Residents Associations and the Communities they serve
The herald today has pulled the veil back on some of the key opponents battling Skypath in the Environment court and how they’re not at all representative of the views of the communities they claim to serve.
But three associations were not cheering – two based in the northern landing at Northcote Point and a third at the southern landing at Herne Bay – and appealed against the consent in the Environment Court.…
176 Comments Sir Dove-Myer Robinson on his Rapid Transit Scheme – Part 2
This is the second in a series of six posts looking at a collection of articles written by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson in the mid 1970’s promoting and clearly trying to build support for his rapid transit plan. They come from a booklet I stumbled across while in the Takapuna Library one day.…
North Shore New Bus Network to be confirmed
In the middle of last year, Auckland Transport consulted on the new bus network for the North Shore. Now in a report to the open session of the AT board meeting today is an item with the outcome of the consultation (9.9MB).…
Franklin Rd design improves
For the second time this week I’m able to say that AT have improved the design of a cycleway, this time on Franklin Rd. Franklin Rd is one of the most iconic streets in Auckland with its large established trees.
The plans to upgrade Franklin Rd have been fairly contentious over the last year or so resulting in multiple designs, redesigns and debates.…
April AT Board Meeting
Tomorrow is the next AT board meeting and as usual I’ve been through the reports to pull out the stuff I find interesting.
The closed session is where all of the really interesting stuff happens, my comments in italics.
Decisions for Approval/Decision Quarterly Report
AMETI Delivery Strategy
CAP Programme Business Case – This is briefly described in the business report as The Programme Business Case for the Central Access Plan (isthmus to city centre) has been developed jointly with NZTA and Council.…
Thoughts on CBD Bus Changes
Last week Auckland Transport made the latest round of changes to streets in advance of the construction works for the City Rail Link. As mentioned in my post the other day, these changes impact me quite a bit as my commute normally involves transferring between buses and trains at Britomart. …
Explore No More
Some sad news late yesterday with Explore ferries announcing that they will be stopping their service to Waiheke, once again leaving Fullers with a monopoly on the route. A Waiheke Island ferry service has been axed after two years because it was not getting enough passengers.…
Mid-week reading: Kim-Mai Cutler, map-making, the Black Death, and knowledge as a public good
Welcome back to mid-week reading. With luck, there are only going to be a few more of these until I’m back on a more regular posting schedule.
First piece of the week is from Kim-Mai Cutler, a tech journalist from San Francisco who’s produced some invaluable reporting on their (our) housing crisis.…
Supersizing Lincoln Rd
Way back at the end of 2013 Auckland Transport started a consultation on supersizing Lincoln Rd in Henderson – a road that in my view as a regular user is one of the most soul destroying in all of Auckland. It’s a road that’s almost completely automobile focused in its design and land-use yet seems to perform poorly for cars too, a textbook Stroad.…
Quay St Cycleway design improves
The Quay St cycleway is now well under construction and there are two good pieces of news that emerged on Friday. One is a new image showing what the western section – which will be level with the existing footpath – will look like.…
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