ARTA’s Public Transport Vision
At the July 2010 Board Meeting of NZTA, ARTA made a quite interesting presentation – what they called “Auckland’s Public Transport Strategy”. The whole presentation can be downloaded here (it’s really just a quick Microsoft Powerpoint display), and there are some parts of it that are worthy of sharing – and of further comment.…
13 Comments Update on PTMA changes
There were quite a few terrible things that happened to public transport last year, thanks to our good friend the Minister of Transport. One of the most depressing were announcements that the Public Transport Management Act – an utterly critical piece of legislation passed in 2008 to create better integration and cost-effectiveness in public transport delivery – was going to be gutted.…
Density and Public Transport
It’s always fun having debates about city densities and public transport. A post by Jarrett Walker at Humantransit.org makes an excellent contribution to the debate – as we seek to answer the age old question of “does density matter when it comes to the viability of public transport?”…
GG loves PT
Governor General slams Auckland’s traffic congestion
Auckland’s traffic congestion was decried by Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand yesterday as a “deadweight” on the region’s productivity.
Sir Anand, who grew up in Auckland, said heavy investment in motorways and the decline of public transport after trams were taken off the roads in the 1950s had led to severe congestion to the detriment of both individuals and the economy.…
Fares rise – again
With perhaps the shortest notice ever, we have now learned the extent to which public transport fares are going to rise on October 1st because of the hike in GST from 12.5% to 15%. Here’s ARTA’s media release:
Public Transport fares to rise in line with GST increase
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) announced today the government’s GST increase will come into effect for all public transport fares in Auckland starting on Friday
1st October 2010.…
New Parking Buildings?
I’ve noticed a few construction sites as I head around the city that I know are (or look like) new parking building being built. They are: The large parking building being built on Quay Street
A small building at the intersection of Dominion and View Roads
A three or four story building on the site of the University of Auckland’s Medical School across the Auckland Hospital Is any one able to shed a bit of light on these sites?…
No Vehicle Weight Limits in Canterbury
Last Tuesday Parliament passed the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act. Put simply this act allows the Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, to amend any law he wants, apart from 5 constitutional laws and the right of Habeus Corpus, via Orders in Council (OIC).…
Easy Transport Auckland
The Campaign for Better Transport, Walk Auckland, Cycle Action Auckland and Living Streets Aotearoa have created a new campaign and website looking at affordable transport initiatives the new Council can make during it’s first term to create a much better transport system for the city.…
Transport differences emerge in mayoral race
In the race for Auckland’s “super-mayoralty” it has been encouraging to see all major candidates nearly “falling over themselves” to support the large rail projects that Auckland so desperately needs (like the CBD rail tunnel) and even ones that we can probably live without for a few more decades (like North Shore rail).…
Is fare-free a fair go?
It’s been a while since I posted anything so I thought I’d step in while Josh is away to help keep things ticking over, my apoligies for the length and wordiness of this one!
The outcome of last Sunday’s motorway closure in Newmarket left me with some sense of vindication as a public transport advocate.…
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