City Rail Link Investing in Auckland’s Development CBD Advisory Board June 2014
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Overview • Progress to date •
Design
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Planning
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Property
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Timeline
Council
AT
2011
2012
2013
2014
Endorsed City Rail Link as top transport project and directed AT to seek a designation.
Strategy and Finance Committee moved that AT progress the land acquisition and technical requirements.
Agreed to enter negotiations with Precinct Properties in relation to the Downtown Shopping Centre.
Independent commissioners support Notices of Requirement.
Early concept design finalised. Iwi and landowner engagement. City Centre Future Access Study released.
Notices of Requirement notified. Public consultation and hearing. Principal Technical Advisor appointed. Property purchases start.
Notices of Requirement decision and appeals. Design progresses.
Project team established. Designation work starts.
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Government position Patronage Target 25,000,000
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• Government has indicated that it is committed to: a joint business case with Auckland Council in 2017, or earlier if patronage and employment conditions are met providing its share of funding for a construction start in 2020
20,000,000 Patronage
15,000,000 10,000,000
Govt Target
5,000,000
Linear (Patronage)
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Employment Target 140,000 120,000 100,000
CBD Employment
80,000 60,000
Not if but when
40,000 20,000 0
Govt Target Linear (CBD Employment)
Comparative projects
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Motunui $4b Clyde Dam $2.5b
Glenbrook $4b Waterview $1.4b
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Vertical alignment
• Britomart to Eden Terrace • 3 new city centre stations
• 3.4km – mainly underground
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Aotea station interior concept
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Aotea station entrance concept
Construction methods
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City Centre – interrelated activity
Quay Street Upgrade and sea wall repair Waterfront development Downtown Bus Interchange Fanshawe/Customs St bus prioritisation Wellesley Street Bus Interchange Victoria Linear Park
Adjacent commercial developments: New Zealand International Convention Centre (2015)* NDG Auckland Centre - Elliot St (2016)* Downtown Shopping Centre development (2016)*
Upcoming events: World Masters Games (2017)
* Proposed construction start date
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Planning progress Six appeals relating mainly to lapse period and management of effects 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Precinct Properties Stamford hotel Stamford Residences Tramco Samson Corporation Mediaworks
Property • 73 surface properties required- almost half purchased or in contract and the rest under negotiation • Discussions started with lessees • Subterranean negotiations due to start late this year or early 2015
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There are three layers of designation: 1. Green where the CRL has no impact 2. Orange where owners need AT approval 3. Red no development allowed
Next steps 2014 NoR appeals Property purchases continue Regional consents More detailed design
2015+ Environment Court hearing Design ready for tender Tender/construction
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Transport - Conclusions • There is an established way of approach transport appraisal based on straight line growth forecasts and values of time with fixed population and employment patterns, but it is not clear that it reflects what actually happens • In reality transport drives land use patterns just as much as land use drives transport demand
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Cost summary
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Cost breakdown