On Urban Development in Southern Auckland I posted this to Councillor Dick Quax earlier yesterday on Facebook: Dick Quax I have a thought for you to consider. The Unitary … Continue reading What If – We Go Full Throttle
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Shared Spaces – Lots of Them [Updated with Pictures]
A Busy Fortnight With City Centre Open Spaces This presser comes as a nice relief with the Elections still yet to reach peak “Cray” (crazy) mode even with revelations … Continue reading Shared Spaces – Lots of Them [Updated with Pictures]
Council Wants to Go Dig a 2.1km Ditch
Seriously Notice of Requirement Filled for the Storm Water Channel We know the Council via the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan debate has laid out a set of 10 Spatial … Continue reading Council Wants to Go Dig a 2.1km Ditch
Council Considers Business Land
Well – We Hope After the Auckland Development Committee in June where the Council got itself in a muddle over the Hobsonville Point Marine Precinct (see: A Question About … Continue reading Council Considers Business Land
Queen Elizabeth Square to be Sold to Precinct Properties – Conditionally
Conditional Agreement on Queen Elizabeth Square Sale to Precinct Properties The largest of the Auckland Development Committee items passed 15-4 yesterday to allow the conditional sale of Queen … Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Square to be Sold to Precinct Properties – Conditionally
Downtown Framework Passed [Updated with Framework now Included]
First of the Two Downtown Items Passed in Committee The next run of blog posts will be covering the results and performances from yesterday’s 9:30 hours of often fraught … Continue reading Downtown Framework Passed [Updated with Framework now Included]
Australian Housing Situation Dire?
Hugh Pavletich gives his thoughts on Australia’s Housing WHEN WILL THE AUSSIE HOUSING BUBBLE BURST ? Hugh Pavletich, 10 September 2014 Peter Martin, Economics Editor with The Age … Continue reading Australian Housing Situation Dire?
Productivity Commission’s New Inquiry
To look at ‘Using Land for Housing I saw this come up during a conversation this morning on the Unitary Plan; From the Productivity Commission New inquiry – Using … Continue reading Productivity Commission’s New Inquiry
Downtown Public Space Options
The Queen Elizabeth Square Debate Continues Thursday’s Auckland Committee Agenda is a packed one with one of the items back up on the debate agenda. That item being the … Continue reading Downtown Public Space Options
Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series. #Concluding Remarks
Concluding Remarks And First Look at Auckland Council’s Spatial Priorities I am running a series of posts on Auckland’s commuting journeys from home to the work place and back again. … Continue reading Auckland’s Commuting Journeys – A Series. #Concluding Remarks
Talking Southern Auckland 