Why diverting buses to Maungawhau is a bad idea
Over the last three years the Mayor has come up with a few transport ideas that might sound good at first but just don’t make practical sense – his Harbour Crossing proposal is a classic example – and he’s just added another to his list: diverting buses from nearby arterial routes directly to Maungawhau station.…
42 Comments Weekly Roundup 6-June-2025
Already halfway through 2025, here’s the first roundup for winter of different stories that have caught our attention! This week on Greater Auckland On Tuesday Patrick did a deep dive into productivity, transport, and the City Centre.
On Thursday Matt examined the Auditor Generals report into the reliability of public transport in Auckland and AT’s response.…
Auditor General looks at the reliability of public transport in Auckland
Reliability of public transport is one of the most important factors in how much trust people have in the system. When PT works as expected, with services, including transfers, turning up on time and whisking you to your destination quickly free from congestion, it is amazing and changes how you feel about the city and your day.…
Richer or poorer?
Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel, and a previous director of Waka Kotahi/NZTA.
Recently there has been some good attention on New Zealand’s relatively low productivity. Just last week the Mayor led on this issue: Brown stressed that Auckland’s economic future relies on shifting from low productivity and long hours to high-value, scalable innovation.…
Weekly Roundup 30-May-2025
A quieter week from us in after the last one, but here’s some stuff that caught our attention. Feel free to share anything you found in the comments! This week on Greater Auckland On Wednesday, we had a guest post from Darren Davis about the state of rail across Aotearoa.…
What’s up with cycleway ridership? The numbers!
The current government might be inexplicably hostile to cycling as a transport mode, and COVID might have changed the nature of work and thus commuting, especially in places like the city centre. But that’s not stopping people getting on their bike – especially as most trips aren’t even work trips.…
The state of the rails across Aotearoa
This is a guest post by Darren Davis. It originally appeared on his excellent blog, Adventures in Transitland, which we encourage you to check out. It is shared by kind permission. In a recent blog post, I outlined the implications of the 2024-2027 Rail Network Investment Plan for Aotearoa/ New Zealand’s rail network.…
Weekly Roundup 23-May-2025
It’s been a busy week. Here are a few things that caught our attention – as always, feel free to share relevant links in the comments so we can all catch up with the news on cities and what makes them great!…
The (illegible) fine print: speed reversals hit train, bus, bike networks
The situation: Auckland Transport is in a lonely race to raise speeds on hundreds of local streets (over 1500, in fact) under the new Speed Rule. This is evidently by choice – other cities are taking a more considered and rational approach.…
Will the Auckland City Skyline ever change again?
It’s been nearly five years since the NPS-UD directed councils to enable more apartment-style housing in high-access areas. After years of delay, Auckland’s response — Plan Change 78 (PC78) — is finally up for a key vote before the Planning Committee on May 22.…
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