Flashback Saturday: In Praise of City Trees
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Patrick was first published in October 2012.
It’s Spring! And in many places the city is looking its best, especially some of the recently upgraded places. Also some of our old friends are coming back to life too.…
23 Comments Flashback Saturday: The pitfalls of “multi-modal” projects
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in October 2012.
A previous post by Patrick highlighted his concerns about the phrase “multi-modal”, something that I want to explore further. Patrick’s general argument is that we “talk the good talk” about multi-modalism (is that even a word?) but in reality what we have built over and over again is “mono-modalism”.…
Flashback Saturday: The Other Great Transit Dividend
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Patrick was originally published in October 2012.
We know that for cities clever investments in Transit systems are the best way to keep their road system working efficiently. By adding additional capacity for movements of people these complimentary systems can save us all multiple billions of dollars in deferred or unnecessary additional roading projects.…
Flashback Saturday: The alternative route
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Peter was first published in July 2016.
Congestion pricing has once again hit the political radar, with the news that the Auckland Transport Alignment Project has recommended it as an option to more efficiently manage the transport network.…
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.…
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.…
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