Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 2)
This is part 2 of a series covering “Cities in the Year 2000”, a kids’ book on cities published in 1985. Click here for part 1. I suggest reading on a desktop, as the screenshots of the pages should be large enough to read (hopefully).…
12 Comments NZTA’s new “Investment Assessment Framework” – a (small) step in the right direction
The new Government Policy Statement sets a bold and far more balanced policy direction for transport in New Zealand than we have seen for decades. Its strategic direction is based around four key objectives: As well as setting the balance of funding across different areas, the other important thing the GPS does is identify the policy priorities that NZTA must give effect to through their funding decisions.…
Cities in the Year 2000 (chapter 1)
In 2013 or thereabouts, I bought a book from a second hand bookstore in Tirau. Published in 1985, it takes a look at what cities will look like in the distant future: the year 2000. Tune in over the next few weeks, and I’ll take you through it.…
Ridesharing is Making Traffic Worse
One of the promises of ridesharing applications like Uber and Lyft has been that they will help increase vehicle occupancy levels and reduce congestion. However, it seems like the opposite is happening and they are actually making traffic worse. This from the Boston Globe:
One promise of ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft was fewer cars clogging city streets.…
The risks of putting all your eggs in the “driverless cars” basket
A recent New York Times article discusses the arguments for and against putting off investment into public transport, in the hope that developing driverless car technology will make these investments unnecessary. There has been a lot of hype around these cars in recent years, although it is potentially tailing off more recently as the technology progresses a bit slower than expected.…
Hop out of the way of that falling truck, honey
This is a guest post by reader Heidi O’Callahan
On Thursday 8th March this year, a truck heading east up Great North Rd from Waterview failed to negotiate the right-turn corner into Carrington Rd, at the heart of the Pt Chevalier Town Centre.…
AT’s (lack of) Achievement of Carbon Emission and Fuel Usage Targets
This is a guest post from reader Takaite
Background
As 40% of Auckland’s carbon emissions are due to transport, if Auckland is to contribute its share to NZ’s carbon reduction targets this is an area where reductions have to be made.…
GA’s Low Emissions Economy Submission
Patrick wrote last month about Greater Auckland’s submission on a draft report by the Productivity Commission: “Low-Emissions Economy”. Our full submission is available here.
We looked at three chapters of the report – Land Use, Transport, and The Built Environment. Patrick’s post focused on The Built Environment.…
Driverless Cars Progressing Slower Than Expected?
The hype of driverless cars has been strong in recent years. However, a recent article by transport expert Christian Wolmar suggests that things might not be progressing as well as the earlier hype suggested. Wolmar visited an autonomous vehicle exhibition in Germany and some of his observations are really interesting.…
Monitoring the impact of the Regional Fuel Tax
The regional fuel tax (RFT) came into effect yesterday and will used to fund a wide range of projects over the coming decade. But it will also be interesting to see what impact it might have on how people travel. Will we see more people looking to catch public transport, walk or ride a bike?…
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