Well I guess today could have just been a number of coincidences, but it did seem fairly symptomatic of the state of Auckland’s public transport. So, as it was a Monday morning I headed into town on the 004/005 bus route – like I always do. The weather was pretty […]
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Our submission on ARTA’s Regional Land Transport Programme and the Auckland Transport Plan. Introduction The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) welcomes the opportunity to submit on the Draft 2009/10 RLTP and 11/12 Auckland Regional Land Transport Programme and the Auckland Transport Plan. Consultation with groups such as ours and wider transport […]
The Herald reports that Local Government NZ is concerned about Transport Minister Steven Joyce’s proposed changes to transport funding. Not only is public transport infrastructure spending to be slashed by 60%, but funding for the renewal and maintenance of local roads will also be cut by up to $225m over […]
The NZ Herald reports: KiwiRail is optimistic that a rail line it runs one train a week on can be improved at minimum cost to carry higher containers and attract new business. The Napier-to-Gisborne line is a marginal branch line on which KiwiRail makes a loss. Given its scenic location […]
Somewhat continuing the theme of Friday’s post, it can feel difficult to be a “peak oil believer” at the moment. The narrow-minded retorts of “oil was $147 a barrel in July 2008, now it’s barely a third of that – pah!” seem to blind the average driver/politician/roading-lobbyist into believing that […]
The Government Policy Statement (GPS) on transport guides central and local transport planning throughout the country, so it’s an important document. The Government has announced changes to the GPS. The new GPS has not been released yet, but the Minister of Transport has signalled his intentions with this document, which […]
Now if I’m being honest here, I will admit that public transport advocates do get hammered a bit on the whole “economics of transport” debate. The roads lobby constantly states how through petrol taxes trucks and cars pay their way, yet at the same time rail and buses simply can’t […]
Transport planners Julie Anne Genter, Stuart Donovan and Professor of Economics Tim Hazledine explain why there is no such thing as a free lunch, and there is no such thing as free parking.