Even the Herald says census data has little impact on CRL
Wow who is this and what have they done with the real Herald. The editorial this morning nails the issues surrounding Maurice Williamson’s statements following the early release of the census data.
According to a phrase usually attributed to Mark Twain, there are “lies, damned lies and statistics”.…
14 Comments The financial impacts of the CRL – At the margin
“At the margin” is one of my favourite economic expressions.
Recently I’ve been thinking about how the City Rail Link (CRL) affects the financial performance of Auckland’s rail network “at the margin”.
Specifically: What is the impact of the CRL on patronage?…
CRL and the CFN in Parliament
Gerry Brownlee was asked in Parliament today about the City Rail Link and the costs of delaying it. The fact that Brownlee claims it the project isn’t being delayed is staggering. The council and Auckland Transport have for a long time being planning for construction to start in 2015 and to be completed with trains running in 2020/21.…
Costs and Benefits of the Governments Auckland Transport Package
A couple of months ago the government finally announced that they would support the City Rail Link, albeit with a later start date than the council are pushing for. A few days later they then went on to announce a massive road building binge including upgrades/additions to the areas around the interchange of SH1 and SH18, the Southern motorway south of Manukau and SH20A to the airport.…
Why not use the Linear Park?
Another day and another story about the City Rail Link notice of requirement hearings from the Herald. This focus of this article is the heritage buildings on the corner of Albert St and Victoria St.
Auckland Transport consultants are divided over whether a block of inner-city heritage buildings more than 140 years old will survive excavations for the city’s underground railway.…
CRL Hearing Begins
The notice of requirement hearing for the City Rail Link project began yesterday – marking an important phase in securing the necessary resource consents to both protect the route and then enable the project’s construction. Compared to other major transport projects in recent times (Waterview Connection comes to mind as the best example) the consenting process for CRL seems to have been fairly low-key and almost slipping by without much notice.…
Do they really support the CRL?
The announcement a few weeks ago that the government would support the CRL has had a major political impact but one that perhaps hasn’t been noticed by many in the general public. With high public support along with both central and the current council supporting the project, it has meant that it is now politically difficult for any major candidate to outright oppose the project.…
Guest Post: Can we meet the targets set for CRL patronage?
This is a guest post from Albert Eden Local Board Member and CBT committee member Graeme Easte
I have serious doubts that we can literally reach the PMs target of 20 million trips (more or less double the current level) before we build the CRL.…
Can we meet the targets to start the CRL early?
As I’m sure you can imagine with the transport announcement yesterday we will have heaps to talk about over the coming weeks. It is going to take us some time to fully go through everything so please bear with us as we do that however if there is a particular topic you would like to see on the blog please feel free to provide a guest post.…
Why the government’s sudden change of heart?
For many, the announcement that the government was coming to the party on the CRL – and, it sounds like, a heap of pointless roading projects – was a big shock. Many people, including myself, have suggested that this is not so much a case of the government agreeing with the council over the project, but making a very strategic political decision to gain support.…
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