Archive - Adventures in Transitland

A public transport trip across the motu

We're already just about half-way through 2025, so let's do a recap on public transport happenings across Aotearoa in the past six months.

Jun 21 •

Gondola Fever Strikes Queenstown!

Like the Otago Gold Rush of the 19th Century, its 21st Century counterpart, the gondola rush, has come to town in Queenstown. What is it and will it…

Jun 7 •

May 2025

The state of the rails across Aotearoa

A quick rundown on the state of the rails across the motu in the lead-up to the 2025 budget on 22 May 2025

May 17 •

April 2025

Fares fair in the Sunshine State?

50 cent flat fares have been made permanent for urban public transport networks state-wide in Queensland, Australia. But what has been their impact?

Apr 17 •

Wherefore now with KiwiRail

It's been a rough ride of late for KiwiRail with plenty of bad news but also some glimmers of hope. So what's going on with rail in New Zealand? Read on…

Apr 2 •

January 2025

Sydney vs Melbourne - who has the best regional rail?

Sydney and Melbourne, as Australia's only 5 million + cities, are traditional rivals. But which one has the best regional rail network? Read on for my…

Jan 27 •

September 2024

Nine public transport lessons from Perth

Perth is a very sprawly, low-density, car-oriented city. Yet it has great public transport. What follows are nine lessons we can take from Perth in…

Sep 18, 2024 •

July 2024

The South Island is still Aotearoa's forgotten island

The South Island's public transport networks deserves some love, including in Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown, as well as a revived Southerner…

Jul 9, 2024 •

How the Northwest was lost & may be won

The Northwest has always been Auckland's public transport Cinderella, rarely invited to the public funding ball. How did this come about and what is the…

Jul 2, 2024 •

June 2024

Some fine ideas for making Aotearoa safer

Aotearoa has one of the worst road safety records in the developed world. Australia is doing quite a bit better. What can we learn from our Aussie…

Jun 17, 2024 •

Six ideas to secure Te Huia's Future

With Te Huia now having funding secure through to 2026, now is the time to secure its future as a permanent service. Here are six ideas on how to do…

Jun 10, 2024 •

March 2024

Canada's regional and rural public transport problem

While Canada's largest cities are investing heavily in public transport, regional and rural public transport is going nowhere fast. Case study: British…

Mar 6, 2024 •

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