The New Zealand Herald gives a perspective on the final draft of the Auckland Regional Transport Strategy. The strategy proposes spending $46 billion on public transport, roads and walking and cycling between now and 2040. It will be presented at Britomart Transport Centre today for two months of consultations. Key […]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
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As covered over at Auckland trains, the MP for Hamilton East, David Bennett, is opposed to the introduction of a regular train service between Auckland and the Waikato. He is now responding to the postcards being sent to him by saying any potential rail service would have “problems”. Responding to […]
The New Zealand Herald reports important closures across Auckland’s rail network this weekend. A recent Project DART newsletter explains why.
Point Chevalier residents can now catch a direct bus to Newmarket between 7 – 9am and back again between 3pm – 6.10pm on weekdays, starting on the 1st November. The service is in addition to its regular hourly service operating between 9.15am – 5.45pm on Saturdays. Scott Macarthur, the director […]
Good article in today’s Herald from Sam Buckle of the New Zealand Shipping Federation on how the profit motive does not apply to roading. For some reason, the management of our roading infrastructure has avoided the scrutiny applied to other state assets and services. We apply commercial models to the electricity […]
The Sunday Star-Times reports a group of architects presenting at the Auckland Architecture week 2009 have proposed a design for a new harbour crossing: In 2005 Richard Simpson first proposed the idea of a new harbour crossing – a bold new bridge that would take a more direct route between […]
We’ve just received this by email from the NZTA: The NZTA has been working on a draft farebox recovery policy for public transport services which sets out the NZTA’s proposed requirements relating to farebox recovery policy in the regions. Once the policy is finalised it is to be implemented by […]
TVNZ reports: New Zealand’s state highway network is subsidised by about $1.5 billion each year, which is scuppering the coastal shipping industry, the New Zealand Shipping Federation says. It cited a government-commissioned report, the Rockpoint Corporate Finance report, Coastal Shipping and Modal Freight Choice, for the New Zealand Transport Agency, […]