Committing to the CAM-PBC
This is a guest post by sustainable transport and accessibility advocate Tim Adriaansen.
Today, Auckland Council’s Planning Committee is set to endorse the Cycling and Micromobility Programme Business Case (or CAM-PBC), which establishes 3 possible investment pathways for cycling in Auckland: The first is a $306 million programme which is currently funded under the Regional Land Transport Plan and is expected to deliver 45km of protected cycleways, including 4 focus areas.…
58 Comments Unpicking the method behind Council’s SCA assessments
This is a guest post by Anna Michels. Anna is an Urban Designer at HUE in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Auckland Council has released its proposed changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan in response to Central Government directions under the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) and incorporating the Medium Density Residential Standard (MDRS) within the Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters Bill that was passed at the end of 2021.…
We need to build our bike network much cheaper and faster
Around a month ago Whau Local Board member Jessica Rose wrote a guest post on the New Lynn to Avondale cycleway. A tweet-thread with great pics by Russell Brown the other day highlights that this route isn’t far away from opening with Jessica confirming it’s due to open on 24 May.…
More on Maioro
One of the big challenges for Auckland Transport (and other transport agencies) is how to get more out of our existing road networks, because large scale road widening is both politically challenging and any time you need to move kerbs and services it becomes horrendously expensive.…
Weekly Roundup 29-April-2022
Tēnā koutou katoa. We’re all feeling thoroughly used to these short weeks – hope you’ve enjoyed some rest and quality time over Easter and Anzac weekend. Back to normal a tērā wiki! The week in Greater Auckland
On Tuesday, Heidi wrote about the Eastern Busway, and proposed a strategy for achieving it without a whole lot of expensive and disruptive property acquisition.…
Northern Busway Extension Opens Soon
Auckland Transport have announced that the Northern Busway extension will open in just over a week’s time.
We’re pleased to announce that on Sunday 8 May the Northern Busway extension between Constellation Station and Albany Station will be open for use.…
Electric Ferries for Auckland
Some ferry good news yesterday with the government announcing funding to build two electric ferries for Auckland.
Auckland harbour ferries are set to get quieter, cleaner and greener, thanks to two new fully-electric ferries for commuters and sightseers to travel on, Minister for Energy and Resources Dr Megan Woods announced today.…
A Proposition for East Auckland
I cycled along the Eastern Busway from Panmure to Pakuranga on Friday. It is a nice cycleway: comfortable, intuitive, and with some nice views, particularly from the bridge.
The busway looked inviting, too – smooth and efficient. I love buses.
It was all surprisingly… short, though.…
Weekly roundup 22-April-2022
Kia ora! Another short week, but there’s still lots happening in our weekly roundup… The week in Greater Auckland
Tuesday’s post looked at pros and cons of through-routing buses in the city centre.
In Wednesday’s post, Matt explored Auckland Council’s proposed changes to the Unitary Plan in response to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development.…
Time to end our safer speeds experiment?
It’s important to give credit where it’s due. Auckland Transport’s Safer Speeds team deserves credit for a life-saving intervention that’s been flying under the radar, even as news headlines highlight the ongoing avoidable and heartbreaking harm to people just trying to get where they’re going.…
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