The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) wishes to congratulate KiwiRail on the reopening of the Napier to Wairoa railway today. The reopening of the railway will go a long way to redirecting log traffic from State Highway 2, improving the trip for other motorists and reducing the level of wear […]
At the Campaign for Better Transport’s AGM this Thursday 26th July, I won’t be seeking re election as Convenor. After sixteen years in the voluntary role, a lot has changed in the transport landscape in Auckland and I think it’s time for someone else to have a go at pushing […]
We are pleased to announce our guest speaker this year for our AGM is Shane Ellison, the new CEO of Auckland Transport. Come along and hear Shane’s thoughts on what lies ahead for Auckland Transport. Thursday July 26th, 7:30pm at the Epsom Community Centre, 202 Gillies Ave. All welcome.
Save the date! Your chance to be involved in advocating for better transport in Auckland. Guest speaker to be announced. To be held at the Epsom Community Centre, 202 Gillies Ave at 7:30 pm on Thursday 26th July. More on our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/events/180614239303748/
So far there has been no official word from the Government on reversing the decision to de-electrify the main trunk line between Hamilton and Palmerston North. Greater Auckland have an insightful guest post on why the decision is flawed, and you have to wonder why the Government is dawdling on […]
The Campaign for Better Transport will be hosting a public meeting for political parties to present their transport policies, with a particular focus on Auckland’s needs. “Now the Waterview tunnel is finished, we can say our motorway network is complete,” said spokesperson Cameron Pitches. “We are looking forward to hearing […]
The East West Link project was a project designed as a motorway between Penrose and Onehunga and was expected to cost up to 1.8 billion dollars. Our campaign up to and including the Board of Inquiry was covered in these posts at Greater Auckland. Costs, benefits, and East-West Connections (Dec […]
The CBT presented to the Board of Auckland Transport on rail to Auckland airport. We made the following points in this “one pager”. 1. In our view the Jacobs “SMART Indicative Business Case” report underestimates the potential catchment of heavy rail, we assume because of the arbitrary requirement for a […]