Physical works on Puhinui Road and Lambie Drive to start this week The physical works of Airport to Botany Rapid Transit Stage 1 begin this week (explains why I saw … Continue reading Proud Moment: Airport to Botany Rapid Transit (Stage 1) Takes Shape! 45 minutes from Britomart to Airport
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
Why drive when one can sit back and enjoy the ride Back of the Napkin? The National Party’s Road’s First policy might be back of the napkin stuff (given the … Continue reading Not ‘Back of the Napkin’: Greens Transport Policy Brings Sanity (and Relief) to the Cities and Regions
Now Prime Minister where is the cheque for the North Shore Line? There have been calls to convert some of the general lanes between the City Centre and the Harbour … Continue reading Auckland Harbour Bridge Situation Report (SitRep) – September 21, 2020: Public Transport is Working in Keeping Auckland Moving
Temporary Measures to be installed while new part is fabricated and tested before permanent instillation Measures to fix the Auckland Harbour Bridge continue apace with a temporary fix to be … Continue reading Auckland Harbour Bridge Situation Report (SitRep) – September 21, 2020: NZTA Working Hard with Fixes. This is No Easy Task
Resource Management Act Review suggests replacing Act with new Legislation Not long after the National Policy Statement – Urban Development was released by the Government, an independent report into replacing … Continue reading PODCAST: Replacing the Resource Management Act Take 2. Thoughts and those Spatial Plans
The question got lost in the scramble The kerfuffle around Light Rail and the subsequent finger pointing that went with it clearly demonstrated the consequence of a Minister being a … Continue reading Auckland Light Rail – What are YOU wanting to achieve? What Does the Auckland Plan say?
E-buses mark new era Even with the Phil Goff Retrenchment Budget (see: Goff Retrenchment Budget sees Vision Zero Slashed. Consequences = 90 Extra Deaths or Serious Injuries on our Roads … Continue reading ALL ABOARD – the new E-Buses that will form the Airport Line (A2B) Fleet
Stripping everything back to the foundation in the Post Covid era Launched as an initiative by Infrastructure New Zealand Paul Blair, Vision Week New Zealand has this mission statement: COVID-19 … Continue reading Going Back to the Beginning – Spatial Planning #visionweekNZ #bounceforward Podcasts
But Americas Cup continues while borders still sealed On Friday Mayor Phil Goff released his “Emergency Budget” for consultation with Auckland. While we know cuts were coming along most budget … Continue reading Goff Retrenchment Budget sees Vision Zero Slashed. Consequences = 90 Extra Deaths or Serious Injuries on our Roads per year!
Talking Southern Auckland 