-_#simes ~ PORE ccc] Advertiser Fears Shore plans ‘another Britomart’ By NICOLE JELLARD. A PLANNED multi-million dollar North . a GClessitied Advertising Bh 8383103 Shore bus sta- Co eS tion is under at- s tack, with oppo- nents saying it’s pane | Fears Shore plans which will de- zomme ‘another Britomart’ Bus Station, ex- pected to cost $12 from Page 1 had reservations about the sta- so the issue can be discussed million, planned for” “sense that “commuters now get- lion because ts sexpensive. again ata, fiture. works aed Barmy’s Pt-Reserve,.. ting to Auckland City slong the Another oncom. Ae Gayford euvirument ‘committee, mect Thas been likened t0% ge xmonde Rd Insway in a6 hose that the station wl he I Auckland City's Milles 12 minutes will have to built on reserve land, whereas Takapuna’ Community Board controversial Brito- overseas busway stations are de- member Jan O'Connor is against Rowhere waiting for another bus veloped at "destination sits OF Alsease Giatee eet oer gti boEee| | in a tip tat could’ take 40. Se'dien which aoe ba porte eee ates Erenene ofthe hub. minutes shally developed hae lane Akoranga station is Mr_Williams says it. you the biggest of. the ate x fe Shore's “five planned husivay stations, which Yet another eoneera is that it fugninst the whole point of the ie some way from central Taka BRT system, which is to make pungs riding buses! more efficient and Ina February submission to North Shore City Council and ‘Auckland Regional Council on are part of the Bur | [ing buses more offic Mr Cosford js also concerned the widening $f bemonde Rd, Mis Rapid’ Transit (BRD) as thords a spending imbalance be- O'Connor questions, Why to pee “The [Akorangal station is in twoun what the enunell is invest counal ae seating milfins: ot ‘A major eritciem isthe mle of nowhere and only ing in this station and what W'S. Soliag teehee ee that it Would see the) lorfed bos sion for TAUT] putting into suburban stations: Series newly completed Ee student. He says only about $100,000, fy faving every Takapuna onde REP TE Te aned hi opinion at the formance SONEM hy having ery Takapuna gadercaned, North works and environment comml- on the Takapu conte statin, PS £0 Dov to Aasac SE now ore City Gonna ban tee mocting lant week, saying in "IPs about how we apend ths narra comment th Akorangs Beings of mulllons iy pumunary the siation would be a money available to us-The em aneAve and Mult nae oe eb disaster for Takapuna phasis may be wrong sande and then to te bs ch how traveh es Alor themecting, works and Mr Cayford is proparing’ alana the best bus service on the TT GMS © sprmnmane cmumitios “chair memaratder Gene Gab atte ee ke the Esmonde ‘Rd bu Mali Joel ‘Cavford said he too council officers and couneillons ing destroyed Way, would be rerouted along Anzac Ave tot, Akoranga station. There, commuters rol have change buses to get to the city. ‘North Shore Cicy councillor Andrew Wile Tiams says it makes na 1 Continued Page 4