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some more congestion pricing Ws: Broadway attendance: up 21% Restaurant reservations: up 7% Pedestrian traffic: up 4% Retail sales: up $900M Commercial leasing: up 61% Subway crime: down 37% Car crashes: down 50% Honking complaints: down 69%

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There really is no reason cars need to drive through the heart of the university.

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Dodgy dealings over public transport funding in Christchurch.

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State capacity is when you have an entire, publicly available set of manuals and standard design solutions for tunnels (and every other component of railways), and the relative reference cost library, also publicly available and updated yearly.

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Time for the congestion pricing summary again: Traffic inside zone: down Traffic outside zone: down Injuries: down Deaths: down Honking: down Pollution: down Transit use: up Transit speeds: up Foot traffic: up Business receipts: up Restaurant reservations: up Revenue targets: hit

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#CRLNews: When the City Rail Link opens (circa 2026), all signs point to it immediately being a huge success. It will be transformational for Auckland, with ripple effects across the city. Via @greaterauckland.bsky.social: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/03/17/m...

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Astonishing Orsman is still employed after this: www.mediacouncil.org.nz/rulings/rich...

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#BusNews: It appears that Auckland Transport is finally set to improve Auckland’s busiest non-frequent bus route, the 120. Via @greaterauckland.bsky.social: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/03/11/u...

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A new poll released Monday from Siena College found that more New York City residents approve of congestion pricing than don't, a dramatic turnaround from a previous poll by the same firm back in December.

submitted 14 days ago • 12 comments

So exciting seeing trains disappear into the CRL. Welcome to the future.

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We could have had 1 billion marmite sandwiches, instead we got zero ferries. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

This took maaanny hours, but a in depth look into how the speed rule is kind of insane for Auckland. For @greaterauckland.bsky.social www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/03/03/f...

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So it’s @nerd4cities.bsky.social here in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland … I’ve been following Ray seemingly forever, so I’m having a bit of a fangirl moment. My ex gf described his videos as “that guy with the boring voice” but I’ve always found his work fascinating.

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Reminder this is happening THIS WEEK.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

So good, looking forward to this! Thanks @greaterauckland.bsky.social

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👀 sweet. City Nerd in Auckland next week. @nerd4cities.bsky.social www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/21/q...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

This could have been Queen St 😭

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New post: "CRL testing begins" www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/17/c...

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The L.A. Times obit for Donald Shoup is sweet www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

Update on the progress of Te Whau Pathway youtu.be/wcIan0R4ERE?...

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

#BusNews: Over 60 percent of all trips take place on Rapid or Frequent services and notably on the whole these services are back above their pre-COVID levels. Via @greaterauckland.bsky.social: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/10/2...

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#RailNews: Compared to the timetables used at the end of last year the Eastern & Western lines are both taking two minutes longer. It is even worse for the Southern Line with a trip scheduled to take four minutes longer. Via @greaterauckland.bsky.social: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/05/t...

submitted 48 days ago • 2 comments

New post: "Gondolas for mass transit?" www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/04/g...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Got your 'Play Map' ready for the 75th Anniversary of the Auckland British Empire Games, 4-11 Feb 1950? The main stadium was Eden Park (opening/🏃‍♂️), Newmarket Olympic Pool (🏊‍♀️), Town Hall (🥊/🤼‍♂️), Western Springs (🚴/closing), Lake Karapiro (🚣‍♂️) while the village was at Ardmore Teachers' Training College.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

The "government of yes" 🤣 businessdesk.co.nz/article/infr...

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New post: "Some questions for the government on speed limit increases" www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/01/30/s...

submitted 54 days ago • 3 comments

Death cult.

submitted 55 days ago • 2 comments

New post: "Public transport ridership in 2024 - part 1" www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/01/28/p...

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Those Vegas tunnels are hilariously low capacity. And dangerous.

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The prime minister says New Zealand has a culture of saying no to growth. When it comes to housing, he's part of the problem. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...

submitted 56 days ago • 5 comments

This is the future we want.

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Wtf is going on with The Post over the past year? They've become absolutely rabid.

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

“why would someone live in a home that small and expensive!?” Location. Sure they could live 45min outside of town and get 3x more space, but they’re willing to sacrifice that to be closer to the ppl & places they enjoy. The beauty of the market is that it provides both options

submitted 58 days ago • 5 comments

Hydrogen cars were always a scam.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

This Cybertruck did not crash. It made a heartfelt and perhaps ill-advised gesture that, in the moment, might have been misinterpreted as a crash, but we should not rush to judgement.

submitted 62 days ago • 648 comments

New post: "Growing Auckland" www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/01/22/g...

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New post: "Can we have a normal transport minister please?" www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/01/20/c...

submitted 64 days ago • 4 comments

If you missed our post this morning, we dig into some road safety stats for 2024. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/01/14/2...

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

Wow impressive work NYC.

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Hopefully the drop off in consents is leveling out.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

First post from me in 2025 is on 'city of the future' Kiririroa Hamilton. Perhaps perversely for @greaterauckland.bsky.social or not, for our fast growing satellite: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/01/13/h...

submitted 71 days ago • 3 comments

New train day today in Auckland, urbanists!

submitted 76 days ago • 4 comments