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The following posts are filed under: Mass Transit.
Are Wellington public transport users waking up?
Wellington’s had pretty decent public transport for a long time, but our aspirations for the services had plateaued at “pretty OK”. Is this changing?
Read MoreA fare comparison
Go to Auckland, enjoy their fancier public transport… but your rides may be getting pricier. We may have crappier services (integrated ticketing anyone?!) but we’re in NZ’s (expensive) ballpark for fares.
Read MoreWriting the future by accident: Media and the Motorway
As we wait for Let’s Get Wellington Moving’s package to be announced, guest poster Tommo observes some patterns in local media discussion and gamely suppresses his conspiracy theories.
Read MoreReasonable Expectations Part 4: Thinking about costs
How much does public transport cost Wellington? Not that much, it seems. How much should it cost Wellington? Let’s talk stats and money, friends!
Read MoreWhich Way to Welly? CBD Transport Data Analysis!
Thanks to some great data collection and cooperation between the city and regional councils, Wellington has been tracking how people get into our city since the year 2000. We have a look at how things are placed, and how our city is changing. Get ready for the stats!
Read MoreReasonable Expectations Part 3: Canberra and Light Rail
We always hear “oh we can’t have that, we’re not a European city”. So what about a similar sized, sprawling Australasian city? Our capital city cousin across the ditch has big goals for transformation, and light rail is at the heart of them.
Read More“You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”: valuing transport infrastructure when it’s not there
When you’ve had something for a while – like trains, or buses, or parking – you don’t realise what it contributes until suddenly one day it’s not going. Strikes, closures and acts of God are a great opportunity to test – what is this contributing and what happens when we’re without it?
Read MoreReasonable Expectations Part 2: Inspired by Innsbruck
“We just want it to be decent, is that too much to ask?” Wellington’s myths and our decades of mediocre service mean we’re programmed to think it’s ok to be under-served by our public transport. So, what is it reasonable to expect – and demand?
Read MoreReasonable expectations: Wellington, mediocrity and public transport
We’ve got #bustastrophe and lots of justifiable anger, but even before that, if we’re honest, our public transport was pretty meh. So with Wellington population, geography, and assuming sensible funding – what can we reasonably expect from public transport? Part one of a series
Read MoreThe Traffic Jam episode 1: On the Buses
The beloved voice of National Radio’s Nights programme, Bryan Crump, is a secret transport geek. His new podcast, The Traffic Jam, is not only punny – it’s getting answers to some of the really gnarly questions about how Wellington gets around. The Traffic Jam’s first episode is “On the Buses”
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