Category: Weekly Roundup

It’s Friday and we’ve got a long weekend ahead of us so here’s a few things that caught our attention this week to enjoy for some weekend reading. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt looked at the latest versions of Auckland Transport’s Rapid Transit Network maps On Wednesday Matt covered the completion of the the summer rail shutdown – though we do have another rail shutdown this weekend.…

It’s Friday again and so we’re bringing back the weekly roundup again. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt covered the news that the new government has officially cancelled Auckland’s (tunnelled) light rail project. On Wednesday we shared a post about the idea of straightening the 25 bus route.…

Welcome to 2024. After wrapping up 2023, here’s a look at some of the things we can expect to see and will be watching for this year. Public Transport Ridership Recovery The last few years have been extremely disruptive for public transport ridership, initially from COVID but then we were hit with massive disruption across all modes with staffing shortages on buses and ferries, and the need for Kiwirail to rebuild large parts of the rail network resulting in closures.…

We’re only a few days away from the end of the year, so it’s time for a quick wrap-up of the most important things that happened in 2023. Thank you to everyone who has visited the blog and supported us in making Auckland greater.…

It’s Friday again and Christmas is just around the corner. Here’s our final weekly roundup of the year. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday we ran a guest post about the existential threat for NZs rail network – yet again On Tuesday Matt wrote about how we need better enforcement if AT wants to stop “bad parking cards” CRL Cash Grab The Herald wrote about how the YMCA are trying to get $18 million out of the Auckland Council for the CRL passing under their property on the corner of Pitt St and Greys Ave YMCA North Inc wanted $18 million compensation for Auckland Council compulsorily acquiring land under its valuable city site for the $5.5 billion City Rail Link but the council only offered it $262,000.…

It’s Friday again, here’s some articles that caught our attention this week. This week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt looked the council’s Long Term Plan discussions and the impact that might have for the government On Thursday Matt covered the latest advice from the Climate Change Commission.…

It’s Friday again and Christmas is fast approaching. Here’s some of the stories that caught our attention. This week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday Matt covered some of the recent talk around the costs, benefits and challenges with the City Rail Link.…

Wow, it’s December already, and it’s a Friday. So here are few things that caught our attention recently. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt covered the new government’s coalition agreements and what they mean for transport. On Tuesday Matt looked at AT’s plans for fare increases as well as some poor comments about PT and Cycling from it’s CEO.…

It’s Friday again! Maybe today we’ll finally have a government again. Roll into the weekend with some of the articles that caught our attention this week. And as always, feel free to add your links and observations in the comments. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt wrote about a welcome development: AT and Waka Kotahi execs tasting their own dog food, by riding the new WX bus route to see how it’s working.…

It’s Friday and we’re still waiting to see if we’ll have a government. In the meantime, here are some things that caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Matt covered the launch of the new Western Express On Wednesday looked at the latest next steps for congestion pricing Congestion Pricing Next Steps Approved We’ll start our roundup with the two items we covered this week.…