Government ruining electrification
There has been a flurry of activity since a post I made last week called for information on why the heck it’s taking so long to find out how the electric trains for Auckland’s rail system will be funded. Perhaps it’s a coincidence that the ARC finally got around to making a press release on the matter the day after I made that post, or perhaps after reading my post they went “crikey we’d almost forgotten about that!”…
20 Comments CBD Rail Tunnel – yay or nay?
I must admit I am somewhat confused at the moment with regards to the outcomes of the Regional Transport Committee’s seemingly very important meeting earlier this week. As I detailed in yesterday’s post the future of Auckland’s rail system over the next 30 years is being discussed quite vigorously at the moment, including all the kinds of lines that I go on about over and over again in various posts on this blog.…
A peek into Auckland’s PT future
The Auckland Regional Council’s Regional Transport Committee has spent most of this year working on developing the 2010 Regional Land Transport Strategy. That strategy now has a full draft, which along with some background information on the analysis of what future public transport projects make the most economic sense, certainly does make for interesting reading.…
A first step for trams?
The ARC’s Transport and Urban Development Committee this week made a potentially crucial first step towards bringing trams back to Auckland. In February (after an excellent presentation by the Campaign for Better Transport) the committee had requested the preparation of a scoping report into the possibility of having light-rail (trams) as the primary public transport option for getting people from Britomart to the Tank Farm area that is currently in the very first stages of redevelopment.…
Public Transport and Auckland’s future urban growth
When it comes to improving the share of commuters and general travellers who use public transport, what matters probably more than anything are employment densities. People do go on about the need to improve the density of households, and while that’s important to increase the number of people within walking distance of railway stations, bus stops and so forth, employment density is MORE important.…
ARC’s 10 Year Plan
It’s a bit strange reading the draft Long-Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) for the ARC from 2009-2019, when they’re not going to exist beyond the next 18 months. Though I guess it’s important as there will be a significant transition period between the establishment of the new Auckland Council and a point where they have all their own necessary plans and policy documents up and running.…
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