Month: January 2017

#BuildAKL competition winners

January 18, 2017 ·

One to be watching as this continues to roll out in 2017.

January 16, 2017 ·

Fares go up No improvements to services Poor and short distance travellers get whacked It seems Auckland Transport still has a lot to learn about equity when applying fares … Continue reading Auckland to Hike Public Transport Fares 5% and 14% Respectively. Still Equity Issues

Poor project management Updated with response from Auckland Transport It seems again the Manukau Bus Station (the key lynch-pin to the South Auckland Bus Network) has been delayed … Continue reading Auckland Transport’s Manukau Bus Station Now Delayed Until 2018. UPDATED

Updated for Version 1.4.2 It took a couple of days but some 246 pages and around 24,500 words later the #TransformManukau Omnibus has been complied into a single PDF edition. … Continue reading UPDATED: The #TransformManukau Omnibus (Version 1.4.2)

Moving Manukau from a 9-5 economy to a full-time economy To support the wider Southern Auckland population lifting itself socio-economically its population need to be able to access high … Continue reading Walkable and Transit Orientated Environments – They Attract Jobs #Part 20 of the #TransformManukau Series

January 10, 2017 ·

Council urges to be kept up to date From Auckland Council: Building boom scarcity invites innovation As the Auckland building boom gains momentum, traditional building materials are becoming harder … Continue reading Caution and Innovation as Building Boom Triggers Shortages

Government helping? Regular Auckland commentator Bryce came up with an idea that could boost our sagging housing supply while at the same time building communities as well. It stems … Continue reading An Idea for Auckland: Using Self Build to Help Build Homes AND Communities

Still stuck with crap off peak frequencies In March a new rail timetable will be released and brought into operation by Auckland Transport for all four lines. With a … Continue reading Auckland Transport Refuse in Improve Rail Frequencies

Auckland’s time to shine But a lot of work to do Provinces benefit from Age of the City With serious concerns & question marks around the leadership of … Continue reading 2017 Marks the Start of The Age of the City

January 2, 2017 ·

2017 – what lies ahead January 1 marks the anniversary of Talking Southern Auckland. 2017 marked the fifth anniversary of the blog and when WordPress sent the notification of … Continue reading 2017 Marks 5th Anniversary of Talking Southern Auckland