built CMJ?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was originally published back in September 2009.
Yesterday’s post about Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction got me thinking a bit – what if we hadn’t gone down that path? What if we hadn’t rammed a massive motorway junction through the centre of our city?…
Flashback Saturday: Light rail to the sea
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in June 2016.
Takapuna is considered one of Auckland’s key metropolitan centres – which the Auckland Plan describes as:
Metropolitan centres, such as Takapuna and Manukau, will accommodate a large proportion of the city’s future residential, retail and employment growth.…
Flashback Saturday – City size, variety, and consumer surplus
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was originally published in June 2016.
In the 1990s, in the early years of the information technology revolution, economist Robert Solow famously commented that “you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” Two decades on, that still rings true.…
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