Recent Posts Tagged With 'public transport'

• AVE

  Posted on Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 at 23:41 in spain, public transport

  Spain is fast becoming the country with the longest high speed railway network in the world.A lengthy report on the BBC uses the story to highlight the lack of progress in the UK and the tentative steps in the USA to get cracking on high speed rail.A...

• Waiheke Island public transport survey

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 16:40 in public transport, waiheke island

  The Campaign 4 Fair Ferry Fares has launched a public survey to gauge usage and opinion of the various public transport modes and infrastructure available to them.Please feel free to take the survey via this link:Please take our Online SurveyThe surv...

• See how easy it is!

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 16:24 in public transport

  If only one has the political will a lot is obviously possible. Since yesterday a policy of free public transport after 9am, on weekends and public holidays is being rolled out in New Zealand.A fully integrated public transport and ticketing system h...

• Ferry price comparisons

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 22:36 in public transport

  I got curious to find out whether there is anywhere else in the world that is in a similar situation as Waiheke Island, i.e. a good-sized commuter population that is dependent on a ferry service to get to its main workplace. I'm surprised it's rather...

• New AVE train route launched

  Posted on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 at 20:06 in spain, public transport

  Spain's long-delayed high-speed train service has been launched between Madrid and Barcelona, cutting the travel time to 2hrs 35mins city centre to city centre. It's been a long wait! We traveled on the AVE service to Cordoba from Madrid's Atocha st...

• The mess that is public transport in Auckland

  Posted on Tuesday February 19th, 2008 at 15:24 in auckland, public transport

  Auckland gets frequently high grades in the livable city surveys but they are usually aimed at and compiled from high flyer expatriates on foreign currency salaries who don't need to use local amenities like public transport very much. Locals have a ...

• And while we're at it...

  Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 19:36 in public transport, fullers

  Again this week a major Fullers ferry has been taken out of service for some unknown reason: passengers don't need to know why or how long, we just need to keep stumping up, keep our mouths shut and be grateful there is a ferry service at all, what w...

• Auckland Airport rail link support

  Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 18:48 in public transport

  If you have ever been to Auckland you have certainly noticed how appalling the public transport system is in this town. If you have not, check my laments on the subject. It certainly is a major factor why I would rank Auckland lowly as a favourite ci...

• Air passengers: 1 - ferry passengers: nil

  Posted on Tuesday October 9th, 2007 at 19:52 in public transport

  News from a public transport system that works:"Qantas intended spending $10 million on introducing its Cityflyer brand, which now operates between the six main Australian centres, to New Zealand. That would include:* A $3 million upgrade of domestic...