Why AT should aim high on raised crossings
Raised crossings have been in the news recently and we’re hearing that, in response, Auckland Transport is considering reviewing its whole programme. The idea seems to be to review all current and planned raised crossings for aspects like costs and community support.…
244 Comments PT use up but fare increases coming
Yesterday Auckland Transport were celebrating, as the most recent Sunday was the busiest Sunday they’ve ever had. That’s a great outcome and I’m sure the recent car parking issues at malls has probably helped encourage a bit of use too.
The previous busiest Sunday was November 24 2019, which was also a Santa Parade day.…
Weekly Roundup 27-October-2023
It’s Friday again so here’s a few articles that have caught our attention recently. This Week in Greater Auckland On Tuesday Matt looked at the AT’s plans to improve some of the PT basics to get usage growing.
On Thursday a guest post from George Weeks reviewed the book Paved Paradise.…
May-23 AT Board Meeting
It’s been two months, but today the Auckland Transport board meet again. There’s a lot on the agenda so I can’t cover it all in this post but here are some of the highlights from their regular board papers. The open session starts at 11am and can be watched on this Teams link.…
Weekly Roundup 26-May-2023
Welcome to Friday – again! Hard to believe we’re almost in June. Here’s our latest roundup of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland On Monday, Matt covered the transport highlights from this year’s Budget.
On Tuesday, Matt asked if the end is finally in sight for bus disruption
Yesterday, Matt looked at some of the implications on other projects of the delay on the City Rail Link Reminder on Karanga-a-Hape Station neighbourhood Consultation
A quick reminder that today is the last day to give feedback on the consultation for improvements around the Karanga-a-Hape station entrances.…
Weekly Roundup 28-April-2023
Welcome to the last Friday in April… that month went fast, eh? Settle in for a read of stories that caught our eye this week. The Week in Greater Auckland
Another short work week with Anzac Day in the mix creating another welcome long weekend, so just two posts: On Wednesday, Matt looked at the options for the Onehunga line
Thursday’s post was a guest article by Darren Davis and Malcolm McCracken, on the (rolling) tragedy of passenger rail in the lower North Island AWHC Consultation
At the end of March, Waka Kotahi launched a consultation on a future harbour crossing with a variety of bridge and tunnel options presented, with some potentially costing an eye-watering $25 billion.…
Weekly Roundup 21-April-2023
Mōrena and welcome back to another Friday. We hope it’s going slightly better for you than for a certain billionaire whose rocket just experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”. Related: where will we find the top urbanist news tidbits and inspiring images to bring you every week, if the same thing happens to a certain social media app?…
AT Parks Some of Its Parking Strategy
In 2015, Auckland Transport adopted a regionwide parking strategy. It represented a big step forward in how parking was to be managed around the region. The biggest problem with it? The fact that AT subsequently completely ignored it.
In 2021, AT decided they needed a new parking strategy and got to work on refreshing it.…
Weekly Roundup 10-March-2023
Tēnā koutou, everyone – hope your week has been a good one. This Week in Greater Auckland
A busy week in the blog mines for Matt in particular. Just a reminder that we always welcome guest posts (and reposts) on topics relevant to the field of urbanism and the future of Tāmaki Makaurau in particular.…
8 Big Questions for AT’s Board
This is a guest post by Heidi O’Callahan With climate change upon us, and transport at the heart of Auckland’s climate response, the AT Board must guide everyone in the right direction when it meets tomorrow.
In particular, Board members must hold firm against any business-as-usual recommendations the management team brings before them. …
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