AT’s Hobson St consultation with a difference
Auckland Transport are consulting on plans to add new bus lanes on Hobson St as part of the Northwest Bus Improvements that will see the introduction of a Western Express in November.
I’ll cover the consultation later in the post but first, this consultation is somewhat unique due to the inclusion of a single comment that we really need to see happen far more often.…
37 Comments Auckland Rain Déjà Vu
It was very much a case of déjà vu all over again yesterday, as Auckland received yet another round of torrential rain, resulting in flooding and significant disruption. Some parts of West Auckland received over 100mm of rain, mostly within just a few hours.…
Weekly Roundup 05-May-2023
Welcome to Friday. Here’s our latest roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland
A busy week of coverage at our end: On Monday, Matt covered a few items of news about Wellington’s rail network.…
Penlink to be Tolled
On Monday the government announced Penlink would be tolled. This was far from certain given the government shied away from also tolling Puhoi to Warkworth and Transmission Gully and that Waka Kotahi consulted on this well over a year ago.
Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced the decision to toll O Mahurangi Penlink to futureproof the vital connection in Auckland’s transport network.…
Weekly Roundup 28-April-2023
Welcome to the last Friday in April… that month went fast, eh? Settle in for a read of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland
Another short work week with Anzac Day in the mix creating another welcome long weekend, so just two posts: On Wednesday, Matt looked at the options for the Onehunga line
Thursday’s post was a guest article by Darren Davis and Malcolm McCracken, on the (rolling) tragedy of passenger rail in the lower North Island AWHC Consultation
At the end of March, Waka Kotahi launched a consultation on a future harbour crossing with a variety of bridge and tunnel options presented, with some potentially costing an eye-watering $25 billion.…
Avondale Open Streets – Success
This is a guest post by Jessica Rose, an Avondale resident.
Last weekend Avondale town centre was host to the first Open Streets event in Tamaki Makaurau since 2016. Closing Great North Road to cars, while opening it to people. This is a long time between drinks, considering Open Streets usually take the form of a series of regular events over consecutive weekends.…
AT Parks Some of Its Parking Strategy
In 2015, Auckland Transport adopted a regionwide parking strategy. It represented a big step forward in how parking was to be managed around the region. The biggest problem with it? The fact that AT subsequently completely ignored it.
In 2021, AT decided they needed a new parking strategy and got to work on refreshing it.…
Karangahape Done Right
The completion of the City Rail Link may be delayed, but when it does finally open, up to 40,000 people will flood out of the entrances to the Karanga-a-Hape station every day. Tens of thousands more are expected to arrive or pass through the area on buses, too.…
Reasons to be optimistic about Auckland Transport
Last week I had the chance to sit down with Auckland Transport’s new CEO, Dean Kimpton, and ask him some questions and I think there’s a lot of reasons to be optimistic for the future.
It was only Dean’s sixth day in the role so understandably he’s not going to be over all the details yet, but his understanding of the role – and many of the issues faced by both the organisation and the city – is invariably helped by his previous tenure as Auckland Council’s Chief Operating Officer, and more recently as the Chair of the Eastern Busway Alliance.…
Optimising The Strand
The refresh of the Council’s City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) in 2020 including the vision of transform SH16 through Grafton Gully into a multi-way boulevard as part of plans to support revitalisation of this part the city and improve connections to towards Parnell and the Domain.…
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