This will be due for consultation from June 19

 

Auckland Transport through the Council Transport Committee have released the “Auckland‘s New Network for Public Transport – Southern Network for consideration and consultation.

You can see the presentation and proposed bus routes below

 

I have read through it and am looking at it closely before I submit on it. For the most part it looks pretty good what is proposed for the south in regards to buses. I even have a choice of Route 365 (hey did, let me check what I proposed for that route, well look at that don’t know if one can claim credit but apart from adjustment to the northern end, AT’s Route 365 is very similar to the one I drew up for my RPTP submission) or Route 371 to get to Papakura Station rather than use the Park and Ride as I do now. Both routes (although 371 is more of a circuit) would even get me within walking distance of the Takanini Village and the future Glenora Road Station (which the 365 might be altered for in the future once that station is built).

If there is one thing got me head scratching is the duplication and double bus transfer from Papakura to Manukau City Centre. I have feeder buses feeding into Papakura Station which also has the major bus stop where you would catch either the 365 or 33A (a frequent service bus that trundles for the most part down the Great South Road) to head into Manukau. Seeming the trains are already there and are being feed to by buses; would it not be wise for AT to haul backsides and get the Manukau South Rail Link built? 15 minute frequencies from Pukekohe to Manukau Station via the south link direct and be there in less time than the main bus. The same principle would apply to the 33B from Weymouth which stops at the Manurewa Interchange and Rail Station.

Manukau is under active consideration for major employment centre growth and the population in South Auckland is also due to grow significantly. The EMU trains would be the only thing with enough capacity to move the people between the two places compared to a bus.

A thought there for you while I get my submission done in this otherwise very good piece of work from AT.