Wynyard Quarter transport troubles – Part 1
This is a guest post from reader Shan L.
For somewhere so close to the very centre of the city, Wynyard Quarter can sometimes feel surprisingly disconnected – especially if you travel by public transport. In this two-part post I’m going to look at what it’s like to travel to this rapidly growing part of the city from part of the central and southern isthmus: namely the areas serviced by the Dominion and Mt Eden Rd bus lines.…
81 Comments Political cynicism and lies on migration
This is a guest post by Daphne Lawless. Like all Guest Posts it does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Greater Auckland.
Greater Auckland often posts Guest Posts on Urban Issues such as Housing and Transport from all sides. We welcome all submissions and encourage people to submit on these issues.…
The Ranui Bus and Train Timetable in 1992
This is a Guest Post from Darren Davis, who works in the Council’s Design Office. All opinions are his own.
Auckland’s New Network West is being implemented on Sunday, 11th of June. This constitutes the most significant single improvement to West Auckland’s bus network in living memory, putting aside the fact that the planned Northwestern Busway will undoubtedly be the next big step change.…
Guest Post: First World Travel, Third World Facilities
This is a guest post from Paul Callister. You can read another post of his on this topic here. If you need to travel long distance to or from some of New Zealand’s most deprived rural areas what choices do you have?…
Kapiti Expressway stage one: Review
This is a guest post by architect and our occassional Wellington correspondent Guy Marriage
The first section of the Kapiti Expressway opened on 24 February, at 4am, with little fanfare. As an immediate response to this implicit request, that induced me to make some more traffic by driving up and down the new road, just to see what it is like.…
Guest post: What is the secret to Tokyo’s affordable housing?
This is a guest post from reader Brendon Harré, who is based in Christchurch. It was originally published on Medium and has been lightly edited for publication on Transportblog.
Is the secret of Tokyo being affordable that Japan has let its cities be messy?…
Guest Post: Hamilton Trumps Wellington?
*This is a guest post by regular reader, Mr Plod, who may or may not have worked for Fonterra in Hamilton.
Hamilton now has a reason to be. Wellington has suffered hugely at the hands of the Kaikoura earthquake. An earthquake that wasn’t even centred on one of the massive fault lines that run through Wellington.…
Guest post: A right to reciprocal intensification
This is a guest post from Brendon Harre in Christchurch. It addresses an issue that’s near and dear to Transportblog: How do we better enable positive change in the built environment?
Solving the housing crisis in New Zealand will require many reforms and much effort.…
A Visit to Portland
This is a guest post by our most august regular reader Warren Sanderson.
Over many years I have developed a dislike for what the concentration of motorway/roading only expenditure is doing to our cities and particularly Auckland. This heavy concentration on roading expenditure with ever widening multi-lane roads is promoting unsustainable car dominance and frequent severance of neighbourhoods from parts previously closely aligned.…
Guest Post: The Small Steps, Giant Leap Campaign – Sylvia Park Station
This is a guest post by Harriet. We often talk about the big projects, networks, as well as game changing best practice regulations. For a while I have wanted to create a small campaign about the small things, low hanging fruit where for cheaply i.e.…
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