Interesting Concept with the Sky Train [Edited to reflect change from monorail to the Vancouver Sky Train concept] I saw this piece from South Auckland is Choice’s Twitter feed … Continue reading Manukau as the Second CBD + Sky Train
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Draft Ponsonby Road Master Plan Launched
Sprucing Up Ponsonby Road And forming a Template for Manukau Yesterday marked the “launch” of the Draft Ponsonby Road Master Plan after months of preliminary work by the Waitemata … Continue reading Draft Ponsonby Road Master Plan Launched
Latest from the Auckland Plan Committee
Some Councillors need to be disciplined – STRONGLY! Yesterday after the Governing Body meeting was the next round of the Auckland Plan Committee meeting. The purpose of these open … Continue reading Latest from the Auckland Plan Committee
Papakura Main Street
Hark Back to the 1950s or Go Forward into the 21st Century Oh dear seems I have some whingers in my own backyard – Papakura in relation to the … Continue reading Papakura Main Street
Closing Te Mahia Station
The Station can be closed There seems to be a bit of fuss in the Manurewa Local Board area around Auckland Transport conducting consultation in preparation for the closing … Continue reading Closing Te Mahia Station
What do you want to see in your Super Metropolitan Centre
That is a Very Serious Question Those following my Unitary Plan commentary know I am pushing hard on having Manukau upgraded from a Metropolitan Centre per the current draft Unitary … Continue reading What do you want to see in your Super Metropolitan Centre
No Consensus in Funding the Integrated Transport Program
I don’t give the CBG my vote of confidence Yesterday the Consensus Building Group that was appointed by the Mayor and cost the ratepayer some $1.1 million released its … Continue reading No Consensus in Funding the Integrated Transport Program
Auckland Elections Forgone?
Time to look to 2016 Now if you ever wanted to see a Blogger pull a massive back flip in commentary, this post might be one of them. With … Continue reading Auckland Elections Forgone?
Time for Some Sim Unitary Plan
1.4 million people in a 16.7km2 Area?
Can I do it?
Yes I can
Cold crap winter’s Sunday mean lots of hot chocolate, the heater and time to crack out some Sim City 4.
The Mission: Develop this 16.7km2 piece of real estate:
The area is planned to be the main core for the region or rather MEGA city. So that mean maximum densities and a very efficient transit system to boot to move those Sims around.
The existing transit map (note it does not show subways)
Going to be fun connecting the transit system from the surrounds up to the new area. Of note this is what I have to connect up:
- 2 lane roads
- 4 lane avenues
- 6 lane raised and ground level motorways
- heavy rail
- subways
- Elevated High Speed Rail
- Ferries and a port in the north west end
Infrastructure wise
- Fresh water pumps
- Treatment plants
- Pipes
- Some high tension power lines at the beginning
- Nuclear FUSION reactors
- Waste Depots so the trash is sent “off map” meaning some deals with it next door if I don’t incinerate it at a Nuclear Fission plant else where on the fringes of the mega city
Of note when I last had a “city” in that piece of real estate it took 4 fusion reactors to power it 😛
And to show were I will be starting:
Last time I developed a walking city with 75% of the 1.4m sims either walking or taking mass transit. Impressive? Yep despite the also impressive rapid roading system that matched it.
So time to fire up and get going. If one is wondering I do have a A4 colour copy of the above pic’s where I do pencil in preferences to what goes where in the planning phases. So essentially I am do a Sim Unitary Plan first then let the developers and sims let rip.
Fun times ahead
Small Victories: THAT Bridge Shelved
THAT (Weymouth-Karaka) Bridge Shelved And Auckland Plan Committee Moving Towards Corridor Option for the RUB Oh and Who Says Council is Not Listening – Kay Cee? Another week and … Continue reading Small Victories: THAT Bridge Shelved
