Category: Public Transport
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Government U turn on inner city rail link
Reprinted from the Standard. As had been widely anticipated the Government has performed a U turn on Auckland’s inner city rail link and has agreed to bring forward funding. Instead of it starting in 2020 it will now start in 2018 and match Auckland Council’s planned start date. Can I praise the Government for having the intelligence to…
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Public Transport Initiatives in West Auckland Must Continue
By Ciaron Murnane The Waitakere City Council and Auckland Regional Council can be proud of their efforts in supporting the upgrade of the New Lynn transport interchange which opened this Saturday. Along with the double- tracking of the Western train line, the upgrade provides a giant leap towards a state-of-the art public transport system for…
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Save Waitakere One
By Greg Presland The formation of the super city is supposedly motivated by achieving efficiencies and saving money. For westies this does not appear likely. C&R appear to be determined to push through bulk wastewater charges, despite the opposition of some of its more outlying candidates. This will mean a significant increase for most Westie…
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Newmarket Viaduct Closure
Jeremy Greenbrook-Held For much of the weekend of 4-5 September, the south-bound lane of the Newmarket Viaduct will be closed so the final alterations can be made to bring the new viaduct online. The New Zealand Transport Agency is recommending that people either find other forms of transportation, or stay at home during the 36…
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Len Brown embraces Eco City
It is good to see that Len Brown has decided to embrace the concept of “Eco City”. Future West supports his election and hopes that Waitakere City’s “eco city” concept can be applied to the Auckland super city if and when he becomes Super Mayor. The Eco City concept is based on the Agenda 21…