The Wrong Side of my Car

The blog that wants to go obsolete

12 Mar 2022

The isthmus buses really are better

I often tell people that there is one little corner in Auckland with an existing functional public transport network: the western half of the isthmus. That’s it. Usually the response from public transport advocates lies somewhere between derision and bewilderment. I find this odd, because this is completely obvious if you just look at a bus map.

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9 Mar 2022

Living in parallel universes

We are living in two parallel universes.

Auckland transport is consulting on roadworks on a roundabout near me.

Proposal drawing, Auckland Transport

The good news first: three of the pedestrian crossings would be traffic light controlled. This should make it much easier to cross Glenfield Road if you’re catching the bus. No more watching people miss their bus while waiting for a gap in traffic.

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