Keeping Cities Moving – is NZTA finally getting its act together?
As the end of the year rapidly approaches it seems the government are rushing to get out all of the things they’ve been working on before heading off for a summer break. As such, last week had a lot of transport-related news.…
7 Comments Weekly Roundup 13-Dec-19
Here’s our weekly collection of smaller pieces. Road Funding
The discussion about how much money we spend on roads has been high on the agenda this week, particularly in the wake of the government’s announcement they’ll be investing $6.8 billion extra in transport over the coming years.…
Time for a Transition Fund?
With the government’s books looking healthy, about two weeks ago they announced they’d “significantly increase spending on infrastructure”. Yesterday they gave a bit more detail about that:
The Government is lifting capital investment to the highest level in more than 20 years as it takes the next step to future-proof New Zealand.…
Wellington rail upgrades underway
Wellington’s Rail Network has been seeing some good growth over the last few years with usage rising from just over 12.1 million in October 2015 to just under 14.5 million in October this year. To help see that trend increase, last year the government announced a $193 million package of works to upgrade and replaces parts of the Wellington network and yesterday they celebrated the start of construction of a key project within that upgrade.…
Dec-19 Bus disruption
With ongoing industrial action resulting in NZ Bus services being cancelled, it will make it much harder for some people to get around the city.
This post is just a few thoughts and questions in my head about it.
1. Why can’t AT get comms right?…
Weekly Roundup 6-Dec-19
Here’s the roundup of some of the things we didn’t yet cover this week.
Dogs on Trains
Back in June Auckland Transport started trialling allowing pets to travel on trains in a three-month trial. However, the rules were that animals have to be “enclosed in suitable pet carriers that are small enough to be held on the owner’s lap or stored under the seat”.…
Consultation Crunch 2.0
For the second year in a row, there is a rush on to get a heap of consultations completed right before everyone heads off for summer holidays – some of which were likely delayed from earlier in the year due to the elections.…
Dec-19 AT Board Meeting
Today the Auckland Transport board meet for the last time this year.
Closed Agenda
There is a bumper crop of items of the closed agenda this month, presumably as staff try to get things signed off before the end of the year.…
Getting on with Rapid Transit to the Northwest
Auckland’s transport history is littered with mistakes and missed opportunities and one of the biggest in recent times was that after spending around a decade and hundreds of millions of dollars widening the Northwestern motorway, a busway, or any other form of rapid transit, was not included or even future proofed for.…
Weekly Roundup 29-Nov-19
Here’s the roundup of some of the things we didn’t yet cover this week.
More Auckland Transport Consultation
After months of silence in the lead up to the local body elections, AT are clearly now playing catch up and trying to squeeze in all of their consultations before Christmas.…
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