Weekly Roundup – 22-May-2020
It’s the first Friday of level 2 and we’re allowed back in pubs and bars again. But before you head out for a drink with friends, here’s out weekly roundup. CRL Closure of Mt Eden Station and Porters Ave
City Rail Link have announced new dates for the closure of the Mt Eden Station and Porters Ave level crossing for vehicles.…
49 Comments Flashback Saturday: How everything went wrong for Auckland
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in October 2009.
Strangely enough, while today Auckland is a highly auto-dependent city (notwithstanding recent improvements to the public transport system and the upswing in patronage), this has not always been the case – and certainly this outcome was not completely inevitable.…
Weekly Roundup – 15-May-20
Here’s our weekly roundup. Budget
Many people were looking to yesterday’s budget announcement to see what projects might get the green light as part of the Government’s call for ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure projects. However, it seems that announcement is still some weeks away.…
Is CRL still value for money?
It’s said you shouldn’t respond to every stupid thing you see on the internet but sometimes it’s too hard to resist and that’s the case with an opinion piece published by Newsroom yesterday about the City Rail Link. The piece was written by University of Auckland economics Professor Tim Hazeldine suggesting we should stop building the CRL.…
Weekly Roundup – 08-May-20
It’s Friday again, here’s our roundup of some of the things that have caught our attention this week. PT back to normal from next week
We might be waiting till Monday to find out if the country moves back to Level 2 however Auckland Transport have advised that full PT services resume from then. Hi Auckland,
Our trains, buses and ferries will be back to running on a normal timetable from next week!…
Flashback Saturday: CBD Rail Tunnel Study Announced
(Almost) every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was first published in October 2009.
Well after a lot of bad news relating to public transport recently, it’s very nice to see some good news emerging for once. ARTA and KiwiRail have announced a jointly funded study into Auckland’s CBD Rail Tunnel project, to determine the best route, the best station locations and an economic justification for the project.…
Visions for the future of rail
For some time our rail network has suffered from a short-term approach to investment and development. The investment that has taken place has generally done so on an adhoc basis without clear thought put into long term development and how rail can play a larger role in New Zealand’s transport picture.…
The Tourism Taskforce
Leading image: Anchorage, Abel Tasman National Park
This is a post by Paul Callister and Heidi O’Callahan
Tourism in New Zealand has suffered under Covid 19. As the Queenstown mayor says:
We must diversify our economy. We must also consider the negative side of global tourism and the concern for the effects of mass tourism on our communities and our environment.…
Weekly Roundup – 24-Apr-20
It’s another Friday so here’s a roundup of news you may not have seen. Auckland Transport’s new homepage
I have long been frustrated by AT’s user-unfriendly website that has what should be even basic information hidden many layers deep and often across multiple pages.…
Getting the freight out of the town
Of all the potential new rural motorway projects that get thrown around, including ones recently announced, there’s always one I’m surprised we never hear called for more. Surprised because the two-lane road it would replace carries about twice (or more) as many vehicles every day as any of the other motorway projects that been getting media and political attention.…
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