Parnell Station, next stop Disneyland.
A friend inspired this post with her attempt to use Parnell Station recently. I received a phone call from her, saying she was late to a meeting because she had tried to catch the train from her workplace in Parnell.
The story she told was one of great frustration:
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144 Comments Three Waters Infrastructure; What does Auckland need? – Part 2 – Water Supply
One the major prerequisites we need to build the houses we need to combat our housing crisis is infrastructure, without it, the development can’t occur. This post is about a highly but often forgotten element of infrastructure Three Waters – Water Supply, Wastewater & Stormwater.…
Unlocking the Western City Centre – Federal St Laneway Stage 3
As part of the City Centre Masterplan, a laneway circuit was proposed. A circuit of laneways around the city would be upgraded to help unlock the city making it a more vibrant place for residents, tourists, workers & visitors. This while also providing alternative walking routes taking the pressure off Queen St.…
Broken Business Cases
A few weeks ago, Steven Joyce spoke regarding traditional cost-benefit basis, here is what he said reported in NZ Herald:
Some projects in Auckland, such as the City Rail Link, did not stack up on a traditional cost-benefit basis, he said, although the Government has committed to funding for it.”…
Morrow Street Changes
I recently complained to AT regarding the intersection at Broadway/Morrow in Newmarket which is very unfriendly to pedestrians due to the high speeds of vehicles moving through which seems to result in constant stream of near misses this was the response
Thank you for contacting Auckland Transport on 27 February regarding pedestrian safety at the Morrow Street/ Broadway intersection.…
Why we need to Complete the City Centre Masterplan & why the Crown should help
Recently Auckland Council released an update confirming that the City Centre would indeed reach 45000 residents this year. In 2012 this was not forecast to happen until 2032 & shows the strong demand for the City Centre which Auckland Council are calling a “Renaissance of inner-urban living”.…
Three Waters Infrastructure; What does Auckland need? – Part 1 – Wastewater
In order to build the houses we need to combat this housing crisis one the major prerequisites of this is infrastructure, without it, the development couldn’t succeed. This post is about a highly but often forgotten element of infrastructure Three Waters – Water Supply, Wastewater & Stormwater focusing in this part on Wastewater.…
T2/3 or Bus Lane – How AT decides
Recently a lot of discussions have been occurring on how AT decides whether to place a Transit Lane vs a Bus Lane, I decided the investigate and this is what I found.
According to the AT Code of Practice on the matter, the following flowchart is used
So for a route to qualify for a Bus Lane it has to Be either a Frequent Transit Network route or have 15bph.…
City Centre Targeted Rate Budget
Recently I have gone through the latest Agenda of the City Centre Advisory Board and found some very interesting items. I will endeavour to post updates from Agenda’s in the future if anything new pops up as I think many of you will be interested, as it contains updates on the upgrades that are funded by the City Centre Targeted Rate, including projects from the City Centre Masterplan.…
New Transport for Future Urban Growth (TFUG) Videos
Recently NZTA updated the Transport for Future Urban Growth (TFUG) videos to show the projects proposed, have a watch. Some things that I found interesting Again so much road widening you have to ask is it all really necessary?
Penlink looks very sidelined.…
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