Governing Body passes Budget From Auckland Council: $1.4 billion for new assets in budget Auckland Council has today adopted its 2016/2017 budget, setting out $1.4 billion for new assets … Continue reading Council Budget for 16/17 Year Passed with $1.4b for New Assets
Heavy and light rail give integrated solution With Mayor Len Brown defying Auckland Transport in stating a decision whether to go heavy or light rail to the Airport has … Continue reading Airport (Heavy) Rail Via Otahuhu + Botany Line: Our Airport Lines. A Redux
Tree lined streets are a green oasis I do not think people value the worth and amenity of tree-lined streets whether in a residential or commercial as highly as … Continue reading Trees On Streets Equals Bliss To All
Council lays out the course Auckland Council is sending out information on where next with the Unitary Plan as we await for the Independent Hearings Panel to send their … Continue reading Where Next With the #UnitaryPlan. Critical Point on How Councillors Can Make Decisions
This folks is how we do things Yesterday the Victorian State Government merged their roads and public transport departments together to create a combined transport agency. In New Zealand … Continue reading Victoria Creates Combined Transport Agency Leaving NZ with Archaic Model
Airport rail dead Why are our transport planners both so shortsighted and wedded to the 1950’s motorway ponzi scheme that even the Americans know it is time to get … Continue reading Transport Authorities Shortsighted With Auckland Transport Again – Airport Line
Correspondence illustrates the reminder to Council with the Unitary Plan Among the confusion that was the Briexit on Friday an article came through from Stuff on Government reminding Council … Continue reading Government Conveys Disappointment in Councillors Over #UnitaryPlan
Robust discussion on needing more housing UPDATE: Video now included Last night Auckland Conversations held a panel on the housing situation in Auckland and what the future of housing … Continue reading Auckland Conversation Talk on Housing Concludes: MOAR HOUSING! #AKLPols UPDATED
Cart before the horse situation The release of the wonky document that was the second part of the Auckland Transport Alignment Program (ATAP) had everyone thanks to the Transport … Continue reading Congestion Charging Presents Equity Issues. PM Also Doing Policy on the Hoof
A supposed technical manual short on delivery We have all seen the media reports about road congestion charging coming in the near future according to Minister of Transport Simon … Continue reading ATAP Still a Load of Wonk. What I Would Have Done
Talking Southern Auckland 