Grafton Bridge – Revenue Gathering or Stupidity Tax
I’ve lost count of the number of times this same story comes up in the Herald and about the only thing missing this time was a sob story from a motorist. Instead we get three councillors who think this is a perfect opportunity to try and score some political points.…
50 Comments The usefulness of stop grouping
Spending most of my days at Auckland hospital in recent times (and the likelihood of continuing to do so for a few more days) has provided me with a fairly interesting insight into the operations of public transport in another corner of the city.…
Warning: plague of blind drivers in Grafton
Reading yet another stupid article in the NZ Herald today about people getting fined for driving over Grafton Bridge during the 7am-7pm Monday to Friday period when it’s bus only really makes me wonder whether there’s a plague of blind drivers in this part of Auckland.…
The Grafton Bridge Saga
Back in February I wrote a blog post about how lucrative Grafton Bridge’s bus lanes are proving for Auckland City Council, with well over a million dollars in fines having been issued in the few months that the bridge has been open to buses only from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.…
Grafton Bridge proving lucractive
It’s interesting to see that people are still ignoring the signs that say Grafton Bridge is for buses only. A NZ Herald article explores the issue further:
Lucrative bus lane
New bus-only lanes on Grafton Bridge have helped swell Auckland City Council coffers by $1.7 million since they were introduced in December.…
Grafton Bridge Reopens
After being closed for well over a year, the Grafton Bridge has finally reopened for buses between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday, and for all traffic at other times. It is a critical part of the Central Connector project, which is also now technically complete.…
Central Connector saved
Auckland City Council have, thankfully, decided to proceed with making Grafton Bridge bus only between 7am and 7pm, when it reopens next month. Grafton Bridge forms a key part of the Central Connector – effectively a semi-busway between Newmarket and Britomart along the route shown in the map below: I had been a bit worried that the roads-loving Auckland City Council would look at allowing cars back onto this bridge at all hours of the day – making it highly likely the link would be clogged up and therefore making the whole idea of the central connector rather pointless.…
Grafton Bridge – bus only?
The Central Connector is a critical public transport project providing continuous bus lanes between Britomart and Newmarket. According to Auckland City Council, the project has the following benefits:
The Central Connector forms a crucial part of Auckland’s expanding transport network, linking into the Northern Busway at Britomart and connecting future bus improvement projects on Great South, Manukau and Remuera roads.…
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