Category: Buses & Ferries

ATs 2023-2031 Public Transport Plan

Matt L | July 18, 2023 | Rapid Transit & Rail
Auckland Transport have launched consultation for their Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP). The RPTP is an important statutory document that lays out how public transport will develop and operate in the region. It includes Auckland Transport’s vision, goals, policies, plans for PT as well as a description for all services they intend to run and the frequencies they will run at.…
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Con Job: AT’s Connected Communities debacle

Matt L | July 12, 2023 | Streets & Roads
Auckland Transport recently cancelled Connected Communities (aka ConCom), a flagship programme launched in 2018 that was intended to deliver walking, cycling, public transport and safety improvements along 12 key corridors in the region. These weren’t going to come cheaply, with AT budgeting to spend about $100 million per corridor.…
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The latest bus strike

Matt L | July 11, 2023 | Buses & Ferries
After a particularly difficult year, parts of our public transport network are finally starting to recover as more and more bus drivers arrive from overseas. Just over a week ago Auckland Transport said: Auckland’s bus driver shortage is now below 170, down from a peak of 570 at the end of last year.…
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June-23 AT Board Meeting

Matt L | June 28, 2023 | Streets & Roads
Yesterday was the latest Auckland Transport board meeting and we’ve already covered Gt North Rd and AT’s budget. But as I said in yesterday’s post, there was a lot on the agenda so here’s what else was interesting. Gt North Rd Jolisa covered the potential Gt North Rd outcomes on Monday and the great news is that the board have signed the project off in its full form, promising to find the funding shortfall to deliver the entire thing.…
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May-23 AT Board Meeting

Matt L | May 30, 2023 | Streets & Roads
It’s been two months, but today the Auckland Transport board meet again. There’s a lot on the agenda so I can’t cover it all in this post but here are some of the highlights from their regular board papers. The open session starts at 11am and can be watched on this Teams link.…
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The end in sight for bus disruption?

Matt L | May 23, 2023 | Buses & Ferries
It’s been a tough year for public transport users who have had to suffer through thousands of service cancellations, delays and rail network closures. There is now some home that there may be a little bit of light at the tunnel, it won’t be a train as there’s still a heap of work to do on rebuilding the rail network, but it may well be a bus.…
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AT’s Hobson St consultation with a difference

Matt L | May 16, 2023 | Streets & Roads
Auckland Transport are consulting on plans to add new bus lanes on Hobson St as part of the Northwest Bus Improvements that will see the introduction of a Western Express in November. I’ll cover the consultation later in the post but first, this consultation is somewhat unique due to the inclusion of a single comment that we really need to see happen far more often.…
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Auckland Rain Déjà Vu

Matt L | May 10, 2023 | Streets & Roads
It was very much a case of déjà vu all over again yesterday, as Auckland received yet another round of torrential rain, resulting in flooding and significant disruption. Some parts of West Auckland received over 100mm of rain, mostly within just a few hours.…
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