Texas Lessons
This is a guest post by Oscar Simms who is a housing activist, volunteer for the Coalition for More Homes, and was the Labour Party candidate for Auckland Central at the last election.
Austin feels like a city on the move.…
16 Comments Climate change and the Draft GPS
This is a guest post from Robert McLachlan
Global warming is accelerating; 2023 was off the charts. We need to stop burning fossil fuels. In New Zealand, transport accounts for half of all fossil fuels burnt. In the Emissions Reduction Plan, transport emissions fall 41% by 2035.…
New Life for Light Rail
This is a guest post by Connor Sharp of Surface Light Rail Light rail in Auckland: A way forward sooner than you think
With the coup de grâce of Auckland Light Rail (ALR) earlier this year, and the shift of the government’s priorities to roads, roads, and more roads, it would be safe to assume light rail in Auckland is dead and buried for the next decade.…
Book Review: Paved Paradise
This is a guest post from George Weeks reviewing the book Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar (Penguin, 2023) To the uninitiated, a book on car parking sounds like the dullest, greyest topic in the entire world. Trust me: It isn’t. This is a serious page-turner, with forays into architecture, psychology, economics, city management and organised crime.…
New train stations for the Upper North Waikato?
This is a cross post from Adventures in Transitland by Darren Davis. However, based on the rhetoric of the incoming government it’s hard to see any of it progressing. Plans are proceeding for additional train stations for Te Huia in the Upper North Waikato.…
North-western downgrades
This is a guest post from reader Peter N As many of us know, Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi are well into progressing works on the northwestern interim “busway” with services to kick off in just over a month from now on Sunday 12th November 2023.…
Untangling South East Queensland’s Public Transport
This is a cross post Adventures in Transitland by Darren Davis. I recently visited Brisbane and South East Queensland and came away both impressed while also pondering some key changes to make public transport even better in the region. Here goes with my take on things.…
What we can expect in the Carrington (UNITEC) Development
This is a guest post from Malcolm McCracken from Better things are possible taking a dive into the development plans for the one of the highest density government-led housing developments. It first appeared here. Enabling works at the Carrington Development, previously the UNITEC Mount Albert Campus, is ramping up.…
Safer streets around schools: have your say by 28 August
This is a cross-post from our friends at Bike Auckland, with an intro by Fiain d’Leafy, their Chief Biking Officer. Feedback on AT’s current tranche of proposed safe speeds is open until Monday 28 August. This post explains why it’s important to take a moment to add your voice, and how to speak up for safer speeds around schools.…
The Future Development Strategy
This is a guest post by Heidi O’Callahan.
We currently have an opportunity to change how Auckland grows, and Council wants to know what you think.
Submissions on the draft Future Development Strategy (“draft Strategy” or “FDS”) are due on the 31st July.…
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