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Nicolas Reid

@nicolas-reid.bsky.social
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Transit planner, urbanism dork, cat fan.

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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Want to see what's inside? Preview it here: read.amazon.com/sample/B0GRP...
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Read a sample: “Transit by Design: A practical guide to planning public transport that works”
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social Fancy a new book to review?
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Derek discovers the secret sauce of transit success: service!
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Interested in how to get public transport that works, even in traffic-heavy suburban cities? My book lays out the ins and outs of transit planning, with theory and practice grounded in years of experience on what works. Now available in print and eBook formats: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0GRPZ4VHD/
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Ever see an underground station that looks like it was built to survive a direct hit from an atomic bomb? Well this one was!
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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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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.
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Bryce @brycepearce.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
@greaterauckland.bsky.social’s 2017 Congestion Free Network. 8 years ago. What could have been…😔
Proposed 2017 Congestion Free Network for Tāmaki Makaurau from GreaterAuckland
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Say what you like about German cuisine, they sure do have a competitive meat-bread ratio.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
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...
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
So turns out Goff does have a pair after all?
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
PSA: any food with the word butter in the name is not a healthy everyday food for children.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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?
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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...
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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.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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
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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...
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Can somebody please teach Seymour how human people smile.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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...
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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.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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...
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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
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
When you drop Ketamine at the party and forgot you're supposed to make a speech.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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
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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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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Cook Straight Tunnel? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... @nicolas-reid.bsky.social
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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
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Empire of the realm of New Zealand. For strategic security.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
There are 365 days until Christmas and people already have their lights up! Unbelievable.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Interesting theory, retail operators think all their customers come by car because drivers are more vocal about how terrible their transport is.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Wow, hope this is a trial to test the waters for a permanent service!
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Yeah well you can’t beat Auckland on a good day either!
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Speaking of ... it seems sensible to start small, in order to start at all... www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/05/05/t...
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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...
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Strangely, the mayor seems to be suggesting that the chargers to top up the ferries should be located somewhere where ferries don’t go?
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Much wider scope for transit oriented development, upzoning, etc when a connected multi-modal network is considered.
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Justin @zhuoyanakl.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
thought it'd be interesting to look at how ~30-year-ish rapid transit plans have evolved in auckland over the past decade (2014-2024)
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Strong Auckland Light Rail bad vibes: overdesign, risk aversion and lack of in-house capacity (relying on consultants).
Comparing metro tunnel sizes. Milan vs Toronto.
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
So I’ve been in the Auckland city centre this week after some time away… what’s happened to Queen street?! -people everywhere -buses work great -hardly any traffic -all the shops open -new cafes and bars -no crackheads screaming at demons -clean and tidy
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Nicolas Reid @nicolas-reid.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Nothing makes me feel at home like the view from the top of a double decker bus going over the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
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Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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