Toil and trouble; economy burn and housing bubble #3
Within hours of my last post on the housing “bubble” going live, news broke of a radio advertisement airing in Singapore, Malaysia, and Queensland which described Auckland as “an investor’s dream”. The radio advertisement went on to state:
“Now many people invest in Auckland because of the high demand for rents.…
56 Comments Waterview March Timelapse and Aerials
The latest timelapse and aerial shots from the Waterview Connection project…
In defense of population growth
Growth: what is it good for?
Accommodating a growing population can certainly be challenging. It means having to find more money to invest in transport and water infrastructure to enable new residents to live and travel in the city. As Auckland Council’s recent consultation on the Long Term Plan shows, asking people to pay more is never a very popular proposition – even if they like how the money’s being spent.…
Photo of the day: Ride in to the mist
While most of Auckland basked in glorious sunshine on Tuesday morning, a patch fog enveloped the area around the upper harbour making Auckland’s second harbour crossing disappear into the distance.…
AT April Board Meeting
The Auckland Transport board meeting is next week and as usual I’ve scoured the main report looking for the interesting bits of information. I also normally highlight the topics being discussed at the closed session of the board meeting however at the time of writing this the agenda is not available as doesn’t appear to have been uploaded correctly.…
AT’s proposed 3 year cycling programme
A report to Auckland Transport’s board next week highlights their proposed cycle programme for the next three years which if built fully will see $207 million invested in cycling over that time. That includes funding from AT, the NZTA and the Governments Urban Cycling Fund (UCF) – for which AT and the NZTA have put a joint bid in for $82m in funding. …
Less parking, more city
A neat little video from Mexico explaining simply connection between housing and transport – in particular the cost that minimum parking requirements have on the city. It comes from Mexico branch of the The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).…
Western Line Padding Part 2
A couple of days ago I wrote Auckland Transport padding out the Western Line timetable. Today the Herald picked up on the story. AT have sent me a response to the story which is in full below.
AT is committed to running reliable peak services and achieving this through the introduction of a world class all-electric fleet.…
Toil and trouble; economy burn and housing bubble #2
My previous post on Auckland’s housing market prompted considerable interest. Even if there were areas of disagreement, simply seeing this level of interest left me feeling more optimistic about the potential for us to find solutions. I think Maggie said it best when she remarked: In this post, I want to discuss in more detail some of the policies which could be used to address the demand for houses, especially demand associated with investment.…
ANZAC Day Dawn Service PT options
AT are putting on a few PT services so that people can reach the ANZAC day dawn ceremony. The good news is that for the first time that includes being able to catch a train there (plus a little bit of a walk).…
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