Back to School — School Zones in New Zealand vis-a-vis the Netherlands
New Zealand has — compared to most countries around the world — done fairly well of late. We’ve avoided the disastrous youth unemployment afflicting many countries in Europe (although thankfully they appear to have turned the corner) and our Government’s fiscal position seems relatively sustainable. …
96 Comments All the colours of the academic rainbow — Careers in transport
Preamble: This is the second of three posts I intend to write on the transport profession. My goals are to 1) encourage people, especially students, to consider a career in transport and 2) foster a better understanding of pertinent transport issues.…
Let’s talk about public transport. Honestly.
Preamble: This is the first of three posts I will write on the transport profession. My goals are to 1) encourage people, especially students, to consider a career in transport and 2) foster a better understanding of pertinent transport issues.
Many regular readers of this blog will also be regular users of public transport.…
Dwelling on dwell-times — Estimating the economic benefits of speeding up Auckland’s trains
Introduction
If you’ve been reading TransportBlog for a while, then you may have noticed that the term “dwell-times” crops up relatively frequently. The term describes the average time that trains are stopped at stations. In several previous posts, we’ve discussed how average dwell-times on Auckland’s new electric trains are approximately 50-60 seconds per stop.…
Auckland’s New Network — What comes next?
Right now Auckland Transport is in the process of implementing the New Network (NN). The NN is already operational in the south, and is being readied for implementation in other sub-regions as per the following timetable: West Auckland: mid 2017
Isthmus: mid-late 2017
East Auckland: late 2017
North Shore: early 2018 You can view the latest networks for each sub-region by clicking on the links provided at the beginning of this post.…
Wanderlust: One week in Bordeaux makes a hard man crumble
Wanderlust: Strong longing for or impluse toward wandering (source)
Imagine you own a house in the French countryside, where you live with your dogs and horses. Now imagine that you want to spend Christmas with your family in the U.K.
Such situations are exactly what the website Trusted Housesitter sets out to resolve.…
Wheely suitcase in Europe #8: Santiago de Compostela to Lisbon — Where dwell-times are short
Earlier this year I undertook a rather long and splendid journey starting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and ending in Lisbon, Portugal. In seven previous posts I document our progress as follows: Amsterdam to Annecy
Annecy to Cassis
Cassis to Llanca
Llanca to Zaragoza
Zaragoza to San Sebastian
San Sebastian to Gijon
Gijon to Santiago de Compostela The routes we took are also illustrated in the map below.…
Geographic dimensions of Trumpism
Donald Trump’s unexpected presidential victory has already prompted a considerable body of political analysis, which will no doubt be extended and elaborated over the coming years as we all get to grips with the forces that propelled him to victory (or, conversely, which consigned Clinton to defeat).…
Do Government Powers of Compulsory Purchase Help or Hinder Urban Development?
Preface
How do legal institutions interact with economic outcomes? I think it’s fair to say that legal institutions often don’t register on economists’ radars, mainly because life is simpler when you assume the law is exogenously determined by factors beyond your control. …
Confessions of an Auckland voter: Why I voted for Chlöe
Introduction
Greetings from Amsterdam. A couple of issues relating to Auckland’s local government elections have exercised my mind of late, specifically: Candidates for councillor in the Waitemata ward; and
Why I voted Chlöe Swarbrick for Mayor of Auckland. Before I get started, I’d like to make a simple statement about democracy.…
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