Sam Bur takes us on a urban geography tour of Tokyo Earlier this week Rob Mayo delivered a guest post on Japan’s transit system and how stations are used … Continue reading The Urban Geography of Tokyo
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Guest Post: Turning passengers into shoppers – adopting a Japan-style public transport service model for Auckland
毎日が旅であり、旅を住みかとしている Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home – Matsuo Basho Guest Post by Rob Mayo. Transport service provision in Japan, along with retailing and consumer product … Continue reading Guest Post: Turning passengers into shoppers – adopting a Japan-style public transport service model for Auckland
Bus Rapid Transit vs Light Rail Transit; What is the Difference and Why Light Rail Transit?
More than just the initial upfront Capital Expenditure Cost In the Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail – What is the Difference? we took a look at the difference between Bus Rapid Transit … Continue reading Bus Rapid Transit vs Light Rail Transit; What is the Difference and Why Light Rail Transit?
#OurManukau Set for Major Development: Some Urban Geography Thoughts on my Home undergoing transformation change
Making use of underutilised land to deliver affordable housing and lively Centres This story originally on LinkedIn The story should have been honestly been on page one of the media … Continue reading #OurManukau Set for Major Development: Some Urban Geography Thoughts on my Home undergoing transformation change
Guest Post: In Reply to the “Integrated Public Transport – A Study From France and Lessons for Auckland” post
Naaba N’Be critiques Nantes’ (France) Integrated Transport and Urban Development System Last week in my Integrated Public Transport – A Study From France and Lessons for Auckland post I looked at if Nantes … Continue reading Guest Post: In Reply to the “Integrated Public Transport – A Study From France and Lessons for Auckland” post
Let’s Design a Downtown and A Port with #CitiesSkylines
Sam Burr takes us through the basics of building a downtown The Downtown or rather the core of the City Centre – which in itself is the core of a … Continue reading Let’s Design a Downtown and A Port with #CitiesSkylines
Light Rail and Urban Transformation – A Video from the Building Nations 2018 Symposium. I Have Questions.
Did Anyone include when Light Rail Runs Through a Metropolitan Centre? The answer to that question and on Mixed Use zoning/housing was no. The result? We get a two dimensional … Continue reading Light Rail and Urban Transformation – A Video from the Building Nations 2018 Symposium. I Have Questions.
Affordable Housing – A Presentation on Typology and How We Can Not Forget Transport in the Affordability Equation
Solid Q+A from the Committee and the Independent Maori Statutory Board! Yesterday I have my presentation to the Auckland Council Planning Committee on Housing Typology, and affordable housing. The presentation … Continue reading Affordable Housing – A Presentation on Typology and How We Can Not Forget Transport in the Affordability Equation
Heterogeneous (Mixed) Housing/Zoning (Pepper Potting) vs Homogeneous Housing/Zoning Typology A Geography Recount on Housing History in the 20th and 21st Century
A Presentation to the Auckland Council Planning Committee Last week there were comments made to the Governing Body of Auckland Council that the 30:30:30 (public, social, private) mixed housing model … Continue reading Heterogeneous (Mixed) Housing/Zoning (Pepper Potting) vs Homogeneous Housing/Zoning Typology A Geography Recount on Housing History in the 20th and 21st Century
Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail – What is the Difference?
Depends what you are wanting to achieve Light Rail or Bus Rapid Transit? The very question that can polarise even the most staunch urbanists in trying to create a better … Continue reading Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail – What is the Difference?
Talking Southern Auckland 