March 2009 was a record breaking month for public transport usage in Auckland. The ARTA monthly business report confirms that there were 6,115,155 bus, ferry and rail boardings in March across Auckland’s network. This is up 19.7% on last March. It also means that the 12 month rolling total for […]
Daily Archives: May 4, 2009
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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has announced that Bombardier Transportation Canada Inc has been awarded a contract worth a total of $1.22 billion (excluding taxes), for 204 new low-floor light rail vehicles (LRV), with a delivery date beginning in 2011.
The Herald reports: As the Transport Agency prepares to open a new motorway through Mt Roskill next week, uncertainty remains over how it will eventually reach the Northwestern Motorway at Waterview. Although a review on using tunnels or a motorway was to have been ready last month, officials are collecting […]
Architect Andrew Patterson has been brought on board to redesign plans for the Orakei peninsula, incorporating the Orakei railway station. An article on stuff.co.nz says the concept envisages 670 apartments of varying sizes in blocks up to eight storeys high, public plazas, a waterfront pier, circuit walkway, offices and retail […]