Archive - Adventures in Transitland

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

June 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 •

January 2024

Melbourne - A great public transport city or a work in progress? Actually both.

Melbourne's public transport is certainly extensive, but it isn't always as intensive as it could be, with definite room for improvement.

Jan 14, 2024 •

December 2023

Is the South Island Aotearoa's forgotten island?

The South Island deserves some public transport love, including better services in Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown and a revived Southerner train…

Dec 28, 2023 •

October 2023

New train stations for the Upper North Waikato?

Plans are proceeding for additional train stations in the Upper North Waikato. Here's an update on where this work has got to.

Oct 6, 2023 •

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