Category: Weekly Roundup

Tēnā koutou. With the arrival of Hakihea/December it’s truly the downhill run now. Counting down the sleeps til Kirihimete? Cover image: Faraday St, Melbourne, re-imagined. Image from RMIT. The week in Greater Auckland In Monday’s post, Matt examined AT’s planned mitigation of the Southern Line rail shutdowns, and suggested a few improvements.…

Kia ora! Is that summer we can see on the horizon? The city is definitely starting to feel festive. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt argued that it makes more sense to upgrade Swanson than Henderson in preparation for the post-CRL network.…

Ata mārie. There’s a stormy looking weekend ahead in Tāmaki but don’t worry, Weekly Roundup has plenty to keep you entertained. Cover image via Twitter. The week in Greater Auckland Monday’s post discussed the Government’s just-released consultation about options for a new Waitematā harbour crossing.…

Ata mārie, and happy Rāmere. Welcome to a rainy-day roundup. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt wrote a back-to-basics explanation of how transport investment shapes the way people travel, in response to some frustrating arguments in Auckland Council’s first meeting of the new term.…

Kia ora, we’re heading into Whiringa-a-Rangi (November) and weekly roundup’s back with a weekend’s worth of stories for you. Header image: the world’s longest train, via Twitter. The week in Greater Auckland Monday’s post was a guest post by Aaron Schiff about changes in Auckland’s young(ish) adult population over time.…

Nau mai haere mai to another weekly roundup. Did anyone else forget that it’s Labour Weekend? Well, here we are. The week in Greater Auckland Monday’s post, a guest post by George Weeks, reminded us that many European cities have had to solve all of the same problems we’re grappling with.…

Kia ora. While much of the country is settling in to new mayors and councils, Weekly Roundup is here as always to deliver the interesting transport stories. Header image via modacitylife. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, we delivered a letter to Auckland’s new mayor, spelling out the big transport and urban issues we think he should take a look at.…

Tēnā koutou, he rāmere anō. Friday’s weekly roundup here again. Heater image: not in fact Te Wai Pounamu during this week’s cold snap, but a train in Jura, Switzerland, from The Guardian. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt wrote about AT’s new (and yet old) plans for a cycleway along Rathgar Road in Henderson. …

Tēnā koutou. We’ve made it to the last Weekly Roundup of September! Cover image by Mitchell Houlbrook, via Twitter. The week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday, Matt reflected on what’s been achieved for transport in 5 years of the Labour-led government.…

Kia ora koutou. Public holiday on Monday AND daylight savings begins on Sunday. The week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt wrote about the proposed Reshaping Streets legislation changes, for which submissions closed on Monday night. In Tuesday’s post, Heidi encouraged all of us to get out and vote, march and motivate: vote in the local body elections, march in today’s Fridays for Future climate protest, and motivate each other to join in.…