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It’s the economy, stupid – but don’t mention it in public
A good article summary of our current transport funding, and its implications for our economy. Why are we spending enormous amounts of money on projects that our own transport agencies calculate as...
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Progress on funding for Auckland Harbour Bridge Cycleway
Post by Bevan Woodward, AHB Pathway Trustee and Project Director The SkyPath planned for Auckland’s Harbour Bridge is set to progress with an initial funding proposal received from the Public...
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Politics is too important to be left to politicians…
Last chance today – spend 3 mins to ask for more cycling! …and if that is true, then it is even MORE important that funding is not left to the politicians to distribute as they like – but rather, as...
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Any Cantabrians cycling around Auckland?
We know there are a few people from Christchurch up here in Auckland, whether staying temporarily or having moved here for good (at least for now). Well, here’s your chance to do something good for...
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The straitjacket sits tight
An editorial When central government in NZ disagrees with local government on transport projects (be it cycleways or rail links or something else) one of their typical comments tends to be: “Well, if...
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Funding Auckland’s Transport Future
You could quite rightfully have thought that now that the Unitary Plan submissions have closed, you would get some relief from requests to “have your say”. However there’s an important conversation...
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Harbour bridge cycleway getting some new supporters
We chatted yesterday with Bevan Woodward, SkyPath’s project director, and our conversation also drifted into the various groups that still resist the project. We can’t discuss all we talked about...
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Increased investment in cycling must be prioritised before road pricing
Media Release re: Funding Auckland’s Transport Future CAA supports the principal findings of the Consensus Building Group that unless Aucklanders are prepared to accept significantly higher rates...
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Cyclist’s time now to be worth as much as motorist’s
As our friends from Auckland Transport Blog report, NZTA is making a few changes to their Economic Evaluation Manual. Dry stuff for most of you – but quite important, because that EEM is the bible for...
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Always follow the money…
…it will tell you what people (or an organisation) truly believes in. So what does the forward investment programme of Auckland Transport look like in terms of cycling? Well, lets just say, they could...
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