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Kent Lundberg

@kentlundberg.bsky.social
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Sustainable transport and car optional cities. I lead a small company focused on public transport, urban design, parking reform and investment advice. Auckland, New Zealand.

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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 46m
Green Party is not shying away from promising solutions. Extending and electrifying Auckland/Hamilton rail to Tauranga is a particularly good one. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Green Party announces plan for passenger rail between major NZ cities
The Green Party says it will connect the country with intercity passenger rail services, if elected.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A new research paper out of UBC examined the effect of purchase rebates (tiered by income) on ebike adoption, and found that ebike adopters reduced their travel costs by 12% and increased their physical activity by 14% with other benefits being enjoyment and general wellbeing.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Heartbreaking, that guy … www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Act wants 'noise cameras' to catch loud cars and boy racers
The cameras combine microphones, video and number plate recognition.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A project we’re working on: corridor redesign to prioritise buses across downtown to far side terminals. at.govt.nz/projects-ini...
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The Downtown Development Programme
The Downtown Development Programme
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Poll: almost two-thirds (64%) of New Zealanders favoured a 2.5% wealth tax. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Two-thirds of Kiwis want wealth tax, Labour's grip on main issues loosens
New survey comes amid persistent attacks from National on potential taxes under Labour.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A week in and Aucklanders still fizzing on our new city centre subway line. 🥰
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
One of the biggest improvements that came with the Auckland subway project was the introduction of bollards to manage streets.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wholesome zoning reform story. 😍 “Both *townhouses* had a study nook, double glazing, beautiful finishes and were close to the a CRL-connected train station and shops.”
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Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My attempt to answer the million dollar question: why public transit now costs so much in the English world (there are at least 52 reasons). www.thetransitbrief.net/p/why-transi...
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Why transit suddenly costs so much.
The English-speaking world’s cost crisis.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Not increasing fuel taxes is a terrible policy. It means taking money from health care and socisl services to further subsidise driving. www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/08/31/e...
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Election silly season bulldozes sensible transport policy (again) - Greater Auckland
Last week it was deeply frustrating to see major parties of both the That dark line cutting across the future expenditure is what will happen to transport funding if the government – of whichever stri...
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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 24/08/2026
“After an intense building flurry, Auckland’s housing stock is now 618,849 units, which is 101,000 more than a decade ago…Meanwhile Auckland house prices, with a median value of just over NZ$1mn (US$587,000), have lost a quarter of their value in that timeframe.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Outside the new subway station - Te Waihorotiu. It will open in the centre of a now low traffic area of Midtown Auckland.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So it is possible to keep the shared streets free from parked cars. This one weird trick etc
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’ve created a handful of them, but this might still be my most unusual STARTER PACK! A team-up with world famous climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, these are folks connecting the dots on climate action via better cities! Please follow these great folks and share the pack! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Absolutely fizzing at the Karangahape Station first look event.
Looking towards Pitt St from the Beresford Station Beresford Square and station New CRL subway and trainCRL station - Katanga-a-hape
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Psychological barriers to improving carbon competence www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Psychological barriers to improving carbon competence - Nature Sustainability
The psychological processes obstructing carbon competence—the acquisition of knowledge about the relative mitigation potential of different actions—are not well known. This study investigates the psyc...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NZ is getting balcony solar 😍. An example of how quickly good ideas can be adopted here.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
On anglosphere rail planning and mis-management. Featuring Auckland light rail debacle. youtu.be/iIET6M3phqA?...
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The English-world is TERRIBLE at building transit. This is why.
YouTube video by Building Beautifully
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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This chart…
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Robb @robbpettit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This could be an all-timer rule of threes
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Michael Wiebe @michaelwiebe.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Auckland's 2016 upzoning gives us a real-world example of a clean causal effect. First, building permits increased dramatically in upzoned areas. 1/
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Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Not to be all “we told you so”… …but we did, in fact, tell everyone so. Repeatedly. And with receipts. 🤷🏻‍♀️😎 👉 www.greaterauckland.org.nz?s=Rons Now that reality is sinking in at last, can we please get back to planning and building right-sized, rational, resilient and multi-modal transport networks?
greaterauckland.org.nz
You searched for Rons - Greater Auckland
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Paul (parking reform) Barter @paulbarter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Interesting look at contraflow bus lanes from the TransitWorld youtube channel youtu.be/8FNmn8MdLGo?...
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Mexico City has a lot to teach the world about contraflow bus lanes
YouTube video by TransitWorld
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Every couple of months we get a devastating flood wiping out rural highways. Seems like something to consider when budgeting for mega dumb new road projects.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Late but good. Parties trying to outbid each other on electrification policy. www.rnz..nz/news/politic...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New kerb line dropped on Victoria St 👀. Right side gets bi-directional cycleway and wide footpath.
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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If Auckland, NZ, were a U.S. city, it'd be our fifth-largest. Its story is remarkable. One in five homes in Auckland has been built since 2017, and prices are down 20% from their pandemic peak. In today's third episode of YIMBY Country, two experts share the numbers of a wildly successful reform.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Level unlocked. Retractable bollards operated by license plate recognition allowing residents access.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
OG nimby with the playbook: -infrastructure is old and cannot cope with more development -Schools are full - wastewater and stormwater overflowing - need more planning - not enough green spaces. And of course, “Auckland needs housing where there is infrastructure to support it”
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Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
City centre upgrades take time but are worth it. It’s important to look back while focusing on the future. The team at the Auckland Urban Development Office knows how much I love before and after shots so they sent me these five images today to share. Vision and hard decisions.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"Broom the soup." A lot of centrists are freaking out right now, and people are both reading too much and too little into the DSA victories, but a metaphor from my career may be helpful here. 1/?
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Can’t launch a new through running subway without merch 😍 www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/06/11/b...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Classic. Recall too how they went from “the sun doesn’t shine at night” to a solar programme for schools in a week.
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Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Which would you rather have for $65 m - a year of public transport cap of $20 a week, or 588 meters of motorway?
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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hey, during my sabbatical I made a podcast! It’s a one-shot miniseries about what happened after the world’s most ambitious upzoning campaign won. Here’s the trailer; episodes coming weekly all through June & July. You can subscribe on Apple/Spotify/etc. rss.com/podcasts/yim...
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YIMBY Country | Podcast on RSS.com
In 2021, the nation of New Zealand announced the YIMBY rapture.In the country's five largest cities, you would be allowed to build up to eight-story buildings anywhere within a 10-minute walk of mass ...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Building through a house price correction. You love to see it.
Chart showing housing growth in Auckland.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Hell yeah @morehomesnz.bsky.social
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Zohran just cited Minneapolis, Austin, and Auckland as cities that lowered housing costs via upzoning certified ball knowledge, Auckland is a deep YIMBY cut
Zohran Mamdani with local councilmember and government officials
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
While I think "enthusiasm to visit the US as measured by visits to the US" data is now (getting into April) also being affected by war wobbles and fuel price cost of living issues, I did have cause to update this graph today, so am sharing it.
Countries the US has threatened to invade are not keen to be tourists. NZ is also pretty yeah-nah.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Grattan Institute @grattaninstitute.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What do car-parks have to do with Australia's housing crisis? More than you'd think. Mandatory parking rules are adding as much as $137,000 to the price of a typical two-bedroom apartment. Grattan’s new report, ‘Wasted space’, says it's time to axe the rules: grattan.edu.au/report/waste...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Auckland has been progressing this shift from an undifferentiated street network to focused transit corridors over the last 10 years.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This means, Irena says, that projects combining solar and wind generation with battery storage can now provide 24-hour power at prices that are competitive with gas-fired power plants. ☀️✨
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Oh yeah. Transit Priority Atlas by Transit Costs Project has dropped. tpa.transitcosts.com
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The IEA base case is “the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed until late May” But they now seem to be revising their analysis. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
reuters.com
US EIA concedes Middle East supply disruptions are far worse than prior estimates
The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday revised its earlier forecasts to reflect a ‌much bigger and lengthier hit to global oil supplies from the Iran war than it previously projected, h...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
dream crossover 🏋️‍♂️😍
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/05/2026
New York streets belong to New Yorkers, and Soccer Streets are for the kids. We’re turning the block outside your school into a car-free playground and World Cup celebration. Now until June 26, you’ll find Soccer Streets in front of 50 public schools across all five boroughs. Let’s play!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/05/2026
"The unexpected boom in home batteries and the equally surprising surge in rooftop solar installations means that Australia’s target of 82 per cent renewables by 2030 – long dismissed as a lost cause by some – is now very much within reach."
reneweconomy.com.au
"Blows your mind:" Regulator says boom in home batteries and PV puts 82 pct renewables within reach
Regulator says surge in home battery and rooftop PV installations puts the 82 pct renewables target back in reach because it reduces the burden on large scale projects.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We seem to be testing the assumptions about fuel price/driving elasticity. Work from home probably adds a new dimension.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
[March] vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) were down 20 percent for cars 👀 and five percent for light and heavy commercial vehicles www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Tensions and price increases ahead for getting roads built
The Transport Agency is working on a framework to prioritise maintenance, operations, and capital projects "identifying critical work versus activities that could be deferred".
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