Hobsonville and Beach Haven ferry service coming
Two ferry announcements today – one in relation to Hobsonville and one in relation to Beach Haven. Both of these are linked as I think the same boat will end up serving both wharves (as they’re so close to each other).…
52 Comments Snapper/HOP fiasco continues
Some interesting developments today in the ongoing fiasco, with Auckland Transport now apparently denying they’ve kicked Snapper out of negotiations to provide the bus solution on NZ Bus services. Here’s the latest report:
Auckland Transport is denying speculation that Snapper been dumped from a project to unite the city’s public transport infrastructure under a single electronic billing system.…
CRL Video
Auckland Transport released this video on the City Rail Link today: I think it’s pretty good actually. A few more detailed numbers around its benefits might have been advantageous, but obviously it needs to be kept relatively simple and I think it achieves that task pretty well.…
An “Insight” into the RoNS package
A fairly lengthy and detailed documentary on the Roads of National Significance projects was aired on Radio NZ this morning. You can listen to the 27 minute long documentary here.
Quite a few comments in this previous thread relate to the documentary – and raise some important points I think: Most of the non-political commentators (NZCID, AA, Road Transport Forum etc.)…
NZTA spends $8m on RoNS promotion
A press release by Smart Transport notes some interesting information released to them under the Official Information Act:
Over $8 million has been spent by the Government on promoting a series of wasteful motorway projects, according to documents made available through the Official Information Act.…
First look at the “proper” HOP card?
Courtesy of “Akarana” on the Campaign for Better Transport forum, we may have our first look at what the “proper” HOP card will look like when it’s (eventually) implemented some time later this year (or later this decade, judging by how the project has progressed so far).…
New T3 lane proposed for Onewa Road
An exciting announcement from Auckland Transport today:
The Proposal
Auckland Transport proposes to introduce a T3 Transit lane West-bound on Onewa Road at Northcote during evening rush hour traffic. Feedback is sought from the public.
Introduction
To meet the demand of forecasted growth in the southern-western suburbs of North Shore City, Auckland Transport is looking to future proof the local transport infrastructure.…
NZTA borrowing discussed further
A lot of discussion in parliament yesterday around the news that NZTA will be able to borrow money to a greater extent than it has been able to previously.
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It seems that Brownlee is playing down the impact of the proposed change – saying that it’s not much change from the status quo and perhaps even that the change is only related to changing the mechanism for funding toll roads.…
Should NZTA be allowed to borrow for the RoNS?
A media release by the Green Party today noted that upcoming changes to the Land Transport Management Act (the bill was tabled in parliament today by the sound of it) will allow NZTA to borrow much more money than they have previously been able to:
Having repeatedly insisted that there is no transport budget crisis, Gerry Brownlee is now seeking the power to borrow to build uneconomic motorways, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today.…
Possible October rail timetable changes
Over at the Campaign for Better Transport forum, “kaiwhara” has noted a few things that could end up becoming part of a new train timetable from October onwards: No ADL’s on weekdays will go south of Manukau.
Of the 5 sets that run peak time Manukau services, 2 are 4 car sets, one being an ADK, the other a pair of ADL’s.…
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