In The Spinoff today Today I guest posted at The Spinoff on the curious case of the Third and Fourth Main rail business case. Below is an opening extract … Continue reading Finally revealed: report shows rail destroys roading for Auckland freight
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Finance Committee Confirms Purchase of 17 New Passenger Trains
To be online by 2019 The Auckland Council Finance Committee voted 20-1 (Mike Lee opposed) to proceed with the purchase of 17 new battery powered electric trains as mentioned … Continue reading Finance Committee Confirms Purchase of 17 New Passenger Trains
What Transport Minister Bridges Did Not Want You to See: Business Case Says Build 3rd & 4th Mains NOW
Kiwi Rail case calls for both Third and Fourth Mains to be built After the condemnation Transport Minister Simon Bridges received when it came out on TV3’s The Nation, … Continue reading What Transport Minister Bridges Did Not Want You to See: Business Case Says Build 3rd & 4th Mains NOW
Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
Could the B-EMUs be what the Manukau South Link needed? With the news Auckland Council is to commit to 17 new battery-powered Electric Multiple Units (B-EMUs) (aka the same … Continue reading Battery Powered Electric Trains to Pukekohe Marks the Return of the Manukau South Link
Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
UPDATED Water, Wastewater and Stations on their way Today the Prime Minister along with other Ministers, the Mayor Phil Goff and Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore attended a ceremony in … Continue reading Southern Auckland MAJOR Winner in Government Infrastructure Funding Round
Auckland Council to Decide on New Trains to Cater for Southern Auckland Growth
17 new battery/electric EMU’s to be decided This just in from the Mayor Phil Goff: COUNCIL DECISION PENDING ON NEW ELECTRIC TRAINS Auckland Council will make a decision next … Continue reading Auckland Council to Decide on New Trains to Cater for Southern Auckland Growth
Rail Up 20.6%. To Exceed Government Target By Next Month (August)
Rail surges Government under performs It is that time again when Greater Auckland release the monthly transit figures for Auckland. I am continued to be impressed with the growth … Continue reading Rail Up 20.6%. To Exceed Government Target By Next Month (August)
NZTA Caught Telling Porkies over the East West Link? NZTA Used Inaccurate Visuals In Consent for EWL
Throw the case out and start again? As the East West Link Board of Inquiry continues it seems a rather piece of damning revelation has come out from the … Continue reading NZTA Caught Telling Porkies over the East West Link? NZTA Used Inaccurate Visuals In Consent for EWL
Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? Part Two
What do residents have preferences for Yesterday in Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? I wrote: A question often asked in the real world as well as Cities Skylines: How … Continue reading Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? Part Two
Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning?
Amenities and urban development. Simple right? Anything but! So how does a City simulator offer some tips? This crossover post with Ben’s Cities offers a cursory glance at amenities and residential developments.
A question often asked
A question often asked in the real world as well as Cities Skylines: How to upscale your residential area – that is how to trigger intensification or how to get a new residential area started.
This is a crossover post with my Talking Southern Auckland blog on amenities and residential areas. Amenities or rather facilities, services, conveniences, comforts and creature comforts are things we all need but things we often forget about when it comes to residential planning. Specifically when a residential area has been upzoned for intensification or a new residential laid down (Greenfield) what encourages their developments.
The question above gets asked in the Cities Skylines forums as players struggle to achieve their aim of a new residential area or an existing residential area upgrading to a more intense and more wealthy one. That struggle can apply to a real life City as well.
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