13th February Presentation date

Planning Committee Chair Councillor Chris Darby has given approval for me to give a brief presentation to the Committee on the Southern Airport Line. The Planning Committee meets on Tuesday the 13th of February at Town Hall from 9:30am. The Committee is live streamed (link will be provided on the day).

The Southern Airport Line material that I will use for the presentation (in truncated form) can be read here: The Southern Airport Line and Transit Orientated Developments. Rethinking Transit and Developments in Auckland

A fundamental question I will have to answer is this: Do we want our infrastructure running ahead, or constantly in deficit mode where we are always behind and catching up. My answer is and always has been “running ahead” given our growth both in population and transit patronage (and our tendency to under cook those numbers in estimate mode)?

If I can answer that to the Committee then a solid case should be able to be presented on bring the Southern Airport Line forward.

A challenge one might say 🙂

More information to be provided on the day of the Committee!

Airport to Botany Rapid Transit suggest route

The Southern Airport Line 2018 – Airport to Manukau via Puhinui Station

The Southern Airport Line 2018 – Manukau to Botany

The Southern Airport Line 2018 – terminating at Botany. It can extend to Howick via Botany Road.

A2B (Yellow) with LRT stations (red), potential central Manukau detour, bus routes and Manukau Bus/Rail Station

Airport to Botany through Manukau City Centre. Black – Heavy Rail, Blue = busses, Grey = possible LLRT route

The Southern Airport Line alternative route through Manukau creating a transit mall type environment . Route could also form the spine for a LLRT route.

Light Rail to Airport and Manukau Source: Auckland Transport and NZTA

Airport and bus line up Source: https://www.scribd.com/document/365399828/Southern-Airport-Line-LRT-Alignment-Proposals-and-Final#