Archive for: Darby St

I Fort The Cars & The Cars Won

I Fort The Cars & The Cars Won

Auckland motorists will face a real challenge with the Shared Space concept when stage one of Fort St opens shortly. Watching the cars travel down there as the work...

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New City Carpark Booming

New City Carpark Booming

Great to see the new Darby St carpark going so well. It’s been very popular today with motorists as it is most days. Nothing like sneaking around from Queen...

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Shared Elsewhere

Shared Elsewhere

Reader Daniel sent in some pictures of a Shared Space in London - Maiden Lane. On Google Maps you can see it has gone from this to this: Thanks Daniel for sharing...

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Auck’s New Car Park Space

Auck’s New Car Park Space

Take a look at Auckland’s new car parking haven. It’s the new Darby Street. Oh look - it’s just like the old Darby Street. After we all...

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Shared Spaces Are Halfway Houses

Shared Spaces Are Halfway Houses

The more I look at the Shared Spaces being developed around Auckland’s CBD, the more I am convinced the only way they will work effectively is if vehicles...

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Shared Space Looks Awesome

Shared Space Looks Awesome

We can now get a glimpse of how the Shared Space concept works -and it is very pedestrian friendly and makes a complete difference. It looks awesome. The Darby St...

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Darby St Nearly Shared

Workers on the Auckland CBD Darby St Shared Space project predict it will be finished within 2 weeks. It will be great to see. The work is starting on the next one...

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Fort St Shared Space Underway

Fort St Shared Space Underway

The Fort St Shared Space project construction starts on Monday. The streets for upgrade are: Fort Street Fort Lane Jean Batten Place Gore and Commerce streets (between...

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Darby St Work Starts

Darby St Work Starts

Work began today developing the Shared Space at the inner city Darby Street, one of Auckland City’s early Shared Space projects. It will be completed early...

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Shared Space Update

Shared Space Update

With Aotea square re-opening in a few weeks, someone was asking what had happened to Auckland City’s much welcomed share space projects around the city. Auckland...

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Lorne St Changes Approved

Lorne St Changes Approved

Library area now I’m a big fan of Auckland City’s Shared Space project and it’s awesome to see the final tick off now given for the final concept...

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Darby St Shared Space Design Open For Feedback

Darby St Shared Space Design Open For Feedback

Now it’s Darby St’s turned for feedback about the plans for it to become a shared space. A draft concept design will be open for public consultation until April...

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Auckland’s 1st Pedestrian Shared Space Gets Final Go-Ahead

Auckland’s 1st Pedestrian Shared Space Gets Final Go-Ahead

Auckland city’s first shared space, which gives priority to pedestrians, has just been given the final tick –and that’s great news. The council’s approved...

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