by Glen Crowther This is the latest instalment in our coverage of this issue, which has been ongoing for the past five years or more. I have been a public transport ‘stakeholder’ for the past decade, I am an advisor to the BOP Regional Transport Committee, and I use buses most days. In my role… Continue reading Tauranga’s CBD Bus Hub – ‘Dead-end Street’ or a Positive Way Forward?
Category: Transport
Ongoing Saga of Tauranga’s CBD Bus Interchange
Photo from Sunlive: Durham St ‘interchange’ Today’s media report describes how more ‘chickens’ have come home to roost for Tauranga City Council (TCC) – this time regarding Tauranga’s planned central city bus ‘interchange’, which the city’s Commissioners had committed to complete by December 2023. The Council yet again seems to be putting property developers and… Continue reading Ongoing Saga of Tauranga’s CBD Bus Interchange
Losing Our Democracy
“SmartGrowth” is a collaboration between Tauranga City Council, Western BOP District Council, BOP Regional Council, Tangata Whenua and central government that was established in 2004 to “manage” growth in this part of the country. On 17 August 2022, in a SmartGrowth Leadership Group meeting that wasn’t even livestreamed or uploaded onto YouTube, representatives of the… Continue reading Losing Our Democracy
Tauranga By-election and Local Democracy
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/election-debate.html The Sunlive byelection debate last night was an interesting discussion about some important topics, so as an independent, non-aligned organisation, we’d encourage Tauranga residents to watch it before you vote. The most striking difference was Labour’s candidate being (unsurprisingly) strongly in favour of the removal of democratic elections for Tauranga City Council, while the… Continue reading Tauranga By-election and Local Democracy
The Journey of the Underpass
by Jo Wills A few years ago, for a period of five years from 2016 to 2020, the community came together to fight for the underpass to be reinstated as part of the Bayfair to Baypark project. On Wednesday 20th April 2022 the new underpass was finally opened to the public. Riding through the underpass… Continue reading The Journey of the Underpass
Are Councils Listening to Our Communities?
In this article, we explain why Sustainable BOP Trust is asking Tauranga City Council and BOP Regional Council to: Work with the Mount-Arataki-Papamoa communities to develop sustainable solutions for Links Ave and Farm St. Support the community’s ongoing call for bus stops on Maunganui Rd-SH2 by Bayfair, and push to develop bus lanes that connect… Continue reading Are Councils Listening to Our Communities?
Cycling is a Mode of Transport
Getting more people cycling instead of driving is a challenge that many cities are facing. Roads are clogged up with passenger vehicles, emissions are soaring, and nothing is changing. Safety is used as an excuse – “the roads aren’t safe for cycling”. The problem is that improving safety is fast becoming the default excuse for… Continue reading Cycling is a Mode of Transport
Petition to Fix the Cameron Rd Project
www.change.org/p/tauranga-city-council-review-the-cameron-road-project by Glen Crowther 15 organisations recently signed a letter to the Minister of Transport asking for the project to be fixed. See that letter here. We are calling for an independent review to determine a better design that:– is safer– promotes better traffic flow for all users (without as many lights)– delivers faster, more… Continue reading Petition to Fix the Cameron Rd Project
Tauranga’s Lack of Carbon Emissions Targets
We’ll come back to this important topic in more detail at a later date, but this recent article (yes, paywalled) makes it clear we all need to get on the same page around the issue of CO2 targets and Tauranga City Council’s plans. Here is the key section of this Bay Times article: Robson said… Continue reading Tauranga’s Lack of Carbon Emissions Targets