An Auckland Metro: Possibilities, Complications, Conclusions
Following on from Nick’s post defining what a Metro system is and why it really is the best way for a city to exploit a rail Right-Of-Way I thought it would be useful to dig a little deeper into this model for potential running patterns in Auckland.…
36 Comments NZTA’s updates on Integrated Ticketing
If there is one issue we have noticed gets people more wound up than anything else on this site it is Integrated Ticketing and understandingly so. The CRL, Electrification and other projects are great but for most day to day users but the one thing that directly effects every single PT user (or potential user) is the ticketing and fares system.…
Gerry gets involved in Integrated Ticketing
Some more new developments in the Snapper/Integrated ticketing saga emerged yesterday. The Herald reports:
Auckland’s main bus operator could lose at least $70 million in annual operating subsidies if it fails by November to install machines capable of reading new electronic transport tickets.…
Snapper ruining integrated ticketing – surprise, surprise
Wow another surprise, surprise this morning – Snapper are ruining integrated ticketing by being too useless to get their machines up to spec. Here’s the NZ Herald story:
A $98 million integrated ticketing system for Auckland is ready to go, but is being held up by Snapper and NZ Bus not installing the technology on more than 650 buses.…
Fairer and Smarter Fares
In public transport circles there is always going to be a lot of debate over the levels of fares. Should they be higher to reduce the amount of subsidy required? Should they be lower to encourage greater ridership and/or for social equity reasons?…
No Integrated Fares with Hop
At the councils transport committee the other day there was a presentation about Integrated Ticketing. Much of the presentation was fairly standard with information that most people who have been following the progress of integrated ticketing will already have known i.e.…
AT/Veolia missing out on Thousands
Last year the Rugby World Cup was excellent and with the exception of a bit of a hiccup at the start things generally went pretty well. I think that as a result we also we learnt a lot about how to better operate public transport when big events are on and I have seen signs of this recently with a few events at Eden park that I have been too but while we obviously need to remember these lessons there now seems to be new ones that we need learn.…
Snapper snaps Integrated Ticketing once again
Another Rudman piece today and more worrying news, this time in the form of integrated ticketing and the problems the projects is having due to in relation to Snapper. Snapper is what powers the current Hop system and is based on different technology to what will be rolled out when the real system goes live.…
The Mythical Projects of Auckland Transport
This post isn’t about the Taniwha in the way of the City Rail Link but those projects and services that have been talked about or promised by various agencies for years but never seem to come to fruition. Some may even be able to be crossed off the list shortly but until they officially happen I will leave them on there.…
Guest Post: Integrated ticketing – part 2
This is a Guest Post by Louis Mayo and follows on from this previous post.
My previous post proposed a system which streamlined all the different fare products into a 2 hour and Daily pass with options over three zones. In addition to the cash fare system that I described in my previous post, there would also be a smart card system as well.…
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