Auckland big winner (as is the rest of NZ) Late last week the New Zealand Transport Agency released the final version of the National Land Transport Program or NLTP. … Continue reading NZTA Releases National Land Transport Program 2018-2021. Record Investment in Safety and Transit
Council needs to advocate not fob off On Tuesday the Auckland Council Planning Committee will be discussing the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor (or Auckland to Hamilton Corridor) and what … Continue reading Presenting to Council Planning Committee (September 2018): The Auckland to Hamilton Corridor
Britomart has no capacity until post City Rail Link There was a Council presentation given last night updating Engineers about the Auckland Transport Alignment Project or simply the ATAP. … Continue reading Regional Rapid Rail (Inter City rail) Terminating at Puhinui Station Rather Than Britomart? Answer seems Yes – in the short term
Tender processes start Yesterday NZTA began the Tender processes for City Centre to Mangere/Airport, and North West Light Rail where some 450 people (15% of them had to stand … Continue reading UPDATED: 450 Participants with about 15% of them standing – NZTA Light Rail Industry Briefing Attracts Massive Interest
CRL Comes Full Circle I’ll start with the announcement from Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Mayor Phil Goff on the City Rail Link: Full steam ahead on CRL expansion … Continue reading City Rail Link to be Built Properly and Future Proofed – a First for Auckland!
Oh? Tomorrow is a rather large day in terms of Official Information Act and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act requests that could determine the destiny (as it … Continue reading Official Information Act Requests on Airport to Botany (Southern Airport Line) Due Back. Light Rail Might Be A Go THUS We Now Debate Route Selection?
Nearly there #LetsDoThis Phil and NZTA! The article was meant to be on NZTA (New Zealand Transport Agency) extending the North West Light Rail Transit line from finishing in … Continue reading Light Rail for Botany to Airport (Southern Airport Line) Inches Closer Thanks (and Thankful) To Proactive NZTA
All in one urban planning Apologies for the run of Cities Skylines posts at the moment. Things got a bit busy over the last three weeks and will continue … Continue reading Today Biffa Teaches Us – OH MY GOODNESS – BOAT JAM!!! When Congestion Hits the Waterways in #CitiesSkylines . Also Integrated Planning!
TRANSIT – build it not slash it Sydney is very much like Auckland in my opinion as an Urban Geographer. Both Cities are going rapid expansion and both Cities … Continue reading Parramatta’s Continued Rise as Sydney’s Second City Centre. Transit Also the Key for Less Well Off Areas. Lessons For Manukau and Auckland
How do we recover the network after a failure or incident After the derailment of a passenger train inside the Britomart Tunnel and Station a few weeks ago I … Continue reading Auckland Rail Recovery Procedures – How The Network is Recovered in the Event of an Incident
Talking Southern Auckland 