That 10 Metre – 3 Storey House
Okay and the issue was? Patrick Reynolds from Auckland Transport Blog dug up a picture of a similar 10 metre – 3 storey house built in San Francisco that could apply to our Mixed Housing Zones back here in Auckland. This folks is what a 10 metre high, three storey house (although it could be deemed … Read more
Papakura – A Metropolitan Centre
We Meet Tonight On Our Home Papakura Tonight there will be a Unitary Plan community meeting in Papakura ON Papakura as a Metropolitan Centre, as well as transport around the area. Of course I will be attending as this is not only home but, the Metropolitan Centre zone is only 100 metres to … Read more
Feedback from Civic Forum
Some Feedback from the Civic Forum on the Unitary Plan Saturday I gave up my time (of which would have been in the garden) to attend the Civic Workshop on the Unitary Plan (The Rule Book). From 10am to just before 4pm, the (apparently) random cross selection of residents sat in groups while Te … Read more
Cycling and the USA
New Geography on HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE OF BIKE SAFETY America, Land of [insert what ever here]. America and bikes – just as likely combo as Americans and them having anything smaller than a Chevy. However is it? Is America seriously looking at building a safe cycling culture to help wean itself from the … Read more
Next Stage of the Wynyard Quarter Redevelopment Under-way
Your Waterfront, Auckland | Waterfront Auckland | Leading the revitalisation of Your Waterfront | What’s Next | Daldey Halsey. I see that the next stage of redeveloping Wynyard Quarter is under way with Daldy and Halsey streets up next for redevelopment: DALDY AND HALSEY STREETS: PUBLIC CONSULTATION Daldy and Halsey streets are two of the … Read more
Homebuilding Recovery: Part II | Newgeography.com
Homebuilding Recovery: How CAD Stifles Solutions | Newgeography.com. Rick Harrison posts at New Geography part two of the Home Building Recovery series – this time on “automation” in the architecture industry. I’ll let you read the entire post over at New Geography, however here is a snippet of what Rick has to say about CAD-ing: The front cover of Engineering … Read more
Presentation
City Centre Master Plan Presentation On Monday 12th March at 3:10pm I am due to give my second presentation to the Auckland Plan Committee at Town Hall (formerly the Auckland Future Vision Committee) – this time on the City Centre Master Plan. The presentation is embedded below – but if focuses on two core aspects: … Read more
A Small Tactical Victory
One of my Points made it through There has been much debate about the consultation process of The Draft Auckland Plan. The Plan was long and complex at a combined length of over 800 pages long (this includes sub-plans like The City Centre Master Plan) and not much to get a submission ready on … Read more
Retirement Villages and Urban Planning
Could modern retirement villages offer an insight into urban planning for Auckland? A post from the blog Cities Matter illustrated a pointer of retirement villages and urban design, it goes: Retirement villages also provide a physical model of how we might best achieve higher density living in urban areas. In fact, as Mark pointed out, they … Read more
