TRANSPORT POLICIES * New Zealand - Taking the public out of transport
National-ACT’s determination to corporatise Auckland’s transport operation has been one of the most controversial aspects of its super city plan
(Video from YouTube, by greentui -31 Dec 2008: A bus ride through Auckland streets from the hospital to the university shows the diverse style of architecture, old and new. Includes a view of the Sky Tower)
Auckland,NZ -Blog Labour, by Phil Twyford -August 22, 2010: ... They rammed it through against the advice of three government departments who argued a council-owned company would be less accountable to ratepayers than if it was run in house. The transport agency, governed by a hand-picked corporate board, will spend 54% of the super city budget and have 1000 staff... There is no doubt getting progress on transport is top of Aucklanders’ must-do list for the super city. If it fails on this it will be judged harshly. And more specifically, it will be judged on its success or failure in ramping up public transport... The announcement of the newly appointed interm chief executive of the transport agency, David Warburton, gives further cause for concern. Mr Warburton does not appear to have any significant experience in urban transport... He may well be a good manager, but don’t we need leadership on urban transformation? It has been reported urban transport high fliers from Perth and London pulled out of the recruitment. Perth is the public transport success story of Australasia...
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