JOHN WILLIAMSON
John is the co-founder and Managing Director of Ascari and an experienced public sector economist and consultant. John has ten years experience within the public sector and has successfully collaborated on the delivery of complex public sector projects and initiatives.
John is actively engaged in work for clients on the economics of urban areas and the economics and funding of transport projects. John is currently acting as Funding Advisor on the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) project and previously acted as Funding Advisor for the Eastern Transport Corridor. He has a strong understanding of the economic and business environments in the urban growth and transport context.
John is an expert on the relationships between transport and urban development and has undertaken a range of theoretical and applied research papers on this topic. He is also actively involved in the development of economic models that are able to forecast changes in economic activity resulting from changes in transport and land use patterns. John has extensive experience in the development of funding strategies and funding applications, having managed successful funding applications for the Britomart Project, AMETI and the Eastern Transport Corridor, a range of regional passenger transport projects, and the proposal for Te Wero Link project.
John is currently assisting the Auckland Regional Council in its refresh of the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy, by acting as an expert adviser on economic futures and assisting to facilitate workshops with councils and other stakeholders. He is also assisting the Auckland Regional Transport Authority to update the Auckland Transport Plan.
Contact Details
DDI: +64 9-909-7378
Mobile: 021-709-427
E-mail: john.williamson@ascaripartners.co.nz
Areas of expertise
Economic analysis and modeling
Relationship between transport and urban development
Urban development and growth
Theoretical and applied research
Funding strategies and funding applications
Workshop facilitation
Qualifications and Experience
MA (Econ) (1st Class Hons)
BA (Econ)
Annual Scholarship (1997) awarded by the Strategic Development Group, Auckland City Council/University of Auckland School for Research in Public Sector Management
Senior Prize in Economics (1995), University of Auckland
Recent Work
» 2nd Transportation Funding Summit, Auckland. Member of a panel discussion entitled “What are local councils doing to fund their transportation gap?” (2008)
» “Planning for a Dynamic Auckland Economy”, Key presenter at Auckland City Council’s “After Five Sessions” (2008)
» Economic Impact of Road Pricing, Auckland City Council (2008)
» Preliminary Economic Assessment of the CBD Rail Tunnel – Aotea Extension, Auckland Regional Transport Authority (2008)
» The Wider Economic Impacts of the SH20 Waterview Connection, Transit New Zealand (2008)
» Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) – working with Land Transport New Zealand on developing a methodology for estimating the broader economic impacts (2008)
» The Potential Economic Development Benefits of PENLINK, Rodney District Council (2007)
» An Appraisal of the Potential Economic Benefits from the Proposed Manukau Rail Link, Manukau City Council (2007)
» Funding Options and Negotiation Strategy for Queenstown-Lakes District Council’s Future Link Proposals, Queenstown-Lakes District Council (2007)
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