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EV Cars and Green options to be on offer It has been a while since I have been on Cities Skylines as I was…
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A City For Cars or for People?!
Not flash Caught this yesterday on Twitter As an overseas visitor to Auckland, I felt very unwelcome as a pedestrian. Halsey/Wellesley area heavily prioritizes cars over people. pic.twitter.com/ea1XShlVlN … Continue reading A City For Cars or for People?!
Could Sydney Offer a Lesson on Light Rail for the Southern Airport Line?
Sydney Lessons With the Southern Airport Line (Airport to Manukau via Puhinui Station) committed as a bus-way by both Labour and National I wonder if Sydney’s light rail scheme … Continue reading Could Sydney Offer a Lesson on Light Rail for the Southern Airport Line?
Auckland Council Governing Body August Digests; Easter Sunday Trading Ban Remains
Easter Sunday Trading Ban Remains The vote was 20-1 (Desley Simpson of Orakei was the only one to vote against keeping the bans) and the debate was over pretty … Continue reading Auckland Council Governing Body August Digests; Easter Sunday Trading Ban Remains
Kiwi Rail Posts $52m Surplus
Quake dents Kiwi Rail Financials For those who say rail is not viable I have this from Kiwi Rail: Earthquake doesn’t diminish strong KiwiRail result 25 August 2017 12:12PM … Continue reading Kiwi Rail Posts $52m Surplus
UPDATED: Labour Commits to (Toll Free) Skypath!
Vision Zero Committed JUST IN: Labour cycling/walking policy:1. Vision Zero2. Urban Cycle fund cont.3. Local Neighbourhoods Fund4. SkyPath funded & toll freeYay! — Patrick Reynolds (@pv_reynolds) August 25, … Continue reading UPDATED: Labour Commits to (Toll Free) Skypath!
City to Airport Express: 30 Minutes via the Southern Airport Line
Moving you places When Labour announced their commitment to the Airport Lines I wrote to The Spinoff on how both the Northern and Southern Airport Lines would work: How … Continue reading City to Airport Express: 30 Minutes via the Southern Airport Line
Council Commits to Drury South Development
Forward contribution to speed up Southern Auckland development From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff: AUCKLAND COUNCIL VOTES TO GET ON WITH DRURY SOUTH DEVELOPMENT A decision today … Continue reading Council Commits to Drury South Development
The Planning (Super) Ministry and the NZIA. What Are They?
What are these contraptions NOTE: This post was written in 2017, and needs to be updated for the 2025 environment! In my Regional Rapid Rail, Inter-Regional Planning, and a … Continue reading The Planning (Super) Ministry and the NZIA. What Are They?
Southern Auckland at Receiving End of #Election2017 Lolly Scramble
Either way the South wins The South has been receiving a bit of attention as Election 2017 continues on. Whether it is Labour’s pledge on the Congestion Free Network, … Continue reading Southern Auckland at Receiving End of #Election2017 Lolly Scramble
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