Improving Wellesley St
A paper to the Auckland Transport board tomorrow is looking for approval and funding to finally make some progress on another of the key city centre public transport projects – the Wellesley St Bus Improvements (WSBI). This along with the Te Hā Noa – the Victoria St Linear Park are two of the flagship projects as part of the council’s Midtown Regeneration plans.…
60 Comments September-23 AT Board Meeting
Today the AT board meet again and once again I’ve taken a look at what’s on the agenda to find the most interesting items. Closed Agenda
Interestingly when I first looked at the agendas this paper was there but at the time of writing this post it had been removed.…
Weekly Roundup 8-September-2023
Welcome to Friday The week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran a guest post from Malcolm McCracken about the Carrington (Unitec) Development.
On Wednesday Matt looked at the draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport, which is also effectively Labour’s election policy.…
Improving Carrington Rd?
With all of the housing planned for the Carrington development (as well as additional development happening within the wider area, Auckland Transport have launched an initial consultation on plans to upgrade Carrington Rd with bus/transit and bike lanes.
The Carrington Road Improvements project is evaluating how space within the street can best be used, to accommodate population growth and provide people with improved travel options.…
August-23 AT Board Meeting
It’s been a few months since the last AT board meeting but the next one is today – and there’s a lot on the agenda. So, here’s a look at some of the things that stand out Closed Agenda
AT have been moving a lot of items into the open session of their meeting which is great but there are still a few things in the closed session.…
AT Pulls the Parking Lever
Yesterday Auckland Transport announced that they’d discovered they can change parking prices across the region.
From 28 August new hourly rates will apply for on-street parking and parking at Auckland Transport-managed parking buildings across the region, Auckland Transport says.
The revised parking charges from next Monday are the first region-wide changes to parking charges in over a decade – since Auckland Transport was formed in November 2010.…
August’s Important Regional Consultations
There are a few important consultations on at the moment that are worth highlighting as some close this week, including one today. Local Board Plans – feedback closing 4pm today
Auckland Council are consulting on three-year plans for each local board.…
Rail Safety and closing level crossings
It’s rail safety week – and as part of their latest safety campaign, Kiwirail have highlighted just how many collisions and near misses there are:
In the year to 30 June, 40 vehicles or people collided with trains across the national rail network and there were 305 near misses.…
The Harbour Crossing Boondoggle
Yesterday, not to be outdone by National’s mega roads plan, Labour announced an absurd $35-45 billion harbour crossing programme that doubles down on the transport planning mistakes of Auckland’s past.
Two new three lane road tunnels under the Waitemata Harbour, one going in each direction, and a separate light rail tunnel that will link to the existing Auckland Light Rail corridor is the proposed plan for a second Auckland harbour crossing, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Transport Minister David Parker announced today.…
The Pothole Blame Game
Potholes have become an election issue with both National and Labour blaming each other for the state of our roads.
For its part, National have created a $500 million Pothole Repair Fund
Asked whether this was a political gimmick Brown said: “Not at all, this is a reality of our roads being in the worst state they’ve ever been and the need for us to be investing in making sure that they are safe to drive on so we can keep our economy moving.”…
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