Why build the CRL? It’s about capacity
Matt’s post the other day about the City Rail Link (CRL) project highlighted a growing feeling that proponents of the project (in particular Auckland Council and Auckland Transport) need to keep pushing the message of why this project is needed, as well as (certainly in my opinion) keep the public abreast of what progress is being made.…
62 Comments Our Next Transport Minister?
Green Party transport spokesperson Julie-Anne Genter braved Kiwiblog to post a Guest Post recently:
Let me just start with what this post is NOT saying:
I am not saying that people should not, or will not, continue to use cars for many trips.…
Council needs to sell CRL’s benefits
It appears that the Council’s silence on the benefits and the need for the City Rail Link may be coming home to roost. Stuff reports:
Nearly half of all Aucklanders who made submissions on the council’s draft long-term plan are opposed to mayor Len Brown’s proposed $2.4 billion inner-city rail link.…
Allowing change, not forcing it
Those promoting a transport and urban outcome based around smart growth, a compact city, a more balanced transport policy and more investment in public transport, walking and cycling – instead of on road capacity – have long based their arguments on the need for change.…
PT Letdown for ANZAC day
On Wednesday is one of the most important days of the year, ANZAC day. One of the key parts of the day is the dawn service and in Auckland thousands of people get up early to take part in the ceremony that takes place at the museum.…
The case for closing Waitakere Station
The rail electrification project is only electrifying the system between Swanson in the west and Papakura in the south. This leaves two parts of the current network where we need to ask a question: what to do? Those parts are between Swanson and Waitakere (Waitakere township, not to be confused with Henderson station) in the west (and potentially further west to Huapai and Waimauku, although the Helensville rail service was a dismal failure), and between Papakura and Pukekohe in the south.…
Developing the Rail and Busway Network
Over the last week or so some of my fellow bloggers have put up their suggestions for how to develop the rail network in the future, I have taken some of their ideas and thrown in a few of my own.…
How to Improve the Marketing of the CRL
One thing that Auckland Transport and the Auckland Council seem to struggle with at the moment is the issue of how to sell the City Rail Link (CRL). We have seen AT start to improve things but most people on sites like this tend to think that it doesn’t really do enough to explain the project or it’s benefits. …
Brownlee loses the plot
A few days ago there was an interesting piece on Radio NZ’s “Morning Report” programme, which highlighted the funding shortfall in the transport budget over the next decade – largely arising from the proposed $10 billion spend-up on the Roads of National Significance.…
‘The Cross’ Future Pattern for Auckland Rail?
Peter has usefully opened discussion on possible future network plans for Auckland transit systems. There is currently a great deal of work happening on both the CRL and and a study into ways to optimise access to the airport and the rest of south west AK.…
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