As does the Kumeu-Huapai Ratepayers Association On Thursday the Auckland Development Committee meet in what would be a rather action packed agenda. Sadly though the bulk of it … Continue reading The Special Housing Areas. Generation Zero Presents
Category: Transport Planning
Looking at Transport Planning and Design
Electric Trains Start on the Manukau Line – Monday [updated]
A delay but there
It seems Monday the 18th the Electric Trains will start running on the Manukau Line in the off-peak periods as part of that limited roll out. They were meant to start plying the Manukau Line on the 13th but that never happened.
September/October is when the Electric Train fleet should be fully replacing the diesels on the Manukau Line both peak and off-peak. Or will they?
With the Long Term Plan 2015-2025 budget cuts from Auckland Council delaying the purchase of more Electric Trains (beyond the 57 already on order) to beyond 2025 will we see our diesels still plying the network post 2015 when the Electrics are fully rolled out? Something yet to be seen as the LTP debates continue.
[Update from Auckland Transport]
A second rail line going electric
15/08/2014 04:18 p.m.
The roll-out of electric trains in Auckland steps up next week with the introduction of the new trains on the Manukau Line.
Initially electric trains will run on some off-peak services, they will be introduced to all services over the next month.
Auckland Transport’s Chief Operations Officer Greg Edmonds says the new trains have been very popular since their introduction on the Onehunga Line in April but with any transition we should be prepared for “teething problems.”
“We want to ensure our customers who use the trains to Manukau are getting a reliable service so we will be gradually increasing the number of electric trains over the next month.”
Meanwhile, testing continues across the rail network following an intermittent power fault which saw some Onehunga services affected. Mr Edmonds stresses there are no safety issues associated with the fault.
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Source: https://at.govt.nz/about-us/news-events/a-second-rail-line-going-electric/
A First Look at “Journey to Work Patterns in the Auckland Region”
Some Key Points I got from the research paper Earlier in the week I had pointed out that a Ministry of Transport commissioned research paper was released. From … Continue reading A First Look at “Journey to Work Patterns in the Auckland Region”
Electric Trains were No Show on the Manukau Line
Delayed until further notice Last night the Electric Train fleet as part of a limited non-fanfare roll-out were meant to ply the Manukau Line for the off-peak evening … Continue reading Electric Trains were No Show on the Manukau Line
‘Journey to Work Patterns in the Auckland Region’ Paper Out
Research Paper in Auckland’s Commute Patterns and Differences is Out The Ministry of Transport has released a paper into Auckland’s commute patterns as captured by the 2001, 2006 … Continue reading ‘Journey to Work Patterns in the Auckland Region’ Paper Out
Left Hand is Certainly Not Talking to the Right Hand in Regards to the City Rail Link [Updated]
‘No, I don’t know much about it, it’s Auckland Council’s plan not Auckland Transport’s plan’. I kid you not readers, I kid you not. That is what an … Continue reading Left Hand is Certainly Not Talking to the Right Hand in Regards to the City Rail Link [Updated]
City Centre East-West Connections
Improving Connections Through the City Centre
Yesterday Transport Blog via a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) request posted on plans to improve both the east-west links in the Auckland City Centre as well as (as a result) vitality of the City Centre.
Transport Blog have done their own commentary on this and I’ll leave the commentary at that (see: The City East West Transport Study )
What have done is attach the document as an embed so that you can read the PDF which is at 44MB in size without busting your bandwidth (via downloading) – especially if on a tablet or mobile device.
The City Centre East West Link Report – courtesy of Transport Blog
Attribution: http://transportblog.co.nz/2014/08/08/the-city-east-west-transport-study/
At 274 pages long I have not read it fully yet myself but from what I have seen it is certainly interesting and doable over time. The catch is will we have political will power to do it…
Time will tell as it always does
An Opinion on the City Rail Link Targets
Targets believed to be prudent Jason Krupp – a research fellow at the New Zealand Institute has penned his thoughts on the City Rail Link targets set by … Continue reading An Opinion on the City Rail Link Targets
The Greens Mass Transit Policy Announcement
Pretty Reasonable. To the point I can not simply fault it including first look at their own alternative Government Policy Statement and subsequent Budget arrangements to fund the policy. … Continue reading The Greens Mass Transit Policy Announcement
LGOIMA Update [Updated]
All Three Requests Acknowledged. Now Awaiting Formal Replies [Update] An update on where things are with three Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) filed with … Continue reading LGOIMA Update [Updated]
Talking Southern Auckland 