Presenting the Bridge proposal to Auckland Council
Yesterday, Patrick and I presented Nicolas Reid’s bridge proposal for the next Waitematā Harbour crossing to Auckland Council’s Transport and Infrastructure Delivery Committee.
We got a good hearing from councillors, and some great questions – you can check out the full presentation, about ten minutes followed by about twenty minutes of Q&A here,
You can see our presentation slides here.…
36 Comments Unlocking value and choice in getting around
An excellent new £4.5b Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy was recently released in the UK. Low cost, high value, win win.
The policy has three key objectives: 1. Enable more people, particularly the least active, to benefit from physical activity through active travel
2.…
By popular demand: merch!
At last. Greater Auckland now has merchandise for y’all to enjoy!
We’ve launched a wee shopfront over at Digitees, where you can find just the thing for you and all the urbanists in your life (send one to your favourite elected member!).…
Build this Brilliant Bridge
This is a guest post by Nicolas Reid, Technical Director – Public Transport and Rapid Transit at MRCagney and author of Transit By Design, outlining a proposal for the next Waitematā Harbour crossing. It is shared by kind permission (via LinkedIn), with some very tasty bonus images.…
Book Review: Happy By Design
This is a guest post by Transport Advisor and Town Planner George Weeks, written in a personal capacity reviewing Happy By Design by Ben Channon Revised Edition.
You can check out past book review posts here. Where’s your favourite place in Auckland?…
Book Review: The Shoup Doctrine
This is a guest post by Transport Advisor and Town Planner George Weeks, reviewing The Shoup Doctrine, a collection of 33 essays written in celebration of the career of Donald Shoup and parking reforms. It is written in his personal capacity.…
We can have nice things
The following is an op-ed I wrote which ran in The Post on December 23rd 2025. As we head into a long hot summer in Tāmaki Makaurau, people are flocking to the many wonderful places that have opened this year, and perhaps even getting there in new ways.…
Imagine, a city
This summary of where we’re at was originally presented at a City Vibes event run by The Urban Room on 9th December 2025, and like all our work, is brought to you by the Greater Auckland crew and made possible by generous donations from our readers and fans.…
Lightpath and the Lost Decade: Super-city or Slumber-city?
This guest post is by Tim Adriaansen, an advocate for accessibility and sustainable transport. Te Ara I Whiti, or Lightpath, turned 10 years old last week.
This stunning photo has popped up all over the internet since it was first uploaded for royalty-free use by Dan Freeman in 2017.…
It’s time to stand up for a better Queen Street, again!
Here we are again. For the umpteenth time, more changes are being proposed for Queen Street (and Midtown).
Unfortunately, these are not good changes, and they include pouring traffic back into the short section of Queen Street that’s currently car-free, between Wakefield St.…
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