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Manukau Station Patronage Surges 118% #BetterAuckland

Latest AT-HOP data shows strong growth across the rail network We know the rail network is experienced growth at 25.4% over the last 12 months and that subsidy required … Continue reading Manukau Station Patronage Surges 118% #BetterAuckland

Cities Skylines Addition simulates what Auckland is to go through Cities Skylines announced today that they are releasing a second expansion pack (after After Dark) that will bring in … Continue reading Layton City, Light Rail and Oh Look – Auckland!

Fares to rise despite better Farebox recovery rates Word on the street is that Auckland Transport are set to raise Public Transport fares on February 28 by an unspecified … Continue reading Auckland Transport to Raise Public Transport Fares Next Month

Federal Government drives to green its cities The Australian Liberal Government (basically their version of our National Government) is making moves through its Cities Ministry (yes the Australians have … Continue reading Australian Cities Going for Green. New Zealand? Eh what are Trees?

Community driven urban renewal So how do you the community (the people and the businesses) want Manukau City Centre to be shaped over the next thirty years? That is … Continue reading Question: How Do You Want Your #Manukau Over the Next 30 Years?

Auckland 2040 planning legal challenge on something the Panel was legally allowed to do and the Decision from Judge Kirkpatrick (text at bottom of post) I see through Radio … Continue reading One Way to both Annoy Government and Consume Ratepayers Money #UnitaryPlan UPDATED

Errr I think this is telling to go for Electrification A fellow citizen (Mr Rob Ford) has filed a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) request to … Continue reading $126m to Retrofit EMUs With Batteries vs $110m for Pukekohe Electrification?

Where did Auckland go well and where are we struggling on? Last year and rather quietly Auckland Council released the annual implementation for the Auckland Plan. You can read … Continue reading Auckland Plan Implementation Annual Update – 2015

I would argue stacking I noticed a piece on Transport Blog this morning indicating that Auckland Transport reckons that Light Rail is not that much slower than Heavy Rail … Continue reading Is Light Rail Comparable to Heavy Rail to the Airport or is Auckland Transport Stacking?

Brewer blowing smoke on the Unitary Plan and elections For someone who is apparently retiring from Council politics at the end of the term Cameron Brewer (of Orakei Ward) … Continue reading To Watch: Councillors Promising What They Can Not Cash In #UnitaryPlan