Integrated Ticketing Project Update
At yesterday’s Transport Committee meeting perhaps one of the most interesting things we learned was through a presentation by Fergus Gammie from Auckland Transport on what progress is being made on the integrated ticketing project. There have been a number of media releases to do with this project in the past that have told us next to nothing about the details of this project – so it was good to finally get a few answers to the questions I have.…
17 Comments Auckland Transport: so much for openness and transparency
The Auckland Transport CCO has promised a lot about being open and transparent in its operation – and in some respects there have been good signs. The board papers from last month’s board meeting are now (finally) online, anyone who likes can rock along to the December meeting of the CCO’s board tomorrow (9am in the old Waitakere City Council chambers if you’re interested).…
Transport in Auckland: 2011-2016
As I briefly noted in my previous post, I helped make a presentation on behalf of the Campaign for Better Transport at today’s meeting of the Auckland Council Transport Committee. The presentation can be read in its entirety here, and a powerpoint presentation of what I showed the Transport Committee (which is a summary) can be read here.…
Transport Committee Meeting
The second meeting of the Auckland Council transport committee is happening on Monday (today for most of you reading this) – at 9.30am in the Reception Lounge of the Auckland Town Hall. There are some interesting items on the agenda: A discussion about the “Next-Bike” bike hire scheme, and what the preferred future form for this scheme is – given that the current business unfortunately hasn’t been profitable enough to continue.…
How to provide “low demand” public transport?
I can imagine what one of the biggest challenges for public transport planners must be – dealing with how to provide public transport for low demand routes. There are a number of reasons why public transport provision is necessary – environmental, economic and social.…
Integrated Ticketing: more questions than answers
Well I wasn’t quite right with my guess about what today’s integrated ticketing announcement was going to be – in that it’s not an announcement over the name of the card. Instead, it’s actually a useful bit of information that we’re heading towards resolving some of the difficulties associated with implementing the project.…
“Hop Card” unveiled tomorrow?
I received an email today from the communications team at Auckland Transport, advising that there is to be a media conference tomorrow at 2pm to announce something to do with the “next phase of integrated ticketing”. Unfortunately I can’t make the media briefing tomorrow – though I’ll blog about it once I know for sure what has been announced.…
The Uncertain Future
A number of international stories have caught my attention recently. I’ve been thinking about how they relate to NZ and Auckland in particular. The more I’ve reflected on them the more I’ve become convinced that the future is very uncertain technologically (more than anytime previously) and of critical importance will be our need for a flexible, efficient, transport system.…
“Transport Stress”
There was an interesting article in the NZ Herald today on the issue of “Transport Stress”, which was based on the findings of an IBM study into the effects of transportation on our general psychological wellbeing. Here are some excerpts:
Almost a third of Auckland drivers believe traffic congestion is harming their health and performance at work or in class, according to an international survey out today.…
Auckland Transport’s draft SOI
When it became clear that the establishment of the Auckland Super City would involve the divesting of around 75% of the council’s business into standalone “council controlled organisations” (CCOs), the big question became to what extent the council would really control those organisations.…
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