AT’s plan to turn PT up a notch
Auckland’s public transport network has undergone significant change in the last decade. The upgrade and then electrification of the rail network, the Northern Busway, HOP and integrated fares, and most recently the roll out of a complete overhaul of the bus network along with a couple of significant bus/train interchange stations.…
124 Comments Updated RPTP consultation outcome
Back in May Auckland Transport launched a short consultation to update their Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) on four specific areas to reflect the work and thinking they’ve undertaken since the RPTP was released in 2013. The consultation was limited to four areas: The proposed introduction of simplified zone fares
Proposals for a new light rail transit (LRT) network on some major arterial routes
Service and infrastructure changes arising from the Ferry Development Plan which was approved by the AT Board in December 2014
Revised service descriptions arising from community consultation on the new bus network AT haven’t formally announced the outcomes of that consultation however a paper on them went to the confidential session of the AT board and that has quietly been released publicly.…
RPTP update: Integrated Fares, LRT and more
In 2013 Auckland Transport adopted the current Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) – a document required by legislation and which sets out how the regions public transport system will be developed and operated. The 2013 RPTP was significant as among other things it officially added the New Network to Auckland’s plans.…
West Auckland Network with new interchanges
Last week Auckland Transport began consultation on the new network for West Auckland. I and many readers were highly critical of it as it seemed to ignore much of the network design philosophy and elements AT are implementing elsewhere and enshrined in the Regional Public Transport Plan.…
West Auckland new network consultation
Consultation for the West Auckland portion of the new network is now underway. This follows the consultations for Pukekohe/Waiuku, Warkworth, Hibiscus Coast and South Auckland. The consultation runs from today till Monday 1st December. It’s a consultation I’ll be following very closely seeing as I line in West Auckland.…
Pukekohe and Waiuku new network consultation
After holding off on any major consultations while the election campaign was in full swing, Auckland Transport have hit the ground running this week by starting consulting on the new bus network for Pukekohe and Waiuku. It’s good to see the new network progressing and adds to the Hibiscus Coast and South Auckland networks that have been consulted on.…
New Network Consultation for the Hibiscus Coast
On Monday Auckland Transport are launching the next consultation for the New Network and this time it’s the turn of Hibiscus Coast. AT say the changes to the network are planned to go in early mid 2015 which could make the area the first to change to the New Network as the South Auckland changes aren’t due till later in 2015. …
Bring on the New Network
The new bus network aims to revolutionise the bus network in Auckland turning it from a network that resembles spaghetti thrown on a map to a more legible and customer focused one. It provides a lot more routes that run with decent frequencies all day and is able to do so in a revenue neutral way by stopping stupid stuff like bus routes that duplicate and compete with the rail network and by having a greater use of transfers.…
Hear Jarrett Walker talk in Auckland
If you’ve got some spare time on Friday, consider popping along to the the Aotea Centre to see Jarrett Walker – author of Human Transit and one of the key people behind the design of our new bus network -talk about How will an integrated public transport network create a city for people?…
The infrastructure needed to support the new PT network
Just over a year ago Auckland Transport released the draft version of the Regional Public Transport Plan and for Auckland it was nothing short of revolutionary. It was the first time we had officially seen the plans for the new bus network has seen the entire network redesigned from scratch focusing around a series of frequent bus routes that would run with at least 15 minute frequencies for most of the day, 7 days a week.…
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