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Whangaparaoa, Howick, Pakuranga, Botany-Manukau, North Western Motorway; all prime candidates for good quality dedicated bus ways to get the people moving (both by bus and car) where Heavy Rail is not available and light rail is either a long way off or non viable.
Potential exists for Whangaparaoa being close to Silverdale and the Albany (Super) Metropolitan Centre. Will our leaders realise this?
(Answer is No)
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We know that the old suburbs in central Auckland were developed around the tram network. Indeed the tram network was the creator of the corridors we now know as Dominion Road, Mt Eden Road and Sandringham Road (and many others).
But, how do we emulate the kind of dense development the tram network created but without adding huge costs? Buses. Yes, dedicated busways added into existing transport corridors. Would it work? Well, in places globally that have introduced right of way bus lines, they work very well. Some were even built as a part of the development. They serve local areas and connect to Rapid Transit for longer journeys. Here is a couple of great blog posts about such a place. The subject is Almere in the Netherlands.
http://www.humantransit.org/2010/10/aimere-netherlands-as-bus-oriented-development.html
How does this relate locally? Imagine if you will, a reinvigorated Whangaparaoa Road with pockets of…
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From Auckland Council:
All Aucklanders are invited to share their ideas for re-shaping the Aotea Quarter into the city’s arts, culture, and entertainment hub.
Public consultation on the Aotea Quarter Framework opens 9 September (today) and runs until 22 October.
The consultation will feature an information desk in the Aotea Centre, focus groups and public walking tours guided by planning experts explaining potential major improvements for the area around Aotea Square.
The vision is to use under-developed council sites to add to other recent upgrades in the area including the Aotea Square, Q Theatre, Lorne Street, Bledisloe Lane, Khartoum Place and the Auckland Art Gallery.
Potential sites include the Civic Administration Building, Town Hall south car park and Aotea Centre surrounds.
Eventually, the Aotea Station, as part of the City Rail Link, will deliver people to the quarter’s door step, transforming travel links to the city centre.
“There are huge opportunities for the area to really lift its game and become the cultural and entertainment hub for all Auckland,” says Councillor Chris Darby, council’s political urban design champion.
For more information and to give feedback, go to shapeauckland.co.nz.
Public ideas will help inform the future direction of the quarter and the council’s decision-making.
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You have until 22 October to give feedback. Also remember that Aotea Quarter will house the nearby Aotea City Rail Link station which will be the number one station on the rail network in terms of patronage.
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