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Hamilton Central Station: Britomart 2.0

Jan 12, 2025 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Panel and a director of Greater AucklandIn 2003, after much argument, including the election of a Mayor in 2001 who ran on stopping it, Britomart train station in downtown Auckland opened. A mere 1km twin track terminating branch with a subsurface station, it nonetheless led the transformation of the whole run down Auckland waterfront area and supercharged the revival of passenger train services in Auckland.
Time and Space in the City Centre

Nov 13, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel. The header image is from Walthamstow, LondonThe city centre now has a few stretches of street where the space has been repurposed to a people and place focused design from full time traffic use. These are a great improvement, an essential update to the whole tone and balance of the city centre from its previous condition.
Stealth mode: the surprisingly powerful city centre access hack

Sep 30, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel and a candidate in this months Entrust electionIt might surprise you to learn that in Auckland, our harbour city, wrapped around the shores of the beautiful Waitemata, bikes bring as many people to the city centre in the morning peak as the ferry system. It’s also on the rise.
Of Boundaries and Balance: Redrawing Auckland Council Wards

Aug 5, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Auckland Council is proposing some changes to local ward boundaries. Consultation closes this Thursday August 8th at 4pm. There are a number of fairly minor tweaks proposed – below, I’ll note a few points of interest. To learn more and have your say, head to this page.
LXR Takaanini - Greater Auckland

Jul 23, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

As I reported about the city centre, Auckland’s rail network is also going through a difficult and disruptive period which is rapidly approaching a culmination, this will result in a significant upgrade to the whole network. Hallelujah. Also like the city centre this is an upgrade predicated on the City Rail Link. Through 2025 and certainly by early/mid 2026 we should all be experiencing a hugely improved railway; much more reliable, higher capacity, and potentially higher frequency.
City Centre Rebuild: How Soon Is Now?

Jul 14, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel and a director of Greater AucklandThere is ongoing angst about construction disruption in the city centre. And fair enough: it’s very tough, CRL and other construction has been going on for a very long time. Like the pandemic, everyone is over it, and wants to be on the other side. The good news is we are close to a significant end – not the end, of course, for a city is never finished.
Gas Station watch

May 28, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Gas Stations sit the very intersection of transport, land use, and the energy transition, so are interesting to watch. Especially in the city core. The three buildings shown here are all on the sites of former gas stations in central Auckland. The longer term fact is that gas stations are a declining feature of our world, and this is absolutely fantastic for the urban environment as they are pretty much the epitome of Junk-Space.
“It’s the end of the Tories…”

May 22, 2024 | thestandard.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds |Bernard Hickey |Richard Harman |Bob Edlin
Photo of the Day: GNR

May 22, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

This post marks the return of an old format: Photo of the Day. Recently I was in an apartment in one of those new buildings on Great North Road Grey Lynn at rush hour, perfect day, the view was stunning, so naturally I whipped out my phone:Turns out I caught a fascinating moment; compare these two details:a lone traveller heading west on GNR, and, in the distance:State Highway 16 doing its afternoon rush thing.
Success City - Greater Auckland

Apr 2, 2024 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Patrick Reynolds

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the Council’s City Centre Advisory Panel. On the back of the latest Infometrics data release, the Council through its economist Gary Blick has been publishing a whole lot of great numbers:For the second year in a row, Auckland’s high-achieving city centre has outpaced New Zealand in both GDP and employment growth.