It’s Raining Congestion
Yesterday afternoon it rained and traffic around the region ground to a halt, once again highlighting why it is so important that our city gets on with improving the alternatives to driving.
For additional irony, this happened on the same day the IPCC synthesis report landed, putting the focus on how cities can pull their weight to quickly lower emissions and improve our lives – and the same day our local paper led with a story on speeding up the drive to reduce traffic.…
44 Comments Make buses better to combat March Madness
Tomorrow is March and with it we well and after a couple of years off due to the pandemic, our transport system is well and truly in the midst of March Madness again. March Madness is where our demand on our entire transport system is typically at it’s highest.…
Weekly Roundup 24-February-2023
Kia ora, Was this a ‘normal’ week? Cautiously optimistic that the weekend will be uneventful too. The week in Greater Auckland
On Monday, Matt wondered why the public transport projects we build here seems so much more expensive than similar projects in other countries.…
AT’s PT plan needs an injection of aspiration
The Regional Public Transport Plan (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, over a 10-year period.…
Weekly Roundup 17-February-2023
Kia ora, everyone: it’s been a tough week for the whole country, with the massive devastation and loss of lives, livelihoods, and neighbourhoods caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Our hearts go out to everyone affected. The Week in Greater Auckland
On Monday Matt wrote about how we need Auckland Transport and Kiwirail to do a better job in managing the reliability of our public transport network.…
An AT PT update and ATAP by another name
Tomorrow the Auckland Council’s Transport Committee meets and there are a few notable items on the agenda.
The meeting will have presentations about the Waitematā Harbour Connections Project and an interim Update Auckland Floods and Infrastructure Impacts but there are no reports yet for either of those. …
Improving AT’s responses to PT disruption
Disruptions to public transport have long been a frustrating fact of life in Auckland, but the last year has taken this to a whole new level, with the ongoing longterm rail shutdowns with bus replacement services, plus thousands of bus cancellations a day becoming a regular occurrence.…
Rail buses are a pain – but they don’t have to be
This is a guest post by reader Grady Connell. It was originally published (in October 2022) on Today FM.
Road closed ahead. It’s a dreaded sign to see during any journey on the roading network. Seeing this sign usually means bumper-to-bumper traffic and a 10-minute or more longer detour winding through random back streets to get to your destination.…
Weekly Roundup 13-January-2023
Welcome back to our Weekly Roundup, where we cover some of the many stories from home and abroad that caught our eyes recently. This week’s header image is courtesy of @ScootFoundation on Twitter, and pretty accurately captures the vibe and the weather of early 2023.…
2023 – The Year Ahead
Welcome to 2023. After wrapping up 2022 before Christmas, here’s a look at some of the things we can expect to see and will be watching for this year. Public Transport
Public Transport Disruption
Disruption to our PT network dominated much of last year, first with the driver shortages then with news of the planned rail network shutdowns, the first of which is now underway. …
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