Goff’s Climate Package
On Friday Mayor Phil Goff released his proposed budget for the 2022/23 financial year and the headline feature of it is a $1 billion climate action package.
An ambitious $1 billion climate action package to reduce carbon emissions and deliver more buses, ferries, cycling and walking and urban tree canopy is the signature policy in Mayor Phil Goff’s proposal for Auckland Council’s Annual Budget 2022/23, released today, 1 December 2021.…
113 Comments Is Tunnelled Light Rail the Worst of Both Worlds?
The government will soon be making a decision on light rail (if they haven’t already). If you’ve read our previous posts on the topic you’ll know we think surface light rail is the best option compared to tunnelled light rail or light metro.…
AT Making Painted Cycle Lanes Safer
We’ve seen comments in the recent Auckland Transport board papers about it and last week AT officially announced that 60km of painted cycleways across the region will be getting physical protection over the coming three years.
60km of cycling facilities across Auckland will soon be made safer – as the Auckland Transport (AT) Board has approved a proposal to separate existing on-road cycle lanes.…
Eastern Busway Stage 2 Design Consultation
The Eastern Busway is one of the biggest and most important transport projects in Tamaki Makaurau right now. The first stage of the Eastern Busway between Panmure and Pakuranga is nearly complete and due to open next month.
Now Auckland Transport have launched consultation for their draft design for the remaining 5km stretch between Pakuranga and Botany, and there are some major changes to the compared to designs that have been presented in the past.…
What’s wrong with this picture
For a number of years now, Auckland Transport have been rolling out cameras to help enforce bus lanes in an automated and consistent manner. That enforcement is a critical task to ensure that they stay free of cars so that buses can run faster and more reliably – thereby making buses more attractive to use.…
AT Parking’s tail vigorously wagging the strategy dog
A paper to the Waitemata Local Board meeting today raises serious concerns that Auckland Transport continue to undermine every strategy the city has in order to prioritise car parking.
The site in question is 2 Pompallier Terrace in Ponsonby, an AT owned 1330m2 site which currently has 41 carparks and public toilets.…
Lessons for Light Rail from City Rail Link’s Past
In his guest post last week on his view about light rail, Transport Minister Michael Wood started with a lesson from history.
Firstly, a few words about the history. This matters because the historic failure to secure the necessary political support and investment for rapid transit in Auckland tells us something about what we might need to do differently if we want the project to advance this time.…
The Papakura to Pukekohe upgrade
Last week Auckland Transport and Kiwirail announced that from next September the line between Papakura and Pukekohe would be shut down while Kiwirail upgrade and electrify the line.
KiwiRail and Auckland Transport (AT) are suspending the passenger train service that connects Papakura and Pukekohe from September 2022 until the second half of 2024, to allow for the work needed to extend the electric train service to Pukekohe.…
ATs Parking Strategy Review Strategic Direction
Managing parking is one of the most important tools councils have in addressing many of our urban transport issues. The presence of easy, free or too cheap parking encourages people to drive which can contribute to increased congestion and emissions. Meanwhile on-street parking also takes up valuable space that can better be used to provide safer or faster alternatives such as bike or bus lanes – or as the pandemic has highlighted the need for, more public space or areas that hospitality businesses can use to spread out.…
Seeing the light on Light Rail
With the government now seemingly open to investing big on rapid transit in Auckland and with Wellington also now proposing a big active mode and Rapid Transit programme, it is clear we are at a critical moment in the long road to fixing our cities.…
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