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Clean-up continues around Auckland From Auckland Council and Civil Defence: Clean-up continues around Auckland From Director of Auckland Emergency Management, John Dragicevich. Auckland Emergency Management has been working closely … Continue reading Auckland Council and Civil Defence Update #2: Clean-up continues around Auckland
Something needs to be done The question is not Auckland’s “poor” be stung by the fuel taxes, it is the poor being stung by sitting in worsening traffic (burning … Continue reading Fuel Taxes: Tax On the “Poor” or Investing in Our Lower Socio-Economic Groups on Equity Grounds?
Reacting? Auckland Council yesterday decided to drop a presser on the Northern Airport Line (City Centre to Dominion Road). This is what it said. From Our Auckland: Light rail … Continue reading Auckland Council Announces Northern Airport Line (forgets its Southern sibbling)
Why can’t South Auckland be green When I have debates about the Southern Airport Line (Botany to Airport Rapid Transit via Manukau and Puhinui) with others the debate is … Continue reading We are doing the Airport Lines All Wrong Part 2: Where is South Auckland’s Green Line?
Where $49m went I took a trip through the newly opened and operating Manukau Bus Station this afternoon. Below are some initial photos. I will get bus reversing shots and … Continue reading Manukau Bus Station First Pictures – Underwhelmed, Putney Way Already a Race Track Not a Pedestrian Friendly Street AT Say It Will Be
Quick wins for the Minister We know last weekend Transport Minister Phil Twyford effectively signalled the Northern and Southern Airport Lines will start in the first term of this … Continue reading We are doing the Airport Lines All Wrong. Start from the Airport not from the City Centres
GPS represents chance to do community and nation building With the Government Policy Statement on transport out we can see the Government will have Safety and Access as the … Continue reading The Government Policy Statement: More Than Transport It Is Also a Community Builder
Have your say on the draft statement that influences Transport investment Yesterday the Prime Minister, Transport Minister, Associate Transport Minister, and the Regional Development Minister (so Ardern, Twyford, Genter … Continue reading Government Releases Draft Government Policy Statement for Consultation (Due May 2)
I understand Twyford’s reasons for Bus Rapid Transit to the Airport but it does not make for a pleasant advertisement for users In the weekend Transport Minister Phil Twyford … Continue reading Business, Workers, and Tourists With Bulky Bags Do Not Mix Well on a Bus: The Pitch for Light Rail on the Southern Airport Line
Start basic and move from there I saw on the Papakura Facebook pages yesterday that a moderate accident had occurred at the intersection of Redoubt Road and Murphy’s Road … Continue reading Mill Road Need Not Grandiose Motorways – Simple Fixes Will Get the Road Moving
Talking Southern Auckland 