The Government’s new Transport Policy Statement for 2021
Today the government have released the draft of their new Government Policy Statement on Land Transport for 2021-31 (GPS).
As the name implies, the GPS sets out the government’s transport policies and spending on transport and does so over a 10-year horizon – although is refreshed every three years.…
47 Comments You can keep using PT (for now)
There’s only one thing dominating public discussion these days and that’s COVID-19. With concerns about the spread of the virus it’s already having an impact on if and how people travel as well as the city at large with the streets feeling much emptier than usual, especially for this time of the year.…
2018 Census Travel to Work results
Last week Stats NZ released a new bunch of results from the census, after the first release late last year. This release included one of the bits I’ve been most interested in seeing, the Travel to Work data, despite the issues with both the change in question and the census in general.…
Weekly Roundup – 13-Mar-20
It’s been another busy week with so many interesting articles I’m struggling to fit things in. Auckland Transport to buy only electric buses from now on
Some great news yesterday with Todd Niall reporting that new buses are likely to only be electric from now on.…
Getting to 300 million trips in a decade
Last week in our Weekly Roundup post I highlighted an interview with Councillor Richard Hills who is the chair of the Auckland Council’s Environment and Climate Change committee. One of the quotes that stood out to me is this about public transport usage.…
Light Rail Key Decisions
Last week the Herald ran their annual Project Auckland report which focuses primarily on the being built and talked about. I was asked to write something on what is important for the government consider in their upcoming decision on Light Rail.…
Accessible Streets regulation changes
Yesterday the government announced consultation a raft of potential changes aimed at changing rules to make streets safer and easier for those not in cars, in what is known as the Accessible Streets Regulatory Package.
“This package looks at how we can make our streets safer for those going from A to B, particularly young children when they are learning to ride bikes, and ensuring our road rules reflect real life,” Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter said.…
Weekly Roundup – 06-Mar-20
It’s been another busy week and here are some of the key things that have captured my attention. Access for Everyone approved
Yesterday the Council voted to approve the updated City Centre Masterplan which is fantastic news.
Auckland’s innovative vision for its city centre – a more liveable, green and people friendly future – is here with today’s adoption of a refreshed City Centre Masterplan.…
Lightpath to the Waterfront: time to ungap the map! (feedback by 8 March)
This is a cross post from our good friends at Bike Auckland.
Here’s the guts. Auckland Transport is currently consulting on connecting the bottom of the Nelson St cycleway to the waterfront. And they need to do it before December 2020, because… America’s Cup.…
Finding a constructive way forward for light-rail
On Monday a Stuff article by Thomas Coughlan revealed that the City Centre to Mangere light rail project seems to be tearing apart the government. It seems he Green Party and New Zealand First are extremely sceptical of the bizarre NZ Super Fund / Canadian pension fund (CDPQ) deal that the Labour Party seems to be incredibly supportive of.…
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