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Tag: transportation
Walking Through an Area Plan
Looking at the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area Plan While Local Board Plans are now out for submissions (see Shape Auckland and Local Board Plans Out for Submissions) we are … Continue reading Walking Through an Area Plan
Plans for Papakura Metropolitan Centre
Ambitious and it can be done From the 7th of July you will be able to submit on your Local Board’s Draft Plan for the next three years. Go … Continue reading Plans for Papakura Metropolitan Centre
AT HOP Daily Passes On Sale – NOW [UPDATE]
Not that Auckland Transport is making it very clear Yes the AT Hop Daily Passes work. Got an AB zone Day Pass loaded up on my card for … Continue reading AT HOP Daily Passes On Sale – NOW [UPDATE]
Knackered (Done In) $68.20 for a Family Day Out
And we wonder why people do not take public transport, as well as having well-being issues Poor Duncan (Garner from Radio Live @Garner_Live ) got knackered $68.20 taking his family … Continue reading Knackered (Done In) $68.20 for a Family Day Out
In a #BetterNZ a True Centre Right Government Would….
Not Announce a $212 regional road package that should have been ho hum standard work any way If the Government wasn’t proceeding with its rather bankrupting Roads of National … Continue reading In a #BetterNZ a True Centre Right Government Would….
Super Metropolitan Centre – A Redux
One Stop Shop for the evolution of the Super Metropolitan Centre A fellow reader and Tweeter was asking about the Super Metropolitan Centre concepts after I had raised them … Continue reading Super Metropolitan Centre – A Redux
MIT Open Day Tomorrow
Nice for the free trains Auckland Transport but one small catch…. From Voxy: Opening of MIT campus milestone for Auckland Transport Friday, 27 June, 2014 – 10:09 Auckland Transport’s … Continue reading MIT Open Day Tomorrow
Tweet of the Day
Pays to check in advance
So Auckland Transport has a nice “little” launch for their new Travelwise program in which the Mayor was attending and even speaking to the gathering. Well in his presentation this happened:
Oh dear someone cue the crickets…
I do not know what is more sad?
The fact no one put their hand up which shows as an indictment from our transport failings over the last 25 years, or someone forgot to check prior to the Mayor asking that rather embarrassing question…
Oh if you are wondering why I have not been forgiving a particular department of Auckland Transport (no not the Planning and Strategy division which I have never had issues with and actually enjoy a good relationship with) this week then check this in response to the shuttle situation from the AT CEO and see why:
Update: I was writing this up this happened outside the Travel Wise event:
Hopefully and by the looks of it the cyclist is okay. But with the cyclist in a bus lane where cars shouldn’t technically be and wearing hi-viz and still gets hit by a car you wonder why children do not cycle to and from school.
Not a Good Day for Auckland Transport – Day Two
Auckland Council (and Transport) now want to expand the infamous shuttles Yesterday in my Not a Good Day for Auckland Transport [UPDATED x3] post the final line after a disaster of a … Continue reading Not a Good Day for Auckland Transport – Day Two
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