Staff at the agency that runs public transport in Auckland are being offered a shuttle service for business trips between offices, because buses and trains are too slow, Radio New Zealand reports.
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Auckland Transport (AT) is spending more than $122,000 over six months, trialling the shuttle between its downtown offices and its headquarters in Henderson.
Public transport advocates say staff travelling between the Henderson and downtown locations should be using the bus and rail services at the door of both offices.
AT wants to reduce its car fleet by 20 vehicles, and is encouraging staff to cut car use.
“We're providing options for staff, to have a tele-conference, to catch public transport using business AT HOP cards, and we're also providing a shuttle between Henderson and Britomart,” AT community transport manager Matthew Rednall said.
The Henderson office is the former Waitakere City Council headquarters, built alongside the railway station and bus interchange. The downtown office in the HSBC building is directly opposite the Britomart train station.
