Auckland Transport’s Fareshare initiative promotes sustainable commuting
Auckland Transport's Fareshare initiative is gaining traction among businesses, offering a way to subsidise employees' public transport costs and reduce carbon emissions.
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Auckland Transport's Fareshare initiative is gaining traction among businesses, offering a way to subsidise employees' public transport costs and reduce carbon emissions.
West Auckland's flagship bus service, the WX1, will transition to fully electric double-decker buses in April 2025 under a new $166 million contract between Auckland Transport and Tranzit Group
Kinetic and Auckland Transport mark a milestone with the launch of Auckland's first double decker electric bus, expanding the city's largest zero-emission fleet in New Zealand.
Auckland Transport responds to surging operating costs with a 6.2% fare increase starting from 4 February 2024, to sustain and enhance the city's public transport services.
In collaboration with Auckland Transport, Kinetic has surpassed 100 electric buses on Auckland's roads and aims to introduce 250 more zero-emission vehicles across New Zealand's major cities in the next year.
The E-Mobility In-Depth Focus in Intelligent Transport Issue 4 2023 features articles from UITP India and Auckland Transport discussing the dynamic transformation of India's public transportation system as it progresses towards sustainability and decarbonisation, and the ambitious initiatives that are propelling Auckland into a greener and more environmentally friendly future.
Auckland Transport's Western Express spearheads a major overhaul in West and Northwest Auckland's bus services, introducing 7km of new bus lanes, new interchanges and over 40 stops for enhanced frequency.
Auckland's Public Transport Growth Programme is designed to make public transportation faster, more reliable and attractive while addressing disruptions, modernising fares and enhancing the overall customer experience.
With this milestone, Kinetic solidifies its position as the largest operator of electric buses in New Zealand, boasting a fleet of 200 zero-emission vehicles distributed across eight depots in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
With an increasing number of zero-emission buses in operation and a well-defined roadmap for the future, Auckland Transport is taking significant measures to establish a more environmentally friendly public transportation system.
The new electric bus depot in Panmure will reduce burden on the grid whilst improving the environmental impact of Auckland’s electric bus fleet.
NZ Bus will support Kinetic in the decarbonisation of its public transport fleet by accelerating the roll-out of zero-emission buses, as well as expand its operations to the cities of Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga.
The introduction of integrated fares was scheduled to be earlier in the year, but was delayed due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
Auckland Council’s Emergency Committee has endorsed Auckland Transport's applications to the Innovating Streets for People pilot fund, which looks to develop innovative solutions to make Auckland safer and more sustainable.
Auckland Mayor, Phil Goff, said that investment in infrastructure and improvements to services are encouraging the strong growth.