Weekly Roundup – 29-May-2020
Here’s our weekly roundup. Off-peak fares
We’ve long suggested that Auckland Transport should introduce discounted off-peak fares and now they’re doing just that, for June at least.
Auckland Transport is discounting fares on buses and trains to encourage more people to travel during the day and at night.…
29 Comments The next ATAP
Probably the most influential transport ‘project’ in Auckland over the last decade, maybe more hasn’t put a single shovel in the ground, and never will. That project is the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP).
ATAP has essentially become the agreement between the government and Auckland Council as to how the transport system will be developed and funded over a 30-year period, but with a focus primarily on the coming decade.…
Dialing in the Southern Growth corridors
For a few years now, Waka Kotahi and Auckland Transport have been undertaking work to plan and protect key new transport corridors in the major planned greenfield development areas in Warkworth, the North, Northwest and South. They’ve called this programme ‘Supporting Growth‘.…
Choosing between Subsidised taxis and buses
As I wrote at the beginning of the year, Auckland Transport has a weird obsession with subsidising taxis in Devonport. That seems to be continuing and instead of cutting the expensive and failing service, AT seem to be looking to remove the buses it ‘competes’ with.…
Improving our central isthmus corridors
One of the most important projects Auckland Transport has on its books right now is Connected Communities, formerly known as the Integrated Corridor Priority Programme. This is something we’ve talked about before but here’s a recap of what the Regional Public Transport Plan says about it:
Auckland has constrained arterial corridors and there will be trade-offs to be made around competing uses including general traffic lanes, cycle lanes, parking and median strips.…
Weekly Roundup – 22-May-2020
It’s the first Friday of level 2 and we’re allowed back in pubs and bars again. But before you head out for a drink with friends, here’s out weekly roundup. CRL Closure of Mt Eden Station and Porters Ave
City Rail Link have announced new dates for the closure of the Mt Eden Station and Porters Ave level crossing for vehicles.…
Takapuna Town Centre Concept Design
Takapuna is one of Auckland’s most important and iconic centres and like so many places around Auckland, needs some love. The council and Panuku, its development agency, have plans to do that centered around turning the 236 at grade Anzac St carpark into a mix of development and new public space.…
COVID transport impacts
COVID-19 has undoubtedly had a massive impact on our transport networks and the lastest data shows just how significant that has been. Although in most cases the raw numbers themselves don’t tell the full picture.
Roads
Waka Kotahi have been publishing weekly data on traffic volumes.…
Weekly Roundup – 15-May-20
Here’s our weekly roundup. Budget
Many people were looking to yesterday’s budget announcement to see what projects might get the green light as part of the Government’s call for ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure projects. However, it seems that announcement is still some weeks away.…
Deconstructing the RTF
Over the last decade or more we’ve seen many of the historic ‘pro-road’ advocacy groups, such as the AA, business lobby groups and even some of the big trucking companies, become much more moderated or even supportive in their views around multi-modal solutions.…
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