The Herald has run a story on the name of the upcoming integrated ticket: Auckland Transport is calling a new electronic ticket for seamless travel on buses, trains and ferries the Hop Card, and has approved a $1 million budget to publicise it. It refuses to confirm the name until […]
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The new ticketing system for bus, ferry and rail needs a great brand name. It needs to convey that its easy and convenient, as well as offering great value to a wide variety of destinations in Auckland. All in two words or less. Vote at http://ideas.bettertransport.org.nz/forums/92933-integrated-ticket-brand-name
Joshua Arbury has beaten me to it over at his blog, but today we presented Josh’s five year plan for Auckland Transport to the Transport Committee of the Auckland Council. An incredible amount of voluntary effort has gone into the plan, almost entirely Josh’s. It is a tribute to the […]
Mathew Dearnaley reports in the Herald Bus operators Ritchies Transport and Howick and Eastern said they were still investigating various options for joining the scheme, and were unlikely to sign up in time for the rugby cup. Ritchies director Andrew Ritchie said the ticketing machines on his 200 or so […]
Auckland Transport have just done a media release: Auckland Transport today announced a key development in the region’s Integrated Ticketing system will be introduced early next year which will allow people to use a single “smart-card” on public transport in Auckland. Auckland Transport’s Chief Executive, David Warburton said, “Supplementing the […]
Steven Joyce responded to my article in the Sunday Star Times last week, as well as Rod Oram’s: Rod Oram’s second opinion piece on Auckland transport issues contains a further significant factual error, which results in him again overstating his case. It is simply incorrect to say that the proposed […]
Last week’s opinion piece by Transport Minister Steven Joyce started out well enough. “Having the right transport infrastructure in place is an important part of the export job,” he stated. “We need to get our goods to market more effectively and efficiently, we need to cater for more tourists (who […]
Yesterday Mayor Len Brown held a press conference at Britomart, with a “major announcement” for Auckland rail. It wasn’t quite the announcement I was hoping for – contract signed for electric trains or funding for the CBD rail tunnel sorted – but nonetheless, it is significant and it further strengthens […]