It’s not the Cycle Lane causing congestion
I avoid the stress of congestion by either using PT or by cycling to work and until Skypath exists, my option for cycling to work involves riding along Upper Harbour Dr. You may recall that almost exactly a year ago I wrote about the local board wanting to rip out the cycle lanes that were installed by AT in 2015.…
6 Comments Are we finally ready for March Madness
Next week, the transport version of a perfect storm kicks off in the form of March Madness. It’s the time of the year when both roads and public transport use is at its heaviest. This is generally the result of a few factors that combine to create a significant surge in transport demand.…
Guest Post: March Madness Marches On
This is a guest post from reader Stephen Davis and was originally posted here.
Regular readers of TransportBlog will be familiar with March Madness. With workers, students and kids all trying to use public transport simultaneously, it’s the busiest month of the year.…
You know March Madness is really mad when …
From the files of: You know March Madness is really mad when:Extra afternoon bus peak services: 881 – From 25 Symonds St to Constellation via Busway provided by Party Bus. 2/2 AK
— Auckland Transport (@AklTransport) March 8, 2016And here it is in action courtesy of Christopher Dempsey from the Waitemata Local Board.…
AT’s added PT capacity
Following on from my post last week about March Madness, Auckland Transport provided me with the following table showing how much capacity has been added to the PT system since April last year and showing how much is planned to be added by the middle of this year.…
Maddest March yet?
We’re now in March and as expected the transport madness is in full swing.
The annual battle for a spot on the bus has kicked off with commuters left standing in the rain waiting for a bus with room and journeys taking up to 1.5 hours.…
Are we ready for PT madness season
Next week marks the start of annual madness season – the time of the year where use of public transport ramps up over February and culminates in what we call March Madness.
The spike in patronage seems to be the result of a combination of factors.…
Are we ready for March Madness
We’re now in March and for public transport that means one thing – March Madness. It’s called that because a number of factors combine to see usage of buses, trains surge. Those factors include but are not limited to:It’s a 31 day month with normally no public holidays – next year will be a big exception with Easter falling entirely within March.…
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