Is the baseline transport programme actually OK?
In the Mayor’s proposal for council’s 10 year budget, there is discussion around how two transport programmes will be consulted on early next year once a draft budget has been fully formulated: A programme which is based on the funding envelope possible with a 2.5-3.5% rates increase.…
20 Comments Mayor’s Long Term Plan proposal released
This morning the mayor released his proposal for the Long Term Plan, which outlines the 10 year budget for the city. This is the first stage in a 9 month process.
Long-term Plan timeline August 2014 – Mayor’s LTP proposal
December 2014 – Auckland Council adopts draft LTP
January and February 2015 – Public consultation on the draft LTP
April 2015 – Public hearings
June 2015 – Local boards adopt local board agreements and governing body adopts final LTP.…
Send a message to Len Brown about Auckland’s Long Term Plan
This Thursday the mayor is releasing his first proposal for Auckland’s Long Term Plan, the 10 year budget for the city. Last week I blogged about the budgetary pressures the council is facing, and the risk of large cuts in public transport investment.…
Is Penlink worth it?
As the Council puts together its 10 year budget over the coming months there will be some really big questions that need to be addressed in the area of transport. When to start City Rail Link? How fast to build AMETI?…
Long Term Plan and Transport
Yesterday I looked at the numbers behind council’s Long Term Plan, the first version of which is being worked on by the mayor for release next Thursday.
As well as the all the numbers regarding the potential funding gap, there were a number of fascinating slides about transport.…
Council Budget Documents
Currently the Auckland Council is going through the process of setting their Long Term Plan, which sets out the councils budget for the next 10 years. This is the timeline from the council’s website.
Long-term Plan timeline August 2014 – Mayor’s LTP proposal
December 2014 – Auckland Council adopts draft LTP
January and February 2015 – Public consultation on the draft LTP
April 2015 – Public hearings June 2015 – Local boards adopt local board agreements and governing body adopts final LTP.…
How CRL benefits different parts of Auckland
As the Council undertakes the challenging task of putting together its budget for the next 10 years there is renewed focus on the City Rail Link project and the extent to which Council can afford to fund its share of the project over the upcoming years.…
Looking back at the existing LTP
Yesterday it emerged that the council is taking a knife to its next Long Term Plan and potentially start cutting projects completely in a bid to keep rates down. One comment that came through clearly yesterday was that the council will have to be careful what projects they cut because if they cut the wrong ones, like many of the PT and walking/cycling projects they should also cut the worlds most liveable city slogan too. …
The Council Agrees to the LTP
After what I imagine has been a huge day at the council offices the governing body has agreed to the LTP and that includes funding for the CRL. This is great news as we move forward to getting this absolutely crucial project built.…
D-Day for the City Rail Link
Tomorrow Councillors will debate the feedback from submissions on the 2012-2022 Long Term Plan (LTP). There’s a lengthy agenda item on the LTP on the Council website, but even it doesn’t get into the details too much – detailed papers will supposedly be distributed separately, which means another mass of documents are likely to be uploaded onto the Council website in the next couple of days.…
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