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Behind the curtain of AT's Project K switcheroo

3 weeks ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

On Tuesday this week I watched AT present to the Waitematā Local Board about the Karanga-a-Hape Station precinct integration project (otherwise known as Project K). The same day, I received information in response to my LGOIMA request for documents about the last-minute decision to drastically change the project in March & April of this year, as well as an early return yesterday of documents regarding resolutions from the Traffic Control Committee. I’m going to dig into these below.
Auckland Transport doubles down on diluting Project K

1 month ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

Last Wednesday, Greater Auckland sent an open letter to Auckland Transport about last minute U-turns on designs for the area around Karanga-ā-hape CRL station. Our letter was co-signed by over a hundred people including many local residents and businesses, Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick, and organisations such as the City Centre Residents’ Group, Bike Auckland, Campaign for Better Transport, and more.
Some comments for Auckland Transport on Project K and our open letter

1 month ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

This is a bit of a progress update for our open letter asking Auckland Transport to return to the consulted and support plans for the Karanga-a-Hape Station precinct integration project after their last-minute changes. So far, we’ve had over 80 people and organisations sign on. Thank you to everyone who’s reached out, and if you would like to sign on please email us at: [email protected] will be sending the letter next week. For today, I’m going to do two things with this post.
Open Letter to Auckland Transport about Project K

1 month ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

This is a letter we will be sending to Auckland Transport to ask they return to the original consulted plans on the Karanga-a-Hape Station precinct integration project, after they released significant changes to designs last week.
Getting Cross with AT's awful last minute re-designs of Project K

1 month ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post extensively detailing the scandal of what happened with the Upper Mercury Lane part of the Karanga-a-Hape Station precinct integration project (also known by its cool title, Project K). It was a prime example of Auckland Transport’s habitual failure to follow through on well-supported and widely-consulted projects that improve the status quo. But I didn’t want my post to be yet another “grumble about AT” – after all, we have our Mayor for that.
Most people want a people-friendly city

2 months ago | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

With many of Auckland’s political and bureaucratic leaders bowing down to vocal minorities and consistently failing to reallocate space to people in our city, recent news overseas has prompted me to point out something important. It is extremely popular to make car-dominated cities nicer, by freeing up space for people.
Guide: Actions you can take on the speed limit increases

Mar 3, 2025 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

The government is moving into the implementation phase of its disastrous decision to reverse speed limit reductions across the country, in most cases regardless of whether communities want to do so. In Auckland, it’s a Kafkaesque nightmare, with perverse outcomes all over the map.
Fixing the Kafkaesque speed rule impacts in Auckland

Mar 2, 2025 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

Last week, Auckland Transport released the list and map showing which streets and roads must have their speed limits increased due to the new Setting of Speed Limits 2024 rule from central government. As things currently stand, none of these changes will be consulted with the communities they impact. And that’s a huge problem, as this looks to wipe out the years of (on the whole) decent work by AT’s safety team which has been showing results.
Some questions for the government on speed limit increases

Jan 29, 2025 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

Yesterday, the newly minted Minister of Transport Chris Bishop and the Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon held a press conference to announce a tranche of 38 state highways where speed limits will be automatically increased, and a further 49 up for public consultation on whether speeds should rise. This policy direction, set by the previous Minister of Transport, will unequivocally lead to more people dying and being injured on our roads.
Can we have a normal Minister of Transport now?

Jan 19, 2025 | greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp

Yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw Simeon Brown picking up the Health portfolio as it’s been taken off Dr Shane Reti, and Transport has been given to Chris Bishop. Additionally, Simeon’s energy and local government portfolios now sit with Simon Watts. This is very good news, as Simeon Brown was probably the most fanatically ideological transport minister New Zealand has ever seen.