This month’s briefing paper brings Saudi Arabian production and oil speculation into the spotlight. Click opbp_june_2008 for the PDF version. Oil prices continue to maintain their record high levels, and consequently the New Zealand economy is likely to move into a recession, accompanied by high inflation. In particular, the petro-chemical, […]
A petition calling for a rail link from Britomart to Auckland Airport will be presented to the ARC tomorrow. Petition organisers the Campaign for Better Transport have collected over 10,000 signatures in a little over four months. Over 2,000 of those signatures came from the campaign’s website www.bettertransport.org.nz. “Having spoken […]
Article by Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute Abstract Traffic congestion tends to maintain equilibrium. Congestion reaches a point at which it constrains further growth in peak-period trips. If road capacity increases, the number of peak-period trips also increases until congestion again limits further traffic growth. The additional travel is […]
Christopher E Harris, PhD (Planning) Two recent papers have described an ‘Americanisation’ of transport policy in Auckland, New Zealand, characterised by the successful advocacy of motorways at the expense of rail. Arrested development of rail transit in Auckland presents a striking contrast to Wellington, New Zealand, where suburban rail is […]
The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) would like to congratulate the Government for attempting to develop an energy strategy. As the CBT is primarily focused on transport issues, we have chosen to concentrate our submission on this area. We have arranged our submission into key headings. We have also included […]
In 2006 we campaigned hard to reopen the dormant branch railway line between Onehunga and Penrose once again to passenger services. Our 8,000 strong petition and support from the Auckland Regional Coucil saw the Government finally give the green light for funding on the 13 March 2007. Background The Onehunga […]
Cameron Pitches asks what strategy the Government has for rising oil prices. A little over a year ago, when oil was $US56 a barrel, I wrote an article which concluded that New Zealand needed to diversify away from fossil fuels in order to survive and prosper. One year on, and […]