The Public Transport Revolution begins
We have been hearing bits and pieces about it but the Draft Regional Public Transport Plan is finally here. It won’t be without its challenges but if AT manages to complete what is proposed in the plan, they will have truly revolutionised public transport in the region for the better.…
Are we finally going to get some QTNs?
For quite a while now ARTA have talked about revolutionising the structure of Auckland’s public transport system into a series of Rapid Transit Networks (RTNs), Quality Transit Networks (QTNs) and Local Connector Networks (LCNs). The Regional Public Transport Plan formalised this changing route structure, but so far we really haven’t seen much of this actually roll out.…
Getting the most bang for your buck
A lot of the time when one asks the question “how can we improve public transport in Auckland?” the answer involves spending money. Build a busway, build a railway line, increase frequencies by buying more buses, add a new route and so forth.…
The Importance of Co-Ordination
Well I have finally managed to finish Paul Mees’s excellent book – A Very Public Solution. It is certainly the most comprehensive book solely on public transport that I have ever come across, and if it wasn’t out of print (there’s currently one used copy available on Amazon for around $US 320) it would be an immediate addition to my book collection.…
Regional Public Transport Plan – submission
As mentioned in a previous post, the Auckland Regional Public Transport Plan is open for submission until December 24th. This plan will be very useful in guiding the structure of Auckland’s public transport services over the next few years – and involves a pretty big shift in the structure of the public transport system.…
Regional Public Transport Plan
ARTA has today released their Regional Public Transport Plan. Yes, that’s right, another plan or strategy that relates to transport. This plan does get a bit more down to the “nitty gritty” than most of the other plans and strategies that have been come up with this year, although at the very same time it generally avoids the topic of “funding”, so comes across as a bit vague too.…
Regional Public Transport Plan
There’s an interesting bit of information in the September 2009 ARTA monthly business report that hints at yet another transport strategy/plan that will be released shortly. It reads:
The draft Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) is being finalised and will be released for public consultation in November.…
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