Nicolas Reid
@nicolas-reid.bsky.social
Transit planner, urbanism dork, cat fan.
Ever see an underground station that looks like it was built to survive a direct hit from an atomic bomb?
Well this one was!
Well this one was!
June 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ever see an underground station that looks like it was built to survive a direct hit from an atomic bomb?
Well this one was!
Well this one was!
For anyone like Orsman worried about “only” 19,000 people an hour using the city rail link at peak, just note that’s equivalent to double what the northern, northwestern and southern motorways *combined* can deliver to the city centre. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands...
Where did 8000 passengers go? The latest forecasts for $5.5b City Rail Link
The initial capacity is lower than earlier forecasts of 27,000 passengers.
www.nzherald.co.nz
June 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
For anyone like Orsman worried about “only” 19,000 people an hour using the city rail link at peak, just note that’s equivalent to double what the northern, northwestern and southern motorways *combined* can deliver to the city centre. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands...
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April 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Say what you like about German cuisine, they sure do have a competitive meat-bread ratio.
March 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Say what you like about German cuisine, they sure do have a competitive meat-bread ratio.
In this article, I make a not-entirely-serious case for ripping out Spaghetti Junction in Auckland, replacing it with a motorway tunnel, and redeveloping new city streets and neighbourhoods above it instead.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/should...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/should...
March 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In this article, I make a not-entirely-serious case for ripping out Spaghetti Junction in Auckland, replacing it with a motorway tunnel, and redeveloping new city streets and neighbourhoods above it instead.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/should...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/should...
So turns out Goff does have a pair after all?
March 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
So turns out Goff does have a pair after all?
PSA: any food with the word butter in the name is not a healthy everyday food for children.
March 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
PSA: any food with the word butter in the name is not a healthy everyday food for children.
So let me get this straight, the government is negotiating to pay Hyundai an extra $300m to make the boats smaller and deliver them four years later than scheduled?
So much for the Nats business acumen.
So much for the Nats business acumen.
March 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
So let me get this straight, the government is negotiating to pay Hyundai an extra $300m to make the boats smaller and deliver them four years later than scheduled?
So much for the Nats business acumen.
So much for the Nats business acumen.
I think the title “bus driver” doesn’t do bus drivers justice. What should we call these heroes instead?
-Bus captains?
-Bus commanders?
-Bus masters?
-Bus captains?
-Bus commanders?
-Bus masters?
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I think the title “bus driver” doesn’t do bus drivers justice. What should we call these heroes instead?
-Bus captains?
-Bus commanders?
-Bus masters?
-Bus captains?
-Bus commanders?
-Bus masters?
Queenslands 50c fare initiative has raised patronage by 20% after six months, at a reported cost of $181m in forgone revenue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Queensland's 50c fares have hit the six-month mark. Here's the verdict
Public transport patronage is up nearly 20 per cent since the launch of 50c fares, new data shows.
www.abc.net.au
February 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Queenslands 50c fare initiative has raised patronage by 20% after six months, at a reported cost of $181m in forgone revenue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Check out my latest article: Does the New Zealand rail network actually serve New Zealanders?
I looked into data on how many kiwis might be able to travel by train… if we ran more than a handful of them each week.
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via @LinkedIn
I looked into data on how many kiwis might be able to travel by train… if we ran more than a handful of them each week.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-n...
via @LinkedIn
Does the New Zealand rail network actually serve New Zealanders?
In this article I look into data on how well the rail network serve New Zealanders, and how many people might be able to travel by train… if we ran more than a handful of them each week. I was lamenti...
www.linkedin.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Check out my latest article: Does the New Zealand rail network actually serve New Zealanders?
I looked into data on how many kiwis might be able to travel by train… if we ran more than a handful of them each week.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-n...
via @LinkedIn
I looked into data on how many kiwis might be able to travel by train… if we ran more than a handful of them each week.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-n...
via @LinkedIn
Can somebody please teach Seymour how human people smile.
January 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Can somebody please teach Seymour how human people smile.
BREAKING NEWS: Following outrage as teenagers ride bikes to the beach in summer, top investigative journalist identifies rich teenagers have expensive bikes.
www-news-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.news...
www-news-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.news...
Fury over $3.5k toy taking over rich suburbs
It’s just after 2pm on a scorching hot day at the tail end of the school holidays but there’s an unusual sight at a bustling Sydney beach.
www-news-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Following outrage as teenagers ride bikes to the beach in summer, top investigative journalist identifies rich teenagers have expensive bikes.
www-news-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.news...
www-news-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.news...
Looks like Trump will rapidly find out if Americans think punishing Colombia for not taking a plane load of undocumented migrants is worth the price of coffee going up 50%.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Colombia rejects US military flights with deportees and sets off feud with Trump
Trump had called for ‘retaliatory measures’ including 50% tariffs on Colombia after Gustavo Petro blocked two aircraft
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Looks like Trump will rapidly find out if Americans think punishing Colombia for not taking a plane load of undocumented migrants is worth the price of coffee going up 50%.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
When you drop Ketamine at the party and forgot you're supposed to make a speech.
January 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When you drop Ketamine at the party and forgot you're supposed to make a speech.
I took a ride on a giant gondola in Taipei, and wrote some thoughts on the experience of using cableways for public transit.
Check out my latest article: Gondolas for mass transit? www.linkedin.com/pulse/gondol... via @LinkedIn
Check out my latest article: Gondolas for mass transit? www.linkedin.com/pulse/gondol... via @LinkedIn
Gondolas for mass transit?
Gondolas are often in the news, with manufacturers of ropeway systems proposing them as a modern option for mass transit systems in New Zealand. However, like every next big thing in transport, it’s h...
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January 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I took a ride on a giant gondola in Taipei, and wrote some thoughts on the experience of using cableways for public transit.
Check out my latest article: Gondolas for mass transit? www.linkedin.com/pulse/gondol... via @LinkedIn
Check out my latest article: Gondolas for mass transit? www.linkedin.com/pulse/gondol... via @LinkedIn
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Cook Straight Tunnel? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... @nicolas-reid.bsky.social
Wild weather separated New Zealand again. Is it time for a tunnel?
Many are calling for an underwater tunnel between the North and South Islands
www.independent.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Cook Straight Tunnel? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... @nicolas-reid.bsky.social
Empire of the realm of New Zealand. For strategic security.
January 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Empire of the realm of New Zealand. For strategic security.
People of the central north island. We need to find who is responsible for this abomination and bring them to justice.
January 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
People of the central north island. We need to find who is responsible for this abomination and bring them to justice.
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There are 365 days until Christmas and people already have their lights up!
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
December 26, 2024 at 6:16 PM
There are 365 days until Christmas and people already have their lights up!
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
Interesting theory, retail operators think all their customers come by car because drivers are more vocal about how terrible their transport is.
The theory is that customers who arrive by car often make that known to restaurant owners, managers, and staff. "Traffic was terrible" or "Ugh, it's so hard to find parking." Meanwhile, people who walk, bike or take transit don't say anything. That skews perceptions about how their patrons travel.
Do restaurant owners in Midtown and Lower Manhattan really think their customers arrive in private cars?
December 19, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Interesting theory, retail operators think all their customers come by car because drivers are more vocal about how terrible their transport is.
Wow, hope this is a trial to test the waters for a permanent service!
#RailNews: Great Journeys New Zealand is reviving The Southerner next year for a strictly limited time only.
There will be return trips daily from 17-20 May 2025.
MORE: www.greatjourneysnz.com/short-breaks...
There will be return trips daily from 17-20 May 2025.
MORE: www.greatjourneysnz.com/short-breaks...
December 19, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Wow, hope this is a trial to test the waters for a permanent service!
Yeah well you can’t beat Auckland on a good day either!
December 18, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Yeah well you can’t beat Auckland on a good day either!
Ok someone help me out here. It looks like Te Waihorotiu station doesn’t have an entrance from either side of the street corner. Is this correct?!
December 18, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Ok someone help me out here. It looks like Te Waihorotiu station doesn’t have an entrance from either side of the street corner. Is this correct?!
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Speaking of ... it seems sensible to start small, in order to start at all... www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/05/05/t...
The Auckland Harbour Bridge clip-ons, planning disaster… or best practice? - Greater Auckland
This post was first published by Nicolas Reid on his An editorial published by the New Zealand Herald on the 50th anniversary of the Auckland Harbour Bridge sums up this view quite plainly: “The bridg...
www.greaterauckland.org.nz
December 16, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Speaking of ... it seems sensible to start small, in order to start at all... www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/05/05/t...