“Hop” confirmed as name for Auckland smart-card
Well it seems like the rumours were correct – Auckland’s equivalent of London’s Oyster Card and Hong Kong’s Octopus Card is going to be called the “Hop Card”. The NZ Herald ran this story today:
London has its Oyster public transport card, Hong Kong an Octopus and Wellingtonians their Snapper, but Aucklanders will be hopping on to dry land with their new ticket to ride.…
6 Comments New HOP readers for future payment options
Auckland Transport have started rolling out new HOP card readers around the network and over the next three months, all of them on buses, at train stations and ferry wharves will be replaced. The change itself is not that remarkable, with the new readers looking similar to what is already on buses today.…
Who Knew Hop Expires
Just over 11 years ago, HOP as we know it today was first launched to the public. Overall the system has worked well and having a single integrated transport ticket was one of the instrumental elements that helped transform public transport in Auckland.…
A HOP too far? The end of cash fares
Auckland Transport has ruled out bringing back cash fares on buses, as reported by Newshub and picked up by other outlets including Pacific Media News, whose tweet puts it in terms anyone who’s been a teenager can probably relate to… Gone are the days of scabbing a few coins to bus home – Auckland Transport rules out bringing back cash fares.…
Northern Pathway ‘rethink’ on the cards
Yesterday an article in the NZ Herald suggested that the Government is having second thoughts about the Northern Pathway walking and cycling bridge across the Waitemata Harbour.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson wants the Government to bring forward work on a second Waitematā crossing, likely to be a tunnel.…
HOP SHOP FLOP
Auckland Transport have some work before them to make buying HOP cards and topping them up easier. It’s often a long way to a HOP card vendor or top up location, and you generally need to know where they are in advance because wayfinding is minimal.…
Planning and transport postcard from Japan
This is a guest post from reader Malcolm M
One of the first things noticeable to Western tourists visiting Japanese cities is how little traffic there is. Here is the morning peak on the main street of Ginza, Tokyo. Instead it’s crowded on the subway line beneath the street, and plenty of people walk from the subway station to their destination.…
HOP improvements stopped
Promised upgrades and improvements to ATs HOP card due to roll out this year have been dropped due to a new national ticketing system that may take six to eight years to introduce.
Of all the improvements to public transport in the last few decades, one of the most important and successful was the introduction of HOP.…
Ministry of Transport’s report card makes for grim reading
Last year the Ministry of Transport was subjected to a performance review, the results of which are now out and they don’t make for good reading. Out of the 28 attributes and tasks they were rated on, only in five were they considered ‘well placed’, only the second highest rating.…
AT to fix HOP top up issue and more
Following on the recently raised issue of online HOP top ups disappearing if customers don’t tag on within 60 days, last week Mayor Phil Goff announced Auckland Transport were making changes.
Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed changes, made at his request, to the Auckland Transport (AT) HOP card refund system.…
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