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Auckland Transport missed the last steps in consultation on creating a 24/7 dedicated bus lane along central Karangahape Road. Several businesses went public, complaining they were unaware the change was happening from November 12. After a couple of days of headlines and an unspecified intervention by the mayor Wayne Brown, AT delayed the rollout until February, reinstating 22 of 27 kerbside parks.
At $470,000, it’s far cheaper to build a house in Auckland than a pedestrian crossing It costs more to install a signalised pedestrian crossing in Auckland than to build a spanking new four-bedroom home. Auckland Transport (AT) is spending on average $470,000 to install the crossing.
AA hits out at Auckland Transport after shoppers stuck in three-hour Westfield mall Newmarket traffic jam The Automobile Association (AA) has hit out at Auckland Transport (AT) after Westfield shoppers were reduced to panic attacks during horrendous three-hour traffic queues. Westfield has blamed poor weather and high customer numbers for the debacle.
Karangahape Rd changes: Mayor Wayne Brown challenges Auckland Transport over removal of car parks Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is on the warpath with Auckland Transport over the removal of car parks on Karangahape Rd. Brown has messaged AT chief executive Dean Kimpton today to stop plans to remove the car parks. The mayor also confirmed to the Herald that he had been led by AT yesterday to believe that pauses to the project, involving shorter hours for loading zones, also involved pausing car parks until February 11.
Auckland Transport caves and keeps car parks on Karangahape Rd after outrage from businesses and roasting from Mayor Wayne Brown Auckland Transport has agreed to pause the removal of car parks for shoppers on Karangahape Rd. The council-controlled organisation did not say if it was reinstating all of the 27 car parks on K Rd until February 11. The change of heart came after Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown criticised AT chief executive Dean Kimpton.
Karangahape Rd businesses fearful after Auckland Transport proceeds with removing last remaining car parks AT will remove all general parking and restrict loading zones on Karangahape Rd from this weekend. In April this year, AT abandoned a controversial push for special powers to remove kerbside parking.
Wayne Brown wades into row over removal of Karangahape Rd parking AT is delaying part of its plan to expand bus lanes on Karangahape Rd. Its plan was to scrap all car parks on the iconic entertainment and hospitality strip, starting next week. However, following push back from businesses and mayor Wayne Brown, the full plan will not go ahead for a few months.
Auckland Transport pressing on with removing car parks on Karangahape Rd despite calls from Mayor Wayne Brown for a rethink Auckland Transport plans to remove the last remaining car parks on Karangahape Rd. Mayor Wayne Brown has called for a rethink by Auckland Transport. Councillor Mike Lee has complained to acting AT chairman Mark Darrow.
Uncertainty over 1000 privately-owned bus shelters in big Auckland ad deal The future of 1,000 privately-owned Auckland bus shelters is unclear as the advertising contract which funded them is up for grabs. Sydney-based Oooh Media built and owns the shelters, in deals originally struck with former Auckland councils 20 years ago. That deal is coming to an end, after Auckland Transport (AT), which took over the shelters under the city’s 2010 local body amalgamation, put the advertising rights for the entire network, out to competitive tender. AT believes hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue could flow its way from new long-term contracts.
Auckland Transport head takes swipe at National leaders on speed limits National’s Accelerate NZ policy would lift the speed limits on “many state highways to 100 km/h from 80, and many local roads to 50 km/H from 30 - where it is safe to do so” The policy doesn’t detail exactly how decisions would be made, and it would affect Auckland where AT has run over several years its own staged programme of reducing speed limits. The chair of Auckland Transport has called out National leader Christopher Luxon and his transport spokesman Simeon Brown.
Auckland Transport spends $6 million on staff redundancies as part of cost-cutting drive Official Information Act figures show the top 10 Auckland Transport staff payouts total just under $1.2 million - the highest being $196,188. Restructure was in response to Auckland Council’s directive that gave AT just a few months to make cuts worth $30m.
National ditches Labour’s “anti-car ideology” by promising to restore 100km/h and 50km/h speed limits on motorways and local roads National is promising to undo the Government’s ‘blanket speed limit reductions’ and return many state highways to 100km/h. The speed limit on the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway would also rise to 110 km/h if a current review finds that would be safe. AT has removed an advertisement for its Safe Speeds programme following a complaint by Simeon Brown.
As Auckland Transport starts to restore Hop cards, ransomware gang offers alleged AT data for US$1m on the dark web Auckland Transport has dealt with a suspected ransomware attack quickly. A ransomware gang called Medusa has offered what it says is AT data for sale on the dark web.
‘Up the Wahs’: Auckland trains graffitied amid Warriors fever Auckland Transport (AT) has “nothing to say” after a vandal graffitied a rallying call for Warriors supporters on the side of one of its trains. “Up the Wahs” has taken off in 2023 following the Warriors’ impressive season, reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Kiwis have embraced the nickname with Kiwis taking every opportunity to seek fame online for using the term.
Auckland Transport to increase street-parking prices by $1 an hour from next week Auckland Transport (AT) has announced hourly rates for on-street parking and at carpark buildings it manages will go up from Monday, August 28. The daily weekday price cap at the Downtown Car Park, however, will drop from $40 to $24, a move to address its low use during the week. The cap for evenings and weekend parking will increase from $10 to $15.
Auckland Transport confident of finding a new operator for some, but not all, suspended ferry services Auckland Tranpsort is confident of finding a new operator to replace three ferry services that Fullers360 will stop running on October 1. AT is in commercial negotiations with another operator to start running the Bayswater, Birkenhead and Te Onewa Northcote Point services. The reduced services are due to a shortage of qualified mariners, and the need to train staff on a new refurbished ferry.
Auckland Transport pings mayor for his approach to fixing city problems Council agency Auckland Transport (AT) has openly criticised the way the mayor Wayne Brown is going about seeking change to the planning and governance transport in the city. The agency board has agreed that change is needed, but said the mayor had not consulted with it on his ideas. AT said government support for the necessary law change was unproven, and it “may in fact work against the progress that could be made with the other recommendations”
Auckland's bus driver shortage officially over, bus patronage on the rise Auckland Transport now has the 2306 bus drivers required to fulfil its timetable. At the peak of the shortage in January, Auckland was down 578 bus drivers. The shortage prompted AT to suspend bus services that were regularly cancelled. All suspended services have been reinstated since July.
Auckland woman breaks leg in three places after slipping on Auckland Transport’s yellow tactile dots The yellow plastic dots or studs are designed to highlight the roadside for the vision-impaired but many are a dangerous slip hazard when wet. One woman is in Auckland Hospital awaiting surgery after breaking her heel bone, fibula and tibia. AT told campaigners demanding the replacement of the dots there was not enough money in the budget.
Auckland rail crossings will be closed 45 mins an hour during peak commute Aucklanders are being warned that the way they travel around the city is going to radically change in the next two years. At a community meeting in August, Auckland Transport staff told motorists that with increasing frequency of trains, barriers at rail crossings in the busiest locations were expected to be closed up to 45 minutes per hour during peak commute. AT is preparing to close all of Auckland’s rail crossings with barrier arms and flashing lights in theNext two to 30 years.
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