Why a 30km/h speed limit makes sense for Auckland’s city centre

To make our roads safer, Auckland Transport wants to introduce a new bylaw to set new speed limits, which would see the city centre become a 30km/h zone. Jolisa Gracewood explains why she’s in favour of the proposed changes.  Nobody ever expects to be involved in a car crash. But accidents happen, and for most of … Read more

How many people need to die on Auckland’s roads before we lower speeds?

We must do everything we can to stop people dying on our roads, writes Shane Ellison CE at Auckland Transport. And that starts by reducing speed.  A few people have asked me, since we opened our consultation on the draft Speed Limit Bylaw, if 64 people dying on our roads in 2017 is enough to … Read more