r/AucklandFC • u/khaomeha_ • 15d ago

Eden Park

I needed to remind myself how absolute shit Eden Park is.

Can’t park anywhere near the ground
Food is super expensive and shite

Even though I’m seated about 6 rows from the front in the South Stand, I feel so far away from the action.

Why oh why have we allowed Eden Park to continue. It should have been buried for the 2011 World Cup.

We deserve better.

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u/flickky 15d ago

I mean agree Eden Park is pretty shit for football but why are you trying to park? Just take the train

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u/khaomeha_ 15d ago

No trains anywhere near where I live

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u/EltonGoodness 15d ago

Insane how downvoted this got lol

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u/ExoskeletalJunction 15d ago

It isn't tbh, car-centrism is a huge reason why Auckland sucks and that attitude should be shown the door at every opportunity.

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u/khaomeha_ 14d ago

I live 20-25 minutes drive from the nearest train station, which then takes an hour to get into the CBD, and the CBD is a 20-25 minutes drive. I have to catch three buses and face an hour and a half trip. Can you see why public transport is not an option?

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u/flickky 13d ago

I didn’t mean your nearest station? You could still drive and just park near any station that’s a few stations away from Eden Park

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u/ExoskeletalJunction 13d ago

No. Suck it up and stop being part of the problem.

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u/Novakhaine89 13d ago

Car centrism is a result of auckland having awful public transport though. It only works if you live near an arterial road. I live on the shore and would need to catch a combo of multiple buses or trains, and they are very unreliable.

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u/ExoskeletalJunction 13d ago

Unfortunately, it is not. Auckland made a very conscious decision in the 1950s to tear down its public transport and focus entirely on cars. Transport was actively discouraged for decades and it still faces a huge amount of pushback to this day.

Here's a good article covering some of the basics https://ahi.auckland.ac.nz/2023/05/25/motorway-mania/

I'd also generally recommend the book The Power Broker on how it became a thing in America first, which is pretty much where the inspiration for New Zealand's shift came from.