Comments on: Mike Lee ‘Unsung Hero’ In Solving Bus Dispute

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:13:59 +0000

Hopefully Mike Lee finds a place on the new Supercouncil… He is IMO the best local politican we have…

By: James

James — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:33:54 +0000

Back to the subject of the OP despite a bizarre tangent, Cheers Mike. Its good to have the threat of industrial action out of the way and the buses up and running.

By: Cam

Cam — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:57:19 +0000

Well i guess when that’s all you’ve ever known (as is the case for many Aucklanders) that’s how you think. Car use is so ingrained in Aucklanders because that’s been pretty much the only viable way to get around for so long due to a lack of investment in PT. Sadly having virtually no public transport and having to drive everywhere is what many Aucklanders just see as normal.

Hopefully this is slowly starting to change as public transport becaomes a regular part of more Aucklanders daily life. I know from my point of view although things are still not great they are light years better than they were 10 years ago.

By: Commuter

Commuter — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:14:20 +0000

I’ve just come back from Auckland Hospital; to get there I caught a bus from the city, it was really very easy. And then I caught a train from Boston Road; it was also remarkably straightforward. Not only that, it was healthier, didn’t take much time at all and a lot cheaper than buying a car, in every possible respect. What is up with people in this city when they think that the only way to get from a to b is by using a private car?

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:39:18 +0000

Hmmm, sorry..? You have to buy a car because you cannot drive it over Grafton Bridge..?

By: Nathaniel Flick

Nathaniel Flick — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:38:27 +0000

“The last financial year has seen the biggest increase in public transport patronage in Auckland for the past twenty-five years so it had been frustrating for ARTA to have such a strong achievement for Auckland disrupted by this dispute.”

And the Grafton Bridge fiasco is further undermining ARTA’s efforts. It means I have to buy a car.

It’s still not clear to me why Maxx/ARTA think Grafton Bridge is a good idea? The Hospital? It already has a parking garage. Don’t think patients and their visitors are going to be using the bus to get to ADHB, surely.

Grumble.