Last Friday the Herald ran my letter in response to Heart of the City’s Alex Swney’s opinion piece: Alex Swney deserves a round of applause for differentiating between the need for a party location for the Rugby World Cup and the longer term needs of a cruise ship terminal and […]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
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I’m reading an excellent book at the moment – Resilient Cities by Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley and Heather Boyer. I commented on this book a few posts ago, with particular reference to how pathetic our preparedness for peak oil is and how stupid Treasury’s oil price predictions are. I have […]
The Herald reports: Heavier trucks could be on the road by 2010 if an amendment is passed following a successful trial, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says. The amendment would create a permit system allowing some trucks to carry up to 50 tonnes on specified routes. The statutory limit is currently […]
It seems as though the funding issues for the Onehunga Line, that resulted from the removal of the regional petrol tax, have been resolved. This follows on from a post I made a couple of weeks ago that related to progress being made between the ARC and NZTA to provide […]
The May 2009 ARTA monthly business report has been released and – as per usual – makes interesting reading. Looking at public transport patronage, it says the following: Patronage • Total Public Transport patronage for the 11 months to May 2009 was 8.0% above last year. • Total patronage for […]
The Campaign for Better Transport has organised an information evening about our push for a commuter rail service to the Waikato. With the help of Hamilton City Council, this is surprisingly close to becoming a reality. Come and find out more. Tuesday 23rd June, 7:30pm Reception Lounge Hamilton City Council Garden […]
The Waikato Times reports: Attempts are being made to fast-track a new-look Hamilton to Auckland commuter train service. Hamilton local body politicians have been in talks with KiwiRail and say they are on the verge of getting a final concrete proposal on which to base a decision. The deal is […]
The Herald reports that it looks most likely that ratepayers will be picking up the funding shortfall created by the axing of the regional fuel tax: Money has been assured for new Auckland railway stations, but at extra cost to ratepayers, after the Government’s cancellation of a regional fuel tax for […]