NZTA report cites delays at Warkworth to increase significantly after toll road completes The Campaign for Better Transport today labelled the proposed Warkworth toll road as “fundamentally flawed”. The organisation today took its concerns to the Board of Inquiry set up to look at the environmental impacts of the $750m […]
Today the Campaign for Better Transport presents their submission to the Board of Inquiry. The full presentation is here. Our areas of contention are: Whether projected traffic volumes for the Project route and existing SH1 are realistic Whether a supporting economic analysis consistent with the NZTA’s Economic Evaluation Manual should […]
The Campaign for Better Transport is calling for the Northland rail network to remain open in the long term, in the wake of Kiwirail’s decision to suspend all freight services north of Auckland. Kiwirail’s announcement means that up to 200 truck movements a day of milk powder and logs will […]
Campaign for Better Transport spokesperson Cameron Pitches today welcomed the announcement of additional bus lanes for Fanshawe Street. “This will come as a relief to North Shore bus commuters, who regularly find themselves stuck in general traffic during the evening rush hour,” said Mr Pitches. Last month Luke Christensen posted […]
The team at TransportBlog have organised their next movie night fundraiser for Wednesday 12th March at the Capitol, Balmoral. Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, “Her” follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the […]
Demand for a bridge cannot be judged by the number of people swimming across a river. Yet the Prime Minister insists that rail patronage must double before the Government commits to funding the City Rail Link, a concept that does not apply to the multi-billion dollar Roads of National Significance. […]
This is the submission of the Campaign for Better Transport on Ara Tuhono: Puhoi to Warkworth project to the Environmental Protection Agency. A pdf version of the submission is here . Introduction The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) is a non-politically aligned group that advocates for sustainable transport policies and projects throughout […]
Central Government referred the Puhoi to Warkworth “Holiday Highway” to a fast tracked Board of Inquiry process, as reported in the Herald. Accordingly submissions on the proposed toll road ( which won’t actually be any faster for Warkworth residents) close next Friday 13th December. If you would like to make […]