Transport Accessibility and Mode Shift

Introduction Aucklanders are heavily reliant on their cars to meet their travel needs with more than 80% of daily trips being made by cars. However, the high socio-economic costs of private cars such as congestion, poor quality urban environments, pollution and carbon emissions, poor public health and high travel costs to name a few, have …

Justice, the missing piece in the Labour-led government’s transport plan.

Introduction The new Labour-led Government has announced new plans for Auckland’s public transport (PT) network including a multibillion-dollar investment in light rail to the airport and West Auckland. These project has been part of Labour’s transport policies to make “Auckland a world-class city”. In Labour’s transport manifesto, PT is about giving choices to people, having …