Impressions of Auckland – What Can Australian Cities Learn?

Auckland’s skyline from the Auckland War Memorial Museum

Auckland, New Zealand Here at the Micromobility Report, we like to report extensively about what is happening in New Zealand. This is not only because our target audience is both Australia and NZ but because in many ways, NZ has been more progressive than Australia when it comes to various forms of micromobility regulation and…

Auckland Parking Strategy Proposes More Space for Active Transport

City of Auckland’s draft 2022 Parking Strategy says the highest priority for the allocation of kerbside road space should be given to safety and strategic transport networks, such as public transport and cycling, rather than car parking.

Auckland, New Zealand Auckland residents will be invited to comment on a new parking strategy that would give micromobility and public transport priority over parking in the allocation of space along the city’s arterial roads. City of Auckland councillors last month endorsed several objectives and principals underpinning the draft 2022 Parking Strategy, which sought to…

Slower Roads Saving NZ Lives

Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand A long-term evaluation of lower speed limits in the Auckland region of NZ has found both fatalities and injuries have declined on the slower roads. Deaths have continued to rise on roads where there are no speed reductions. The Auckland region introduced lower speed limits on 700km of selected urban and rural…

Cyclists Demand Access to Auckland Harbour Bridge

Bicycle demonstration

Auckland, New Zealand Not unlike Sydney, Auckland is a city on two sides of a large harbour that is crossed by a single, iconic bridge. Needless to say, that eight lane bridge is extremely busy. But unlike Sydney, Auckland’s Harbour Bridge provides no lanes or access for pedestrians and cyclists whatsoever. On Sunday 30th May…