How are children and youth faring under the AT HOP system?
This is a guest post by reader Heidi O’Callahan Children are walking and using public transport today, but what will they do as they learn to drive and become adults? Have we provided a user-friendly public transport system that enables young people to avoid the dependence on a private car?…
67 Comments The end of auto top-up blacklisting
Auckland Transport have finally fixed what was perhaps the biggest issue with HOP, the blacklisting of cards when an auto top-up fails. Below is the email they sent to users of auto top-up on Friday
Great News: We’ve made some changes to improve the Auto Top Up service.…
1 Million HOP Cards
Late last week Auckland Transport announced that they sold their millionth HOP card.
Thanks a million Auckland – the millionth AT HOP card has just been sold.
AT HOP is the smart card which can be used for bus, rail and ferry travel throughout Auckland.…
HOP in detail
As mentioned this morning, at Auckland Transport’s board meeting today there is an interesting paper giving an overview of the HOP system, which AT say is the third largest financial transaction system in the country. Here are some of the figures from the paper.…
The HOP Blacklist
Auckland Transport’s HOP card generally works pretty well for most people and is a vast improvement from what we had before with different ticketing systems for each mode/company. But almost 5 years on, it still has some amazingly annoying and very customer unfriendly bugs/features that they’ve never fixed.…
SuperGold on HOP
In just over a month those over 65 will no longer be able to just wave their SuperGold card to get free public transport. Instead, following changes made by the government, they will be required to have an AT HOP card with a concession loaded.…
2015 – Auckland’s Watershed Year
The more I look at the events and data of 2015 the clearer it becomes that this has been a profoundly significant year for Auckland. It is my contention that this year the city reached a critical turning point in its multi-year evolution back to true city pattern. …
What next for HOP
Change is afoot for Auckland Transport’s HOP card with them increasing the price of it but also looking to expand the use of the card.
On the first point, they will increase the cost of buying a card from $5 back to $10 on December 17.…
‘Thanks, but no I really don’t need a lift’
The Public Transport offer in Auckland has a long way to go, but on some routes, especially in the inner city, it can be not only the quicker but also more pleasant option than driving, particularly once the hassle and costs of parking are considered.…
Auckland Transport Late October Board Meeting
The Auckland Transport board meet today and other than the outstanding patronage results, here are the other items on the on the agenda or in the public reports of note. Firstly the closed session which once again contains quite a few interesting topics including: Newmarket Crossing – This is the Sarawia St level crossing issue.…
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