Political cynicism and lies on migration
This is a guest post by Daphne Lawless. Like all Guest Posts it does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Greater Auckland.
Greater Auckland often posts Guest Posts on Urban Issues such as Housing and Transport from all sides. We welcome all submissions and encourage people to submit on these issues.…
166 Comments This is what disruption looks like
Over the last few years, there has been a lot of loose talk about ‘disruptive technology’ in the transport space. For instance, in 2014 researchers down in Wellington started talking about how autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and ride-hailing apps would ‘disrupt’ the entire transport sector.…
ATs new Statement of Intent
Every year Auckland Transport release a Statement of Intent (SOI), which is a document essentially saying what the organisation will be doing over the next three years and how that aligns with council priorities. This is one of the key tools the council has to control AT.…
What Kiwirail is investing their budget money in
In the government’s budget last month, they allocated $450 million to Kiwirail over the next two years
$450 million of that funding will be invested in KiwiRail over the next two financial years.
“KiwiRail has achieved significant productivity and efficiency improvements over the past two years, despite the challenges of the November 2016 earthquake and the Midland Line fire,” Mr Bridges says.…
London’s new transport strategy
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, recently released his new transport strategy and – in short – it looks fantastic. Crucially, the strategy recognises that transport is – literally – a means to an end and it really focuses on the question of how transport in London can contribute to that city being a great place.…
Simon Bridges digs more holes on The Nation
On Saturday, Transport Minister Simon Bridges was interviewed on The Nation about transport in Auckland. It was an astonishing interview in which I feel Bridges managed to dig more holes than he filled in. You can watch the interview here and Scoop has a transcript here.…
Let have ‘safety-first’ speed limits – Submissions due now!
This is a guest post from Bevan Woodward
NZTA is updating the country’s speed limit setting rule, but is unwilling to put New Zealanders’ safety first.
New Zealand’s road toll is by high international standards and is particularly bad for our most vulnerable road users.…
Jun-17 AT Board Meeting
Time has rolled around again for another AT board meeting. I’ve taken a look at some of the key reports to hopefully find some interesting information.
Closed Agenda
There are a few items on the closed agenda for next week but two look the most interesting and both seem to be related to buying more trains.…
Road Pricing responses
There have been some interesting responses to the announcement last week that the government and council would be looking into road pricing, including many with very similar themes to what we’ve suggested.
Simon Wilson published an excellent piece at The Spinoff on Friday highlighting that we can’t afford to wait years for solutions and that there was a lot that could be done in the short-term to make a difference.…
Hamilton Rail in holding pattern
We’ve long been supporters of extending passenger rail services to Hamilton and have written about it on numerous occasions. Done well, it could provide not only a useful transport service but also open a new front to help combat Auckland’s housing crisis.…
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