Weekly Roundup 12-December-2025

We’re now less than two weeks until Christmas Day, can you believe it? Our second-to-last roundup of the year, featuring stories that caught our eye this week. Today’s header image is Canada St, courtesy of Jolisa. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt looked at topics for Council’s inaugural meeting of the Transport and Infrastructure Delivery Committee, including higher public transport fares On Tuesday, Patrick explored a specific example of how local control of local streets could be good, actually On Wednesday, Connor broke the news that AT is looking to re-open Queen St to all-comers overnight (and launched a quick campaign to restore sanity) And on Thursday, Tim asked if the current state of Lightpath is a metaphor for the state of Auckland in general.…
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Weekly Roundup 5-December-2025

Ho ho how is it December already?! Welcome to the end of another week, and another roundup of stories that caught our eye in the realm of transport, urbanism, and opportunities to make our little city that little bit greater… This week’s header image (taken by Jolisa) shows the city after Wednesday’s storm, as seen from Coyle Park, in a Christmassy colour scheme.…
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Light Rail Lives On?

Earlier this year Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, invited submissions for Round 2 of its Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP), looking to help identify proposals and projects that: are nationally important will meet New Zealand’s strategic objectives represent good value for money and can be delivered.…
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Weekly Roundup 24-October-2025

Here’s a bumper crop of things we came across this week to get you ready for the long weekend! This Week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday, Matt dove into the unaffordable reality of the governments RoNS programme. On Wednesday Patrick examined a quicker (and cheaper) way to complete the rapid transit network.…
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Weekly Roundup 4-July-2025

Hope everyone’s been keeping dry! Here’s some interesting news that’s caught our attention this week. This Week in Greater Auckland On Monday Connor did a deep dive on NZTA’s self-conflicting decisions for the SH16 Brigham to Waimauku project. Wednesday Matt take a look at the Transport Plans for Downtown West.…
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