Rethinking AMETI/Eastern Busway
With the election of a new Government, we can have a little rethink of several proposed projects. One of these projects is AMETI, also now known as the Eastern Busway. This is a project that has been underway since before Auckland Transport existed and all political parties have supported yet seems to make little progress.…
53 Comments South Auckland’s missing bus lanes
Back in December last year, newly elected Mayor Phil Goff looked to assert some authority over Auckland Transport through a Letter of Expectation. It included clear expectations about the need for more bus lanes with comments such as:
We invite you to broaden your perspective beyond transport models and engage with Council, its plans, and the other CCOs.…
CRL bus stop changes 3.0
A reality of a project like the City Rail Link is disruption. This disruption creates challenges but it can also provide interesting opportunities too.
Challenges
One of the challenges has been that Albert St has long been one of Auckland’s most significant bus corridors.…
NZTA still sabotaging the Northwest Busway
The NZTA not building a Northwest Busway alongside the upgrades to State Highway 16 is already shaping up as one of the biggest in Auckland’s long and notable history of transport mistakes. While investigations have been underway since at least 2011, NZTA have continued to ignore the pressing need for this project in their work to progress this part of the Western Ring Route.…
Will the Eastern Busway ever get built?
The Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI), or the Eastern Busway as AT now call it, has rightfully been listed as one of Auckland’s highest priority projects for around a decade. It was listed as the second most important transport project in the region in the 30-year Auckland Plan and has been one of the top items in every local and central government transport plan or policy since, including recent election promises.…
Trucks in bus lanes?
An opinion piece in the Herald by David Aitken, Chief Executive of the National Road Carriers caught my attention yesterday.
He starts by talking about how Auckland is growing rapidly, that addressing congestion needs to be a priority and then the role that trucks play in the economy.…
Fanshawe bus lane gets permanent enforcement
Despite what some claim, the main issues with bus and transit lanes are that there are not enough of them, that they don’t operate for long enough and that even where they do exist, they can become clogged with cars ignoring the rules.…
Broken Business Cases
A few weeks ago, Steven Joyce spoke regarding traditional cost-benefit basis, here is what he said reported in NZ Herald:
Some projects in Auckland, such as the City Rail Link, did not stack up on a traditional cost-benefit basis, he said, although the Government has committed to funding for it.”…
Why aren’t we building the NW Busway?
In just 39 days, on June 11, Auckland Transport will roll out the new bus network for West Auckland. From a quick look, most of the network confirmed over two years ago remains the same, although there do seem to be a few changes, mainly to do with the peak services.…
AT Rejects Allowing Electric Vehicles in Bus Lanes
Back in May, the Government announced a policy of allowing electric vehicles into bus lanes and high-occupancy vehicle lanes as part of a package to increase electric vehicle uptake. We opposed this because it would clog up lanes, slow down buses, reducing PT speed and ultimately potentially put our recent ridership growth at risk.…
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