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Transport Agencies’ Preferred Transport Options for Southern Auckland

A mixed bag While most of it is a load of tripe from Auckland Transport and NZTA in lining their transport options up for future sprawl in Southern Auckland … Continue reading Transport Agencies’ Preferred Transport Options for Southern Auckland

Southern Airport Line just makes sense Before the Planning Committee started yesterday I was having a discussion with Orakei Ward Councillor Desley Simpson over what project should be next given … Continue reading The Southern Airport Line. Our Next Project After the City Rail Link

Moving Auckland forward While searching up some Auckland Plan Refresh stuff I came across this for the May 2 Council Planning Committee: 5 Public Input Standing Order 7.7 provides … Continue reading Congestion Free Network 2.0 Off to the Council Planning Committee – Tuesday

Auckland Burns while Finance Minister Fiddles Airport Lines, not being stuck on the Southern Motorway day in day out, bus lanes that spanned City wide. You would think this … Continue reading The Airport Line? Where Is It? Finance Minister Continues Anti-Auckland Agenda

April 26, 2017 ·

Planning properly with hospitality precincts Couple arrive at restaurant Who is driving? I am Orange Juice for you Patronage time: one hour Couple arrive at party Who is driving? … Continue reading Parking and Other Transport Modes: Perceptions between Patron and Owner Differ

Rail popularity continues to run away It is always a good news story to see rail patronage grow at the rates it has been since the electric trains went … Continue reading The Case for More Trains and Another Train Depot

Omnibus updated With the Transform Manukau Framework Plan now out I have updated the Omnibus to reflect the changes. Also included is a supplementary post on the pressures the … Continue reading #TransformManukau Omnibus 2017. Framework Plan Included

Pressures in Southern Auckland require some more unique thinking [Republishing this after it gotten lost with Cyclone Cook] From 2013-2016 when the Unitary Plan was being created I floated … Continue reading Growth Pressures in Southern Auckland: Is/Should the Super Metropolitan Centre to Make a Comeback?

Introducing the CFN 2.0 South benefits highly Earlier today the team at Greater Auckland (formally Transport Blog) released their Congestion Free Network 2.0, a major evolution change to their … Continue reading Congestion Free Network 2.0: Evolution Step to a Greater Auckland Moving

April 10, 2017 ·

All go in the south It was only last week I reported that Auckland to Receive its 11th Metropolitan Centre? Is the Super Metro Back?. Well Kiwi Property (owners of Sylvia … Continue reading Kiwi’s Announcement With Drury Starts Ball Rolling on New Town/Metro Centre