Stoddard Road sub optimal In my Thursday post Northern Airport Line (Central Line) Accelerated? Auckland Transport Say Extremely Risky While CRL is being Built I outlined three risks that could scuttle the … Continue reading Where to Place the Light Rail Depot for the Northern Airport Line?
Risks in carrying out accelerated program for Northern Airport Line (Central Line) In the document dump by Auckland Council recently on Light Rail to the Airport (the Northern Airport … Continue reading Northern Airport Line (Central Line) Accelerated? Auckland Transport Say Extremely Risky While CRL is being Built
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?
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
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
First two major transit projects post City Rail Link a GO! Well this was one way to start an Easter Sunday morning: We are working on it right now. … Continue reading Regional Rapid Rail and The Southern Airport Line a (virtual) GO!
Finance and Transport Ministers float equitable fund-raising scheme for projects like the Airport Lines We all know Auckland has a large transport infrastructure deficit and we equally know those … Continue reading Value Capture Taxes: An International Best Practice to Fund Transit Infrastructure
Strong Town Urban Geography Lessons on building transit Transit projects (and equally road projects) like urban developments can either end up a success or a massive failure. It all … Continue reading Urban Geography 201: Building Transit Right First Time – Everytime. Lessons from Strong Towns
A line that also builds communities This post originally appeared in LinkedIn on February 14: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/southern-airport-line-more-than-light-rail-ben-ross/ Yesterday I gave a presentation to the Auckland Council Planning Committee on the importance … Continue reading The Southern Airport Line – More than a Light Rail Line – A Community and City Builder Too!
Talking Southern Auckland 