The (illegible) fine print: speed reversals hit train, bus, bike networks - Greater Auckland

Urgent request for Mayor Wayne Brown to halt speed limit increases - Bike Auckland

The Save Our Safe Streets campaign, including Bike Auckland, Living Streets Aotearoa, Walk Auckland, Brake, the road safety charity and All Aboard have written to the Mayor Wayne Brown. You can read our letter below, detailing why Aucklanders need Mayor Brown to urgently halt Auckland Transport’s wasteful, unnecessary and dangerous change to widespread higher speeds.  The results currently appearing on our streets are alarming (photos below).Sin…

The (illegible) fine print: speed reversals hit train, bus, bike networks - Greater Auckland

The situation: Auckland Transport is in a lonely race to raise speeds on hundreds of local streets (over 1500, in fact) under the new Speed Rule. This is evidently by choice – other cities are taking a more considered and rational approach. Tuesday’s post covered the last-minute rescue (by advocates) of two pockets of Ponsonby and Manurewa, and the serious questions this raises about the consistency (and transparency) of AT’s approach. We also l…