Archive for: Fort St

Shared Spaces Working

Shared Spaces Working

Auckland Transport has issued figures showing pedestrians are using Auckland’s new Shared Spaces and the concept is working. The Space concept has been introduced...

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Elliott Shared – Well, Almost

Elliott Shared - Well, Almost

Elliott St’s Shared Space was officially opened this afternoon- and it felt liberating. Tonight was a different story (more on that later).   This...

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Motorists Need Re-educating

Motorists Need Re-educating

Some Auckland motorists will need some re-educating with trams heading across streets in the Wynyard Quarter - and the new Shared Spaces being open around...

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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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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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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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How It’s Looking: CBD Shared Spaces

How It’s Looking: CBD Shared Spaces

The development of Shared Spaces in the Auckland CBD, where roads become very pedestrian friendly, are one of the best moves in recent years to acknowledge vehicles...

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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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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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Why Do So Many Good Auckland Ideas Get Parked?

Why Do So Many Good Auckland Ideas Get Parked?

Why does everything take so long in Auckland to make happen? While we observed Wellington seems to fire up ideas and make them happen, our officials prefer to drown...

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