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MOVE THAT FREIGHT! Tomorrow, Auckland Transport will launch their Auckland Freight Plan. From Auckland Transport: Auckland Transport launches plan for the freight industry A new plan launches tomorrow to make … Continue reading Auckland Freight Plan Launches. Moving Our Freight Efficiently
Auckland Transport and Orakei Local Board needing reminding on Vision Zero What? A Design Breaching the Vienna Convention aka International Law? How so. Well we start with with Dooring: Dooring is … Continue reading Orakei’s Proposed Design for its St Heliers Town Centre Leads to Breaches of the Vienna Convention (in terms of Safety)
NZTA doing consultation – again For some reason NZTA are doing consultation on speed limits and transit lanes again for State Highway 20B. We recently had such consultation where their … Continue reading Say ‘Yes’ to 60Km/H, Say ‘Yes’ to Bus Lanes, So ‘NO’ to T3 Lanes and Say ‘Yes’ to Truck Lanes for State Highway 20B to the Airport
The forgotten area of Auckland getting much needed transit infrastructure love. There have been talks about this by officialdom including Ministers and the Mayor for a while now in regards … Continue reading NZTA and Auckland Transport Propose (Interim) Transit Infrastructure for Auckland’s North West
Covid Budget alters non-rail transit services With the recent Emergency Covid Budget from Auckland Council, there have been changes to some bus and ferry services. If one is wondering the … Continue reading Changes to Auckland’s Public Transport Services (Buses and Ferries). Airport Link to go Online
Quick, efficient, done – when simplicity wins the day Sometimes going large and with concrete (both which take time and money) is not the most optimal or even efficient solution … Continue reading Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Trialling a Rubber Roundabout in Waiuku
NZTA Innovative Tactical Urbanism Fund Rounds 2 Out On Friday NZTA released their round 2 of their Innovative Tactical Urbanism Fund totally some $10.3m in Auckland. This time around Southern … Continue reading More Tactical Urbanism? Yes Please – with South Auckland Picking up Five!
Have your say on a significant Greenfield development One of Auckland’s largest Greenfield developments has gone out for Submissions as part of a Private Plan Change. I will put the … Continue reading Drury Private Plan Change Open to Submissions. Closes October 22
All set for operation by May 2021 Update: NZTA engagement summary report at the bottom I was cruising through the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Agenda when I noticed an important update … Continue reading UDPATE: Airport to Botany Rapid Transit Stage 1 Construction Starts. Bus Lane Extension Wins
Why are we waiting Auckland Transport and Panuku? UPDATE FROM AUCKLAND TRANSPORT: Improvements to Ronwood Avenue are proposed through both the Connected Communities and Airport to Botany Rapid Transit programmes. … Continue reading UPDATE (Budgets Again): A Little City Centre Waits: Where is #ourmanukau ‘s Tactical Urbanism that Equals Jobs?!
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