Associations and Lobbyists Speak on LTP
Two-thirds oppose mayor’s proposal for rates increases – National – NZ Herald News. Aucklanders are not impressed by Mayor Len Brown‘s plans to increase rates by nearly 5 per cent a year over the next decade, nor do they want him to extend the Manukau policy of free swimming pools in Manukau to the rest … Read more
Cities Matter: POAL Commentary
Phil McDermott Comments on the POAL Question Phil McDermott, a Consultant in urban, economic and community development; has raised his own Port of Auckland Question in his blog. Well he rose a few questions actually: Critical Infrastructure at a critical location Rob Campbell’s concerns The Productivity Commission’s focus: governance issues Revolutionary change – saving sectors … Read more
Local Empowerment In Auckland
Auckland – Conflict between Regional and Local (Issues) Since submitting my submissions to The Auckland Plan and Draft Long Term Plan, attending their respective meetings, and following chatter both face-to-face and on social media I have noticed a nagging underlying grizzle about Auckland and its governance. The grizzled and apparent conflict over Regional and … Read more
All Working
Update: Working Again Ok consulted the forums, all is good and VOAKL is now up and fully working. Work is still under way on one of the Pages but the rest of VOAKL is all go. Again thank you while the upgrade previously under way
VOAKL Renovation Complete
View of Auckland Spruces Up The upgrades have been completed, the new coat of paint applied. The new renovated up VOAKL is ready go as we progress on with views and commentary of issues in and on Auckland. Still working out a few minor kinks and finishing up some indexes, but the main sections of View … Read more
New Geography and Recovery in the USA
Homebuilding: Recovery & Red Tape. The New Geography site has started running a multi-part series on a Blue Print Recovery Plan for the home building recession in the USA. To be clear I do not agree with everything that is and will be posted in the series New Geography is running (that will be apparent … Read more
Need a Slick Marketing Campaign for the CRL
Why build the CRL? It’s about capacity « Auckland Transport Blog. As I covered in Tuesday’s post about me being at the LTP Forum, it seems the CRL marketing campaign is a dismal failure by Auckland Council and Auckland Transport. Why? If only two out of twelve at my table on Monday (me being … Read more
The Forum on the LTP Yesterday
Attended the Long Term Plan Forum (and a mention in the NZ Herald) So I attended the Auckland Council Forum on the Draft Long Term Plan yesterday morning. I was a tad late with the accident at Baldwin Avenue Rail Station (doozy cyclist – two tracks means TWO TRAINS) delaying my Southern Line train … Read more
Life on city’s edge is no field of dreams – The Age
When Planning Can Go VERY WRONG via Life on city’s edge is no field of dreams. ON THEIR daily walks around their Point Cook housing estate, Stephanie Sikman and her son, Stefan, 4, kept seeing the same vacant lots. Months passed, but very little in Esperance Estate seemed to change. Where scores of new houses … Read more
