Getting the rail network up to speed
The scale of delays on our rail network was highlighted by the Herald last week – and while it’s bad, it also highlights the huge opportunity for getting our rail network back up to speed.
KiwiRail has promised to cut delays on Auckland trains, amid growing concerns about the readiness of the city’s failing rail network for the opening of the $5.5 billion City Rail Link in 2026.…
47 Comments 2023 Census first look: how we travel to work and school
Last week finally saw the first major release of detailed data from last year’s Census. There are a huge number of stories to be told from this data. Over the next few weeks we’ll be illuminating a few of them – starting today with an initial look at how New Zealanders travel for work and education.…
Nine public transit lessons from Perth
This guest post by Darren Davis originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, and is republished here by kind permission.
A while ago, I wrote about Perth’s public transport journey, outlining how Perth got to where it is now.…
The Mayor’s Plan for Bridging the Harbour
Discussion of another harbour crossing has been in the news a lot recently as a result of Mayor Wayne Brown pushing for a bridge from Point Chev to Birkenhead. While I believe his proposal is bad, at least some of his reasoning behind his push for a bridge is correct.…
Postcard from Sydney: Southwest and City Metro extension
This is a guest post from Sydney reader Nik Clement After 2 years in Auckland I moved back to Sydney just over a year ago. While in Auckland, I went to the opening of Puhinui station and used it a fair bit, living in Manukau Central and being able to walk to Puhinui station, more often taking the Airport Link to meet up with both Southern Line, Eastern Line or Southern Express Rail buses, during periods of track maintenance, which happened frequently.…
In praise of crosstown buses: refreshing the OuterLink
Waiting for an orange OuterLink bus can feel like the old saying: you wait ages for a bus, and then three come along at once. The solution, which will be implemented as part of Auckland’s newest Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP), is to unknot the loop in order to give the route a reliable beginning and an endpoint.
Auckland’s Frequent Transit Network hits 40 routes
… now we need to tell people about it! This guest post by Pete Moth (Head of PT development, Auckland Transport) originally appeared on LinkedIn, and is republished here with kind permission. Cast your mind back to late 2016.
Auckland has just electrified its rail network, and the 2024 Olympics will shortly be announced as being hosted by Paris.…
Congestion Pricing to move forward
Yesterday, Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced some progress on congestion pricing and it’s a mix of good, bad and ugly.
The Government will introduce legislation this year to enable time of use schemes to be developed to reduce travel times on our busiest roads and boost economic growth, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.…
Three lessons for Auckland from Transport for London
This is a guest post by Charlotte Billing. Charlotte is a strategist and Co-Director of Place Creative, and is currently researching how public consultation and narrative impact decision-making in New Zealand.
The header image is an art collaboration between Andrew Hudson and Transport for London, via the artist’s Instagram.…
Parking up in the RLTP
Last week, the Council endorsed the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) following it being signed off by the Regional Transport Committee – essentially just the Auckland Transport board with a different hat on – this, despite the RLTP not aligning with the Council’s own climate action plan.…
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