Pressure On ARTA To Improve Public Transport
May 1st, 2008
The continuing surge in crude oil prices and environmental pressures are indicators of the race against time Auckland transport administrators are dealing with in seeking to improve the region’s public transport system. Mark Ford, Chairman of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) says submissions to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Auckland’s Governance highlight pleas for better consolidation of Auckland’s fractured transport operations to enable faster implementation of plans for improved public transport services.
Rail Wanted. Ford notes Aucklanders are embracing the concept of a second harbour crossing with a strong passenger transport component. He adds the ARTA’s focus, on further developing Auckland’s rail network by protecting a designation for a future CBD loop tunnel (and the potential for a rail link to the airport), is greeted with enthusiasm and a public appeal for sooner, not later. A passenger transport route to Auckland Airport is a priority on ARTA’s agenda. “Vehicle congestion and the sprawl of Auckland can equate to taxi charges from the airport to the central city higher than a one-way airfare to the capital.”
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