How much say should Local Boards have?
Transport makes a major impact in the lives of everyone and goes far deeper than how quick and easy it is to from A to B, it more than any other single thing impacts on how ‘liveable’ a city is. Transport is also the biggest single cost for the city accounting for about half of the expected capital costs and one third of the operational costs for the council in the draft long term plan. …
36 Comments Visualising the Impact of the CRL
Yesterday I posed the question of which piece of transport infrastructure carried the most people during the morning peak. The answer is that at the moment they both carry about the same number of people, the difference of course is that the Britomart tunnel has the ability in the future to carry many many more people in the same amount of space as I intend to show you shortly.…
HOP on your phone
Thinking of buying a new smart phone, it might be a good idea to get one with an NFC chip in it because AT and Thales are trialling using NFC with the final (real) hop. That would mean you wouldn’t need a separate Hop card and would just need to swipe your mobile phone to pay for your PT trip.…
How to Explain our Rail Capacity Constraints
Peter’s post the other day highlighting the capacity of the rail network and why we need the CRL got me thinking that about how this critical piece of information is not only missing from Auckland transports marketing of the project but just how hard it is to get that message across to the general public.…
PT Letdown for ANZAC day
On Wednesday is one of the most important days of the year, ANZAC day. One of the key parts of the day is the dawn service and in Auckland thousands of people get up early to take part in the ceremony that takes place at the museum.…
How to Improve the Marketing of the CRL
One thing that Auckland Transport and the Auckland Council seem to struggle with at the moment is the issue of how to sell the City Rail Link (CRL). We have seen AT start to improve things but most people on sites like this tend to think that it doesn’t really do enough to explain the project or it’s benefits. …
AT Addressing Rail and Bus Performance
AT has it’s board meeting today and as usual I have gone through the open reports to find out what new information is available. Probably the most interesting thing in this months report is an update to the board on both rail and bus performance issues, many of which have been raised on here before.…
History never repeats …. Except for Transport in Auckland
They say that history never repeats but that doesn’t quite seem true when it comes to transport in Auckland. Our transport history is littered with examples of poor planning, bad decisions, underestimated demand, a lack of vision and corner cutting in order to save a few dollars.…
Fares to rise on April 29
Fare rises are inevitable, but never particularly welcome. Auckland Transport has just announced that most rail fares and some bus and ferry fares and to increase from April 29th. Here are some of the details:
Auckland Transport said today it has completed its annual review of bus, ferry and train fares.…
Burning down the CRL
A few days ago a comment by Greg N hinted that Auckland Transport are starting to investigate changes to how they plan to build the City Rail Link (CRL) so it is probably worthwhile looking at what is going on. Greg’s comment was based on a presentation by Auckland Transport’s Elected Member Liaison Manager, Stephen Rainbow, at a recent Orakei Local Board meeting as well as discussion Greg had with Stephen after the meeting.…
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