Kent Lundberg
@kentlundberg
Sustainable transport and car optional cities. I lead a small company focused on public transport, urban design, parking reform and investment advice. Auckland, New Zealand.
New kerb line dropped on Victoria St 👀. Right side gets bi-directional cycleway and wide footpath.
Level unlocked. Retractable bollards operated by license plate recognition allowing residents access.
OG nimby with the playbook: -infrastructure is old and cannot cope with more development -Schools are full - wastewater and stormwater overflowing - need more planning - not enough green spaces. And of course, “Auckland needs housing where there is infrastructure to support it”
Can’t launch a new through running subway without merch 😍 www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/06/11/b...
This old but probably still stands. www.emerald.com/ijppm/articl...
Auckland has been progressing this shift from an undifferentiated street network to focused transit corridors over the last 10 years.
About 60/buses per hour in both directions during the peaks. 4 stop groups and 4 lanes wide to allow skip stopping.
New transit mall (bus only) section across midtown Auckland where multiple frequent routes overlap and connect to new subway station.
Govt doesn’t want to talk about it, but businesses are getting ready for the international tourism slowdown.
Hell yes. 🙌🏽 Greens first out the gate with ‘electrify everything’.
It’s always been dumb to import so much fossil energy and now this draining sound from our economy
dashboard showing traffic dropping fast, and public transport up 11% in Auckland and 17% in Wellington. hormuz-458b0b.gitlab.io
The State of things. Live tracking fuel ships (8) that power our economy. Nuts.
Hunger games. Australian govt steps in to underwrite fuel delivery to ensure shipments aren’t diverted.
Does anyone still think we’re going to commit tens of $B to fantasy road projects when we have to mop up from weather events every 6 months?
Korea “is preparing to protect the domestic market, even if that limits fuel availability for overseas buyers.”
This seems huge, people will finally understand what’s coming … $50 payouts for fuel subsidies won’t cut it
The first type of businesses to go under. “.. huge fuel cost increases they can’t pass on”
First reporting of the air pocket on supply. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...