Pt 1: The fall and rise of public transport in Auckland - Mike Lee
Channel: cafescientifiquenz
Date: 2011-09-22

Part 1 of 2
Councillor Mike Lee from Auckland City Council discusses public transport in Auckland at Café Scientifique, hosted by the Auckland Museum Institute on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.

See part 2 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_Kv2gGflE

Mike Lee will review the history of public transport in Auckland - from the mid-1950s up to the present day and reveal some surprising facts. Facts such as: Aucklanders, who are conventionally believed to have had an enduring love affair with the private car, were as recently as the 1950's some of the most diligent users of public transport in the world. Mike will discuss the reasons for the mid-century collapse in public transport usage. He will analyse the present renaissance and discuss its long term sustainability. He will identify factors which threaten to block and reverse continued progress.

Michael Lee (MSc) is a former chairman of the Auckland Regional Council, and current chairman of the Auckland Council Transport Committee and director of Auckland Transport.