Latest update from WQ TMA February 2022 |
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The Bike Challenge is ON, Light Rail update, new climate tax for AKL? Read more below. |
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| | The Bike Challenge is ON! The Aotearoa Bike Challenge is back for the whole of February! Be in to win GREAT PRIZES while keeping fit and having fun on two wheels. This free challenge is open to everyone. Whether you are new to riding or ride every day, it’s time to get out there. Even though Auckland is in the red setting of the COVID-19 traffic light system, the Bike Challenge is ON. What’s more, it’s a great time to explore your local area by bike and enjoy the fresh air. | | |
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| | Light rail gets the green light A partially-tunnelled light rail from Auckland CBD to the airport has been announced. Wynyard Quarter is set to get a station. Auckland’s new light rail line will be largely underground, and could be built in conjunction with a new bridge or tunnel across the Waitematā Harbour, the government has decided. At a cost of $10.3 billion in today’s value, this will be the largest single transport project ever attempted in New Zealand. Read more in the link below. | | |
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| | Household climate tax proposed for Auckland Auckland’s Mayor Phil Goff has proposed the introduction of a NZ$1 billion climate action package to reduce carbon emissions and deliver more buses, ferries, cycling and walking and urban tree canopies across our largest city. The measures would be funded by a Climate Action Targeted Rate (CATR) that aims to raise around $574 million over 10 years, costing the average Auckland household approximately $57 a year. Consulatation starts in late February. Read more below. | | |
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| | Could you next car be a bike? Whenever it’s suggested that steps should be taken to reduce car use and provide better facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport, a host of long-standing myths surface to cloud the conversation. Many of the most common myths are quickly dispensed. Others require more up-to-date data to show how ideas such as the electrification or automation of our vehicle fleet are not feasible within our lifetime. The article below looks at five of the most pervasive myths about reducing our auto dependency. Read this Greater Auckland article in the link below. | | |
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| | Latest newsletter from HOTC This newsletter from Heart of the City (HOTC) business association covers off updates on Light Rail, mask regulations, financial support for businesses, as well as tools and strategies for business survival in these difficult times. Take a look at the Whale Trail in the CBD running until 18th April. Details on Auckland Transport bus services - which are now back to normal, with trains returning to full service on February 8th. Alot of good information in this bulletin. | | |
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| | London plans to be net zero by 2030 - what can we learn? Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set a target for London to be net zero carbon by 2030. Cutting emissions and delivering cleaner air will require significant change. Mayor Khan’s report showed that car traffic in London must be reduced by at least 27% this decade, alongside a much more rapid shift away from fossil fuel vehicles towards active transport, public transport and cleaner vehicles. Currently, just 2% of vehicles on the roads in London are electric. C40 Cities ED takes a closer look at the plans as well as some of the targets. | | |
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| | Bike bus in UK cuts emissions The West Midlands town of Evesham has a new bike bus. Evesham Adventure Playground Association raised the money for the Bike bus so it could pick up children from three schools to take to their after school club. They decided to ditch the diesel in favour of pedal power. The 10-seat vehicle is powered by passengers and cost £16,000 to buy from a manufacturer in The Netherlands. | | |
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| | Fancy a spin in a robotaxi? General Motors backed autonomous driving startup Cruise has opened up its self-driving car fleet in San Francisco to the public. While capacity is limited with only a handful of cars available, the opportunity to sit in the back seat of a car that steers itself as if by ghostly hand is no longer reserved for a select few test engineers. Check out the full article and cool video in the link below. | | |
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| | New home for Dockline Tram When the Dockline Tram loop was launched in 2011, its purpose was to attract people to Wynyard Quarter, which had only just begun its transformation from an industrial area to a waterfront neighbourhood. Ten years on, Wynyard Quarter no longer needs any introduction. In 2023, work will start on the current site of the tram’s shed. Eke Panuku reviewed the tram’s operations and considered several alternative locations for where the tram shed and trams could reside. MOTAT was chosen as the best place to manage the trams future. | | |
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| | What's the date for going back to the office? This BBC article looks at how employees have been waiting for "the day" when they can go back into the office. The emergence of different Covid-19 variants has exacerbated matters; Omicron has triggered record cases globally, forcing employees who were slowly adapting to a partial, hybrid return to the office to reverse course and work remotely again. But if we finally abandon the idea that there will ever be a day when we are all permanently back at our office desks, what should we expect instead? There doesn't seem to be a one size approach so what will the new normal look like? Read the full article from the BBC below. | | |
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