Greater Auckland @GreaterAKL
We are an independent volunteer-run analysis and advocacy platform for improving the quality of our cities. greaterauckland.org.nz Auckland Joined January 2012-
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What if we took the money Labour plans to spend on another harbour crossing and tunnelling light rail though the isthmus and instead built a surface light rail network. This is what we doing have greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/08/10/the…
Con Job: AT’s Connected Communities debacle greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/07/12/con…
June-23 AT Board Meeting greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/28/jun…
How rail services will work after CRL opens in 2026 - very Sydney naming vibes. Sadly still won't offer frequent all day service • T1 & T2 every 7-8 mins at peak, only every 15 off peak & every 30 in evenings. • T3 - the sprawl express - is peak only • T4 only every 30 mins
ATs Capital Programme for 2023/24 greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/27/ats…
Groundhog Day: will AT finally do the right thing on Great North Road? greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/26/gro…
Light Rail back to the Surface? greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/22/lig…
ATs proposal to remove pedestrian level crossings greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/19/ped…
Pick up the ball and run, AT! greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/12/pic…
A Hobsonville Rd Cycleway greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/06/08/a-h…
The plans to remove level crossings in Takanini are hugely overbuilt and expensive. greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/31/rem…
Some of the highlights from today's @AklTransport board meeting greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/30/may…
Our thoughts on Nationals housing policy greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/29/nat…
Our take on some of the highlights from the latest budget greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/22/bud…
Taking Resilience More Seriously greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/18/tak…
AT’s Hobson St consultation with a difference greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/16/ats…
Christchurch to finally get Rapid Transit? greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/15/chr…
Weekly Roundup 12-May-2023 greaterauckland.org.nz/2023/05/12/wee…
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@BrycePearce @davejac @arnie03 @CheckpointRNZ @GreaterAKL I would rate him much more highly than that, he'd do a great job
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This is very good. If Brown cares about the numbers as much as he says, GA has them.
"Dear Wayne: congratulations, now let's fix Auckland's transport issues." A letter to the incoming mayor, in which we agree on quite a few things. greaterauckland.org.nz/2022/10/10/dea…
Great letter and offers sound advice to Auckland’s new Mayor. Dear Wayne greaterauckland.org.nz/2022/10/10/dea… via @GreaterAKL
Wow. In light of Lyman defeat, Russian z-journalist and blogger Anastasiya Kashevarova goes to telegram to post a long rant asking the right questions because all the other military bloggers have "pu*sied out". This is being picked up by other channels. t.me/akashevarova/5…
Advertising giant oOh!media is demanding $8.7 million for the loss of its billboard in Spotswood, in a dispute that has landed in the Victorian Supreme Court. theage.com.au/politics/victo…
@GreaterAKL good summary of the ways cars/roads are subsidised thank you sir
@GreaterAKL Mōrena, we have raised this with the team to investigate. Thanks for getting in touch. ^TS
Meanwhile on Russian state TV: State Duma member Andrey Isaev said there can be no peace with Ukraine for as long as it claims Russian territory as their own. He is talking about Crimea, which belongs to Ukraine, but was unlawfully annexed by Russia. Everything is upside down.
Leadership in Melbourne that is being translated into action, both by local and state government. Auckland: Turn your words into action and support the shift. Stop killing people for their choice of mobility. You know where your roadblocks are.
New Zealand has recorded another Covid-related death. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-om…
@GreaterAKL @Nicolas_Reid This one. An extremely good design. Better than almost any other PT schematic network map worldwide. This should be displayed at every station and at bus-train / bus-bus service interchange across the AT Metro Network. Integrated multimodal PT services are the present & future.
While I appreciate @GreaterAKL perspective on light rail, it would have been good to hear from someone else on @TheDetailNZ Did Matt Lowrie talk about the price of land in Auckland being the most significant price impact?
Sooo… Tunnelled Light Rail greaterauckland.org.nz/2022/02/01/soo…
@GreaterAKL They look more like the consultation papers for that one cycleway
@kentslundberg @GreaterAKL Guy in his spare time > Auckland Council's 10,000 full time staff and dedicated research unit