Preserving one of our few tuff cones left Some excellent news came out via the Environment Court decision on one of very few volcanic craters not impacted by urban … Continue reading Crater Hill and Pūkaki Peninsula Protected via Environment Court Decision
Need to sort out our structures The recent deaths of two pedestrians by a bus in Papatoetoe and the critical injuries a cyclist received while using the road in … Continue reading Urban Geography, Urban Planning, Urban Design and Engineering: We are in a Mess Folks
Decision Digest From Auckland Council: Council submission on Regional Fuel Tax approved Published: 19 April 2018 Auckland Council’s Governing Body today approved the council’s submission on the Land Transport Management (Regional Fuel … Continue reading Decision Digest April 2018: Governing Body – Fuel Tax Agreed, North West Condemned to Traffic Gridlock
Council continues reactive planning – to the cost of everyone As an Urban Geographer I find myself disappointed Auckland Council has again engaged in reactive planning to a residential … Continue reading Council green lights next step to unlock $300 million housing fund – Condemns Area to Semi Permanent Grid Lock
52% support fuel levy From the Office of the Mayor Phil Goff Clear support by Aucklanders for regional fuel tax The regional fuel tax (RFT) has received majority support … Continue reading “Clear” support by Aucklanders for regional fuel tax – Says Colmar Brunton Poll
Freedom of information, thought, discussion and critique An interesting column came up from the London School of Economics on academic publishing. Traditionally when an academic wants to publish it … Continue reading Talking Southern Auckland – My Digital Platform and Repository on All Things Urban Geography
Money committed to Kauri Dieback From Auckland Council: Finance and Performance committee approve $740,000 for Kauri Dieback Published: 17 April 2018 Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance committee today approved up … Continue reading Decision Digest : Finance and Performance Committee – March 2018
Public Notification set for new apartment/hotel tower in Manukau City Centre Last week someone gave me the heads up via the Tweeters that a new hotel and serviced apartment … Continue reading New 16 Storey Hotel and Serviced Apartment Complex Set for Manukau #ourmanukau #TransformManukau Part 28
Stoddard Road sub optimal In my Thursday post Northern Airport Line (Central Line) Accelerated? Auckland Transport Say Extremely Risky While CRL is being Built I outlined three risks that could scuttle the … Continue reading Where to Place the Light Rail Depot for the Northern Airport Line?
Risks in carrying out accelerated program for Northern Airport Line (Central Line) In the document dump by Auckland Council recently on Light Rail to the Airport (the Northern Airport … Continue reading Northern Airport Line (Central Line) Accelerated? Auckland Transport Say Extremely Risky While CRL is being Built
