The End of Greater Auckland
This is the final post of Greater Auckland.
Today I can announce that I have been offered, and have accepted, the role of Chief Executive at Auckland Transport. I will succeed Shane Ellison, who announced his resignation last year. I will start in this role in early May.…
83 Comments The Forty Decision-Makers
There are forty people who will decide whether we decarbonise transport in Auckland, and New Zealand’s ultimate climate response depends on achieving this by 2030. The legacy we leave our children – a city of health and opportunity, or a stranglehold on freedom – will be determined by these people making the right decisions now.…
Studying cities in Amsterdam
This is a guest post by former blogger, Stuart Donovan. TL; DR: If you want to learn more about cities, then here are two courses that run regularly in Amsterdam. Applications for the 2020 intake close in the next 2-3 months.…
Triumph of the high-amenity city
This is a guest post from Stu Donovan
Why do cities grow? If you’re interested in answers to this question, then please come along to a public talk I’m giving in Auckland on Thursday 3 October from 5.00 – 6.30pm. Details below.…
Mā te wā
As of today, I am resigning from all roles at Greater Auckland.
I am delighted, and humbled, to advise that my application for a directorship on the NZTA board has been accepted. I am looking forward to working with my fellow board members and all the staff at the agency and its partners, to help deliver this important work for the whole nation.…
Women in Urbanism Event Aotearoa – Today!
This is a quick event notice for our friends at Women in Urbanism. Apologies for the late notice.
Kia ora!
Please join us today at Russell McVeagh for a conversation on Women and Cities!
Ellie Craft from Women and Urbanism Aotearoa and MRCagney will be delivering a short 101 on WiUA.…
Aladdin and the Magic Modeshift
Accelerating Modeshift was the subject of a workshop for Councillors last Friday. (Credit: Cathy Casey, via Facebook): Modeshift away from private car use is important, for reasons of health, sustainability, safety, urban form, liveability and access. But private car use is both large, and rapidly increasing (due to road building).…
Reinventing transport podcast – Greater Auckland
Over the holiday season we’re doing fewer and shorter posts.
Matt and Patrick were recently interviewed by Paul Barter for his “Reinventing Transport” podcast. The episode can be played below, or wherever you normally find your podcasts. A description of the episode is below:
I recently interviewed Patrick Reynolds and Matt Lowrie who are two of the bloggers on the Greater Auckland blog in New Zealand’s largest city. …
Street Talks: Transforming Public Transport with Auckland’s New Network
An event readers may be interested in:
Street Talks: Transforming Public Transport with Auckland’s New Network – with Anthony Cross
5:30pm – 7:00pm Wednesday 18th July, Whare Wānanga, Papa Tuarua/ Second Floor, Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero/ Central Library, Lorne Street
Auckland has made enormous strides in public transport in the last two decades – from pity mode for people with no better choice to a key structuring element of a fast-growing, dynamic city.…
Next Steps for Greater Auckland
We have had an amazingly successful 12 months here at Greater Auckland. Just over a year ago we launched our rebranded site, which still looks fantastic. We continue to be grateful to everyone who made our redesign possible, particularly Sandfield for the website and to Cornelius from Frontier for the design.…
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