Kiwirail’s de-electrification decision questioned again
This is a guest post from Dr Roger Blakeley, former Secretary for the Environment; Bob Norman, former Commissioner of Works; Alex Gray, professional civil engineer and Senior Project Manager; and Keith Flinders, Electrical Services Consultant.
On 10 May 2018, Radio NZ reported that, in a briefing to Ministers on 21 March 2018, KiwiRail said that it had received no direction from the Government to cease the de-electrification programme on the NIMT and is continuing its work to decommission the electric locomotives fleet by 31 March 2019.…
166 Comments AT’s Car Park Buildings — Delivering Little Value? (Part 1- Ronwood Avenue)
This is a guest post from reader taka-ite
Background
Last year Panuku Development indicated that they wanted to develop a 450 space multi level carpark on the Gasometer site in Takapuna This proposal came despite no evidence that extra parking was needed in Takapuna, however more of that later.…
How to bring Hobsonville into Auckland
This is a guest post from Brendon Harre. It first appeared here.
Hobsonville Point has been a great commercial success.
It demonstrates that Aucklanders will eagerly choose higher density living if it is master planned to a good quality.
The challenge for Auckland is in replicating that success for its existing suburbs that were originally designed for low density autocentric living.…
The Politics of Road Safety
This is a guest post from Bevan Woodward. He is the project director for SkyPath and spokesperson for Movement, an alliance of national organisations seeking safe journeys for active transport users. [email protected] Last week Julie Anne Genter released an evaluation report on the previous Government’s road safety strategy.…
Guest Post: He aha te mea nui o te ao
This is a guest post from Bridget Burdett. She is a principal researcher at TDG (now part of Stantec). She has a Bachelor of Engineering and Masters of Engineering in Transportation, and is in the final stages of a PhD in the psychology of everyday driving.…
Guest Post: Auckland’s Road Safety Crisis
This is a guest post by Pippa Coom, Chair, Waitematā Local Board. Pippa recently attended and presented at the the Local Government Road Safety Summit called by Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter.
It has been a sad week on Auckland roads.…
Health and carbon consequences of current transport arrangements in NZ cities
This is a guest post by Caroline Shaw, Ed Randal, Alistair Woodward and Michael Keall
NZ is the most car dominated country in the world, but transport patterns vary across our urban centres. The six largest NZ cities have had different histories and priorities, which over time, has led to quite diverse transport arrangements (see Table 1).…
Fix Our City
This is a guest post from Leroy Beckett of Generation Zero
Every three years Auckland Council consult on their plan for the next 10 years. It covers everything from the transport budget to targeted rates and goals for our environment.
That consultation is currently underway.…
Postcard from Sydney: March Madness
This is a guest post from reader Nik
With the start of the academic year in both secondary and tertiary institutions along with everyone having settled back into work, March has traditionally been the time of the year when Public Transport is strained the most, as is often talked about within the blog.…
Western Victoria Quarter Part 3: Vehicle Prioritisation and Pedestrian Design Failures
This is a Guest Post from David R. This is part 3 of a 4 part series about the issues with Victoria Quarter, and the urgent need to fix them given the areas rapid population & job growth. Part 1 can be found here, and Part 2 here.…
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