Finding the methodology in NZTA’s decision making process Ever since it was reported in the Planning Committee of Auckland Council last month that the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) were … Continue reading Information Act Request to NZTA on City Centre to Mangere Light Rail Project. Which Way Will They Start?
Town half the size of Southern Auckland has functioning viable Light Rail I saw the following Tweet come up on my feed over the weekend and thought if they can … Continue reading If Newcastle can have Light Rail then there is No Excuses for Southern Auckland NOT to Have Light Rail by 2028
Extending Light Rail to Weymouth would uplift most socially deprived area of Auckland while also staving off further Greenfield sprawl further south On Tuesday I wrote how Southern Auckland’s Rapid … Continue reading Weymouth Light Rail? Silly? Actually No as it would provide massive boost to area and Auckland as a whole!
Something is smouldering but it has not set the smoke alarm off just yet It is a case of multiple but parallel threads all moving together before they start intertwining … Continue reading NZTA Have NOT Ruled Out Starting City Centre to Mangere Light Rail from Airport End First, Queen Street End won’t start until AFTER 2021
More than just the initial upfront Capital Expenditure Cost In the Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail – What is the Difference? we took a look at the difference between Bus Rapid Transit … Continue reading Bus Rapid Transit vs Light Rail Transit; What is the Difference and Why Light Rail Transit?
By Ed Clayton. Part 3 of a 3 part series Part One: Guest Post: Auckland’s Urban Freshwater – our Historic Relationship (Part 1) Part Two: Guest Post: Auckland’s Urban Freshwater – the Water … Continue reading Guest Post: Auckland’s Urban Freshwater – our transport future? (Part 3)
Naaba N’Be critiques Nantes’ (France) Integrated Transport and Urban Development System Last week in my Integrated Public Transport – A Study From France and Lessons for Auckland post I looked at if Nantes … Continue reading Guest Post: In Reply to the “Integrated Public Transport – A Study From France and Lessons for Auckland” post
Which option is best? Depends on what you want to achieve Over on the Campaign for Better Transport Facebook page someone posted an alternative route for light rail for the … Continue reading Airport to Botany (A2B) Rapid Transit (Light Rail): Via Wiri or via Puhinui. A Comparison
Did Anyone include when Light Rail Runs Through a Metropolitan Centre? The answer to that question and on Mixed Use zoning/housing was no. The result? We get a two dimensional … Continue reading Light Rail and Urban Transformation – A Video from the Building Nations 2018 Symposium. I Have Questions.
Could Drury to Manukau/Puhinui get Light Rail in the Future? When one asks questions one will usually find the answers. When one asks specific questions to help with their submission … Continue reading Southern Auckland to Get Light Rail?
