Book review: ‘How to Fly a Horse’ by Kevin Ashton
This is a guest post by George Weeks, reviewing a book called ‘How to Fly a Horse’ by Kevin Ashton Book review: ‘How to Fly a Horse’ by Kevin Ashton (2015) – and what it means for Auckland.
The title of this article might unnerve any Greater Auckland connoisseur.…
6 Comments Some questions for the government on speed limit increases
Yesterday, the newly minted Minister of Transport Chris Bishop and the Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon held a press conference to announce a tranche of 38 state highways where speed limits will be automatically increased, and a further 49 up for public consultation on whether speeds should rise.…
2024 sets some new road safety records
Last year, 292 people died unnecessarily on our roads. That is the lowest result in over a decade and only the fourth time in the last 70 years we’ve seen fewer than 300 deaths in a calendar year. Yet, while it is 292 people too many, with each death being a tragedy for the family and friends of those lost, in terms of fatalities this is also arguably the best (least worst) year on the roads that New Zealand has yet seen.…
2025 – The Year Ahead
Welcome to 2025. After wrapping up 2024, here’s a look at some of the things we can expect to see this year along with a few predictions. Council and Elections
Elections
One of the biggest things this year will be local body elections in October.…
2024 – A Year in Review
Well, it’s the last day of the year, so it’s time for a quick wrap-up of the most important things that happened in 2024 for urbanism and transport in our city. A huge thank you to everyone who has visited the blog and supported us in our mission to make a greater Tāmaki Makaurau.…
December-24 AT Board Meeting
Today the Auckland Transport board meet for the last time this year. For those interested (and with time to spare), you can follow along via this MS Teams link from 10am. I’ve taken a quick look through the agenda items to see what I think the most interesting aspects are.…
Govt to double number of toll roads
On Friday the government announced it would double the number of toll roads in New Zealand as well as make a few other changes to how toll roads are used in the country. The real issue though is not that tolling is being used but the suggestion it will make any kind of material impact on how much infrastructure gets built as tolling revenues will be a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the projects it’s used on.…
Simeon Brown’s fanaticism kills Warkworth intersection fix
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I grew up in Warkworth, and the infamous Hill Street intersection has been an issue not just my whole life, but for decades before I was even born.…
Gt North Rd improvements to finally start
After around ten years of delays and frustration, Auckland Transport are finally going to make Great North Rd greater.
In an update sent out yesterday, they said:
We are pleased to advise that we have appointed JFC Ltd to deliver the work and they’ll be starting work early January.…
Love your Berm
In today’s guest post, former Auckland Councillor Pippa Coom highlights the value of berms in Auckland – and encourages everyone to submit on ongoing consultation!
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