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Silence Is Golden
Are quiet carriages the next way to boost patronage? Designated quiet carriages are catching on fast in parts of Australia and the US. The quiet carriage concept...
Auckland Airport Rail Progress
An international consultancy group chosen to investigate future transport links to Auckland Airport is steaming ahead with the study, which includes a look at a...
Watching PT Collapse
One of the justifications for a good public transport system is that it’s a lifeline for those who need to get around the city - but this week is a reminder...
Over 60 Missing In Queensland Floods
With over 60 people missing in Queensland and new reports of the death toll of 8 rising from those continuing floods, the Australian prime minister told a televised...
Auck To Get Bike Rental For RWC
As tipped here recently, Auckland will get a trial bike rental scheme in time for the RWC 2011, with the plan for it to become more permanent and be extended to...
The Queen St We Deserve
I am sitting in Queen St, enjoying the friendly pedestrian space. This is not our Queen St - but the namesake in Brisbane where not only cars are banned, but...
Brisbane Has Its CBD Rail Plan Too
Oh to be in an enlightened political environment like Brisbane’s. An $8 billion underground rail project, not unlike our CBD loop plan, has been put at the...
How Bike Rental Should Be Done
Auckland Transport considered the plight of the struggling Next Bike rental scheme in its confidential session a few days before Christmas amid suggestions some...
How Brisbane Trains Sort Of Look
As I reported earlier, Australian crime terrorism legislation policed by zealous officials has stopped me from taking a photo on any Queensland train station and...
Where Is My Long Quiet Cab?
p The longer trains on the peak time Western services have been most welcome so far this week - hey a seat! But the next innovation needs to be the designation...
Brisbane Sets Us A Timely Example
For those of us frustrated by the lack of helpful real time timetabling at railway stations, Brisbane gives us a good example of what we need here. Real-time information...
Time To Re-consider Light Rail
It does sound like a broken record for Auckland but is it time to seriously re-consider light rail for Auckland? Clean, green, speedy, safe, confortable, capable...
Australian Budget: Rail Spending Shows They Get It: Anyone Listening Here?
Brisbane has been held up as the poster child for why we should follow with our own Auckland super city council. Well, living in Queensland is about to get better. Brisbane’s...
